Male infanticide leads to social monogamy in primates
Although common in birds, social monogamy, or pair-living, is rare among mammals because internal gestation and lactation in mammals makes it advantageous for males to seek additional mating opportunities. A number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain the evolution of social monogamy among ma...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2013
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