Monogamy : mating strategies and partnerships in birds, humans and other mammals

Bibliographic Collection:

Anthropogeny

Publication Type: Book

Authors: Reichard, Ulrich; Boesch, Christophe

Year of Publication: 2003

Number of Pages: ix, 267 p

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

City: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York

Publication Language: eng

ISBN Number: 0521819733 0521525772 (p

Keywords: Birds, Comparative, Mammals, Psychology, Sex customs, Sexual behavior in animals

Abstract:

Why do birds often live in pairs and rear chicks together, whereas female mammals usually live in groups and rear their young without male help? Why do males sometimes live with a single mate when they are capable of fertilizing more than one female's eggs? Is male helping behavior important for monogamous partnerships? This book provides answers concerning the biological roots of social monogamy in animal groups as diverse as ungulates, carnivores, rodents, birds and primates (including humans) for students and researchers in behavioral ecology, evolutionary anthropology and zoology.

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edited by Ulrich H. Reichard, Christophe Boeschill., map ; 26 cm

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2002041553.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2002041553.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002041553.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002041553.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/c

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