sexual monogamy.[citation needed] Monogamy is defined as a pair bond between two adult animals of the same species. This pair may cohabitate in an area...

through divorce and serial monogamy. Monogamy is one of several mating systems observed in animals. However, a pair of animals may be socially monogamous...

Social monogamy in mammals is defined as sexually mature adult organisms living in pairs. While there are many definitions of social monogamy, this social...

Monogamy is a human relationship where an individual has only one partner. Monogamy may also refer to: Monogamy in animals, a similar concept in animals...

primate species are. Social monogamy has also been observed in reptiles, fish, and insects. Sexual monogamy is also rare among animals. Many socially monogamous...

believe in consensual non-monogamy with a conscious management of jealousy and reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity (monogamy) are prerequisite...

The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People is a 2001 book by psychologist David P. Barash and psychiatrist Judith Eve Lipton....

itself) is rare, at around 3% (see animal monogamy). The incidence of monogamy in primate species is similarly low in contrast with polygyny (one male mating...

The following are some of the mating systems generally recognized in animals: Monogamy: One male and one female have an exclusive mating relationship. The...

leks) are estimated to occur in up to 90% of mammals. Polygyny in birds occurs infrequently when compared to mammals, as monogamy is most commonly observed...

eusociality – Origins of cooperative brood care Monogamy in animals – Natural history of mating systems in which species pair bond to raise offspring Reciprocal...

against animals of other species) using agonistic behaviors or (less commonly) real physical aggression. Animals that actively defend territories in this...

Lipton, Judith Eve; Barash, David P. (2001). The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company....

breeding systems because they practice monogamy, polyandry, and polygyny. In polyandry the presence of more male breeders in acorn woodpeckers has shown that...

Affectional bond Attachment theory Animal sexuality Breeding pair Human bonding Monogamous pairing in animals Monogamy r/K selection theory "Pair-bond"...

spores. Rotifers are a phylum of microscopic but multi-celled animals, typically found in freshwater environments. Although the Latin name rotifer means...

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polyandry. In sociobiology and zoology, researchers use polygamy in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating. In contrast to polygamy, monogamy is marriage...

dead animals and, like mice and rats, they can live on almost any nut or fruit. In addition, voles target plants more than most other small animals, making...

April 2013. Lipton JE, Barash DP (2001). The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company....

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Love Got to Do With It? The Truth About Seahorse Monogamy". fusedjaw.com. Alcock, John (2005). Animal Behavior (8th ed.). Massachusetts: Sinauer. pp. 370–1...

Lipton, Judith Eve; Barash, David P. (2001). The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company....

and the mating system (polygyny or monogamy). Higher population density leads to a higher incidence of failure in producing pups. Silver foxes have litters...

repeatedly in different orders of animals, notably termites and the Hymenoptera (the wasps, bees, and ants). This 'true sociality' in animals, in which sterile...

selective breeding of domestic animals, is being used to breed back recently extinct animals in an attempt to achieve an animal breed with a phenotype that...

1600 CE, both monogamy and polygyny occurred. Polygyny occurred even in areas of where monogamy was prevalent. Wealth played a key role in the development...

Starling, an animal behavior consultant of the University of Sydney, noted that "dogs are social animals and they obey a group hierarchy. Changes in the home...

population with supplemental food. One unique case, however, is Iceland where monogamy is the most prevalent. The older offspring (1-year-olds) often remain within...

the wife and mother in the household; she was of a different gens from her children, as well as her husband; and under monogamy was now isolated from...