Sex, Hormones and Behaviour (eBook)

Ruth Porter is the editor of Sex, Hormones and Behaviour, published by Wiley. Julie Whelan is the editor of Sex, Hormones and Behaviour, published by Wiley.

Sex, Hormones and Behaviour 5
Contents 7
Chairman’s introduction 11
Basic sexual trends in the development of vertebrates 15
Discussion 23
The effects of oestrogen on hypothalamic tissue 29
Discussion 43
Psychosexual development: an examination of the role of prenatal hormones 51
Discussion 60
Sex-dimorphic behaviour development in the human: prenatal hormone administration and postnatal socialization 69
Discussion 78
Hormones and sexual differentiation of the brain 91
Discussion 112
Animal models for human sexuality 123
Discussion 142
Male homosexuality: perversion, deviation or variant? 155
Discussion 166
Transsexuality: some remarks based on clinical experience 175
Discussion 183
The endocrine function of the human testis in regard to sexuality 193
Discussion 207
Androgens and human sexual behaviour 219
Discussion 230
Sexual compatibility in rhesus monkeys: predicting sexual performance of oppositely sexed pairs of adults 237
Discussion 259
General discussion Sexual differentiation of the brain of the sheep: effects of prenatal implantation of androgen 267
Sexual and aggressive behaviour in social groups of talapoin monkeys 281
Discussion 296
The effects of neonatal exposure to testosterone on the development of behaviour in female marmoset monkeys 309
Discussion 327
Monoamines and sexual behaviour in non-human primates 339
Discussion 358
Final general discussion 369
Concluding remarks 381
Index of contributors 383
Subject index 385