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... MONOGAMY ) or to copulate with several different individuals ( male POLYGYNY and female POLYANDRY ) . It is entirely possible for all four options to be exhibited within a single ... MONOGAMY : 400 CHAPTER TWELVE MATING SYSTEMS Monogamy.
... MONOGAMY ) or to copulate with several different individuals ( male POLYGYNY and female POLYANDRY ) . It is entirely possible for all four options to be exhibited within a single ... MONOGAMY : 400 CHAPTER TWELVE MATING SYSTEMS Monogamy.
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... monogamous shrimp , Hymenocera picta ( Figure 11 ) , illus- trates how monogamy of this sort might evolve [ 649 , 782 ] . Females of this species require sperm to fertilize each clutch of eggs , which they produce at three - week ...
... monogamous shrimp , Hymenocera picta ( Figure 11 ) , illus- trates how monogamy of this sort might evolve [ 649 , 782 ] . Females of this species require sperm to fertilize each clutch of eggs , which they produce at three - week ...
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... monogamy are found in the birds , where about 90 percent of all species practice pair bonding during a breed- ing season [ 403 ] . Although mate guarding plays a role in the male's sacrifice of opportunities to acquire multiple mates ...
... monogamy are found in the birds , where about 90 percent of all species practice pair bonding during a breed- ing season [ 403 ] . Although mate guarding plays a role in the male's sacrifice of opportunities to acquire multiple mates ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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