observed in many non-human animals (see mate guarding and sperm competition), as well as humans. Sexual jealousy is a prime example of mate guarding behaviour...

conducted on a wide range of species. Mate guarding also occurs in humans. In organisms where polygamy is dominant such as in most mammals, birds, and insects...

other animals, human mating strategies are unique in their relationship with cultural variables such as the institution of marriage. Humans may seek out...

mate poaching may refer to: Human mate poaching Mate poaching in animals Mate guarding in humans This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

female sexuality Filter theory (sociology) Human male sexuality Human female sexuality Mate guarding in humans Parental investment Psychological adaptation...

countries. Compersion Mate guarding in humans Duncombe, J., Harrison K., Allan., G, & Marsden., D (2014). The state of affairs: Explorations in infidelity and...

alternative and more advantageous strategy to active mate guarding. In some species, such a passive mate-guarding strategy may reduce selection on large male size...

successful in mate selection and retaining mates. Both males and females wish to obtain the highest quality of mate. Strategies such as mate guarding are often...

lot of energy that is expended when a male is guarding his mate. For instance, in polygynous mate-guarding systems, the energetic costs of males is defending...

perceive a benefit in a higher mate number, guarding rates will generally decrease. Size is just one factor that influences male guarding behavior. Other...

engage in a variety of sexual behaviors including male choosiness, mate guarding, and vibrational signaling in courtship. Research into human evolution...

Mate preferences in humans refers to why one human chooses or chooses not to mate with another human and their reasoning why (see: Evolutionary Psychology...

vocalizations in order to announce their post-copulatory mate guarding to others. In addition to being used to retain the mate via mate guarding induction...

and physiological bond between two mated individuals, and is rare among non-human primates. Humans also engage in social pair bonding, where two individuals...

religious, a good example of humans mating assortatively based on belief structure can be found in the tendency of humans to marry based on levels of charitable...

form of coercion is male mate guarding, used to keep females from mating with other males, and often involves aggression. Guarding allows the males to ensure...

males in some instances. Mate guarding is a typical tactic in monogamous species. It is present in many animal species and can sometimes be expressed in lieu...

Rudolf. "Evolution of sexual size monomorphism: the influence of passive mate guarding." Journal of evolutionary biology 22.7 (2009): 1376-1386. Dixson, A...

low level of mate guarding is related to the female-leaning sex ratio expressed by Misumena vatia. Males of this species tend to guard less frequently...

to perform mate guarding. If a male successfully mates with a female, he then exhibits mate guarding, inhibiting the female from re-mating, thus ensuring...

hatch. This large investment in both the nesting site and guarding of the eggs limits the number of females a male can mate with however males spawn multiple...

researching human sex differences in mate selection. He is considered one of the founders of evolutionary psychology. Buss earned his PhD in psychology...

carrion beetles practice mate guarding, a practice used to increase success from sperm competition. The probability of a beetle guarding is dependent on both...

A chief mate (C/M) or chief officer, usually also synonymous with the first mate or first officer, is a licensed mariner and head of the deck department...

offspring's life, from pre-natal (e.g. egg guarding and incubation in birds, and placental nourishment in mammals) to post-natal (e.g. food provisioning...

guarding females and evicting smaller males from their guarding positions. Although there is an energetic cost to mate-guarding, males who engage in this...

meaning close mate or dear friend, is first found in Deuteronomy, chapter 33, verse 12. The Hebrew word Nefesh, meaning soul, is first found in Genesis, chapter...

sexual selection of animal mating systems, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one given time. In a human cultural context, monogamy...

sexual cohabitation and its function in mate-guarding behaviour. This means that the male and female live together in the same curled leaf, occupying opposite...

from the current partner, who takes part in human mate guarding behaviours (behaviours used to protect their mate from other potential males or females)...