Same-sex sexual behaviour in bats
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Publication date: 2010-09-24
Hystrix It. J. Mamm. 2011;22(1)
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In recent years many studies have been published on animal homosexuality. Here, we reviewed the available observations on bat homosexual behaviour, presenting some behavioural hypotheses. Same-sex sexual behaviours can be classified in 6 different groups and till now have been documented in 22 species of megabats and microbats. Further investigations are required as many more species are expected to show similar behaviours.
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