monogamy
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"This study measures reproductive monogamy rather than sexual behavior. In most mammals, mating and reproduction are tightly linked. In humans, birth control methods and cultural practices break that link."
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
"Based on the mating patterns of our closest living relatives, such as chimpanzees and gorillas, human monogamy probably evolved from non-monogamous group living, a transition that is highly unusual among mammals," said Dyble.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
The study presents a comparative ranking that measures levels of monogamy across a range of mammal species, including humans.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
“My love, my one and only, precious, precious . . .” Mother, monogamy, romance.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
