Biological Exuberance
Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity
Bruce Bagemihl

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Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part 1 - A Polysexual, Polygendered World
Chapter 1 - The Birds and the Bees
      Many Forms of Animal Homosexuality
      Male and Female Homosexuality
      Frequency of Homosexual Behavior
      Across Genders
Chapter 2 - Humanistic Animals, Animalistic Humans
      Uniquely Human?
      Origins of Culture
      Unnatural Nature
Chapter 3 - Looking at Homosexual Wildlife
      Studies of Animal Homosexuality
      Homophobia in Zoology
      Anything but Sex
Chapter 4 - Explaining Animal Homosexuality
      Homosexuality as Pseudoheterosexuality
      Homosexuality as Substitute Heterosexuality
      Homosexuality as Mistaken Sex Identification
      Homosexuality as Pathology
Chapter 5 - Reproduction on the Periphery of Life
      The Evolutionary "Value" of Homosexuality
      Homosexuality in the Service of Heterosexuality
      Nonreproductive and Alternative Heterosexualities in Animals
Chapter 6 - Biological Exuberance
      Informing Biology with Indigenous Knowledge
      Contemporary Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives
      Indigenous Cosmologies and Fractal Sexualities
      The Magnificent Overabundance of Reality
Part II - A Wondrous Bestiary
      Introduction
Mammals
      Primates
      Marine Mammals
      Hoofed Mammals
      Other Mammals
Birds
      Waterfowl and Other Aquatic Birds
      Shore Birds
      Perching Birds and Songbirds
      Other Birds
Appendix: Other Species
References
Notes to Part I: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Credits and Permissions
Animal Index
Subject Index
Pages
Notes

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
      BRUCE BAGEMIHL is a biologist, researcher, and author. He earned his bachelor's degree in biogeography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his doctorate in linguistics and cognitive science from the University of British Columbia, where he also served on the faculty. He has published diverse essays and scientific articles on issues pertaining to language, biology, gender, and sexuality. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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