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Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and Other Mammals
Ulrich H. Reichard
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Description for Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and Other Mammals
paperback. This book explores the biological roots of social, sexual and reproductive monogamy in birds, mammals and humans. Editor(s): Reichard, Ulrich H.; Boesch, Christophe. Num Pages: 278 pages, 36 b/w illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JMAL; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
Why do males of some species live with a single mate when they are capable of fertilizing more than one female's eggs? Why do some females pair only with one male, and not with several partners? Why do birds usually live in pairs and feed chicks together whilst mammals often live in larger groups with females rearing their young without male help? These questions form the central theme of this book. Social monogamy is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that does not always correspond with reproductive monogamy, so a paired male may not necessarily be raising his own offspring. Exploring the ... Read more
Why do males of some species live with a single mate when they are capable of fertilizing more than one female's eggs? Why do some females pair only with one male, and not with several partners? Why do birds usually live in pairs and feed chicks together whilst mammals often live in larger groups with females rearing their young without male help? These questions form the central theme of this book. Social monogamy is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that does not always correspond with reproductive monogamy, so a paired male may not necessarily be raising his own offspring. Exploring the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521525770
SKU
V9780521525770
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Ref
99-12
About Ulrich H. Reichard
Ulrich Reichard is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Previously he was a research scientist in the Department of Primatology at the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. Christophe Boesch is Scientific Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and Professor of Primatology at the University of Leipzig.
Reviews for Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and Other Mammals
'This book provides an up-to-date and important contribution on monogamy in birds, humans and other mammals … this is an excellent and very informative book which will be of use to anyone interested in mating systems and mating strategies. It highlights the many as yet unresolved questions concerning the evolution of monogamy and should stimulate new avenues of research.' Primate ... Read more