Why do some animals mate with one partner rather than many? Here, I investigate factors
related to (i) spatial constraints (habitat limitation, mate availability),(ii) time constraints …

The formation of long-term pair bonds in marine fish has elicited much empirical study.
However, the evolutionary mechanisms involved remain contested and previous theoretical …

Monogamy is defined as a unique social relationship between one adult female and one
adult male for the purpose of reproduction. Monogamy is a mating system particularly …

The existence of monogamy in animals is perplexing from an evolutionary perspective. If
individuals:(1) have the opportunity to mate with more than one individual and (2) doing so …

Publisher's description: 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 …

Background: We still do not understand the key drivers or prevalence of genetic monogamy
in mammals despite the amount of attention that the evolution of mammalian monogamy has …

Recent theoretical insights are helping to clarify how animal mating systems evolve. An
integrated theory is beginning to emerge from the realization that males and females have …

The majority of hypotheses proposed to explain the evolution of social monogamy focus on
the benefits of biparental care to offspring (eg, Kleiman, 1977; Wittenberger & Tilson, 1980) …

Monogamous animals face an interesting dilemma: whether and when to terminate a
nonproductive relationship. To address this issue, I examined whether reproductive …

Humans are fascinated by animal monogamy. In the 1960s, Konrad Lorenz idealized the
lifelong pair-bonds of geese until one of his students pointed out some infidelities and …