We discuss the female choice and male coercion models of polygyny in light of women's
reproductive histories from an Australian Aboriginal community in Southeast Arnhem Land …

The polygyny–fertility hypothesis states that polygyny is associated with reduced fertility for
women and is supported by a large body of literature. This finding is important, because …

Applications of sexual selection theory to humans lead us to expect that because of
mammalian sex differences in obligate parental investment there will be gender differences …

Polygynous marriage is generally more beneficial for men than it is for women, although
women may choose to marry an already-married man if he is the best alternative available …

A common feature of African marriage customs is polygyny, a form of nuptiality in which
some husbands have more than one wife. Although polygyny is not unknown in other …

Applications of sexual selection theory to humans lead us to expect that because of
mammalian sex differences in obligate parental investment there will be gender differences …

Both behavioral ecological and social anthropological analyses of polygynous marriage
tend to emphasize the importance of competition among men in acquisition of mates …

Polygyny, a social institution with great biological impact, is of interest to both
anthropologists and biologists. Biologists (eg, Krebs and Davies i984) often define polygyny …

Many women in Africa choose polygynous over monogamous marriages even in the
absence of pressure from relatives. Western explanations of polygyny assume special …

The effect of marriage type—polygamy versus monogamy—on reproductive decisions is
investigated using comparative data from the 1988, 1989, and 1993 Demographic and …