Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/; from Neo-Greek πολυγυνία, from πολύ- (polú-) 'many', and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife') is a mating system in which one male lives...

Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία...

The polygyny threshold model is an explanation of polygyny, the mating of one male of a species with more than one female. The model shows how females...

to the polygyny system based on the cost and benefits incurred by members of each sex. Polygyny is where one male mates with several females in a breeding...

species. Common mating or reproductively motivated systems include monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, polygamy and promiscuity. Other sexual behaviour may be reproductively...

In animal behavior, resource defense polygyny is a mating strategy where a male is able to support multiple female mates by competing with other males...

same time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at the same time, it is called polyandry. In sociobiology and zoology...

circumstances. Recognised systems include monogamy, polygamy (which includes polygyny, polyandry, and polygynandry), and promiscuity, all of which lead to different...

even when polygyny is accepted in the community, the majority of relationships in the society are monogamous in practice – while couples remain in the relationship...

A lek is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays and courtship rituals, known as lekking, to entice visiting females...

animal monogamy). The incidence of monogamy in primate species is similarly low in contrast with polygyny (one male mating with two or more females),...

Male pinnipeds typically mate with more than one female (polygyny), although the degree of polygyny varies with the species. The males of land-breeding species...

of multiple females. This type of mating system can be referred to as polygyny, where one male has multiple female mates, but each female mates with only...

and sexual purposes. In some areas of the world, arranged marriage, forced marriage, polygamy marriage, polyandry marriage, polygyny marriage, group marriage...

(anḗr) 'man') is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. Polyandry is contrasted with polygyny, involving one male and two...

multicellular animals that live in colonies with a highly organized social structure. Colonies of some social insects may be deemed superorganisms. Animals, such...

individuals. Marriage is an act of Islam and is strongly recommended. Polygyny is permitted in Islam under some conditions, but polyandry is forbidden. The Nikāḥ...

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

Muhammad. Herbivores, cud-chewing animals like cattle, deer, sheep, goats, and antelope are some examples of animals that are halal only if they are treated...

2022-11-23. "Carpenter Ant Damage In The Home - Four Common Areas". EnviroPest Solutions. 13 March 2021. Colony Size and Polygyny in Carpenter Ants (Hymenoptera:...

female-defense polygyny, or resource-defense polygyny is promoted, while the "roaming tactic" promotes scramble-competition polygyny. The typical gestation...

usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a...

Jonathan N.; Peery, M. Zachariah (19 December 2012). "Unexpected Strong Polygyny in the Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth". PLOS ONE. 7 (12): e51389. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...

system. In humans, these characteristics typically start to appear during puberty. In animals, they can start to appear at sexual maturity. In humans,...

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...

communicating with each other. Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. Many have litters of underdeveloped, altricial young,...

mating systems are highly variable and can include monogamy, polygyny, and polyandry. In most species, fraternal twins are usually born, but triplets...

annual or perennial depending on the climate, and in many perennial nests, polygyny takes place. In addition, this species uses pheromones both as a sexual...

accumulation of spawning substrate: a determinant of extreme polygyny in a shell-brooding cichlid fish". Animal Behaviour. 48 (3): 669–678. doi:10.1006/anbe.1994...

dominant position. In some species, especially in ants, more than one queen can be found in the same colony, a condition called polygyny. In this case, another...