ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2020
Programmed for Preference: The Biology of Same-Sex Attraction in Rams.
Review in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Evolution of Same-sex Sexual Behavior: Using Old Theory to Answer New Questions.Integrative and comparative biology · 2026Review
- Adult sex change leads to extensive forebrain reorganization in clownfish.Biology of sex differences · 2024Article
- Fertility of Czech Gay and Straight Men, Women, and Their Relatives: Testing the Sexually Antagonistic Gene Hypothesis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Adult sex change leads to extensive forebrain reorganization in clownfish.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Systematic review of hormonal strategies to improve fertility in rams.Animal reproduction · 2024Review
- Science, Scripture, and Sexuality: The US United Methodist Church at Crossroads.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Identification of differential hypothalamic DNA methylation and gene expression associated with sexual partner preferences in rams.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
The sheep is a valuable model to test whether hormone mechanisms that sexually differentiate the brain underlie the expression of sexual partner preferences because as many as 8% of rams prefer same-sex partners. This review presents an overview and update of the experimental evidence that supports this hypothesis. New evidence is presented that demonstrates a critical role for kisspeptin-GnRH signaling for regulating stable fetal testosterone levels necessary for masculinization of brain and behavior. Although these studies provide substantial support for the idea that prenatal hormones program sexual preferences, further experimentation is needed to establish causality.
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