Razib Khan: Some religions accept polygamy; others abhor it. But in nature, it's often a case of winner-takes-all-the-wives
... ancestors. Scientists had long wondered about the origins of polygamy and paternal care patterns among modern ... -parent to some degree, it is only among the Paleognathes that both polygamy and paternal care rule. Now, in a groundbreaking ...
... ' study confirmed their expectation that a moratorium on Mormon polygamy would have the effect of decreasing the intensity of sexual ... 'reproductive' haves and have-nots can become quite great." So if polygamy (or the female equivalent, polyandry) is disadvantageous to most of the sequestered ...
... -TV offering Sister Wives have thrust polygamy into popular culture in the United States. Estimates ...
... gay marriage."Guardian blogger defends polygamy and attacks C4M," screamed The Christian Institute ... ; in particular all of the ones about gay marriage. It was a mistake to mention polygamy in my fisking of the Coalition For Marriage campaign ...
Researcher argues that traditional forms of polygamy are inherently unequal and therefore morally objectionable.
(PhysOrg.com) -- You hear it all the time, especially in debates concerning same-sex marriage and polygamy: The biggest threat to the social order is the breakdown of monogamous marriage.
... our ancestors, Homo sapiens, lean more toward polygamy or monogamy? To answer these questions, Dr. Damian ... have been monogamous while exhibiting tendencies toward polygamy over the course of evolutionary history. These findings are consistent ...
... our ancestors, Homo sapiens, lean more toward polygamy or monogamy? To answer these questions, Dr Damian ...
... its bad for everyone in society, not just womenDoes polygamy between consenting adults harm anyone else ... groups: most of the motions filed to the court in favour of polygamy come from modern polyamorous groups. However ...
... compete to fertilise females and that, over several generations, polygamy can select for mice who produce more sperm, with stronger ... old debate about the merits of monogamy versus polygamy is seems that, for male mice at least, the more partners ...
Having multiple sexual partners leads mice to produce more fertile offspring, a new study has found.
Polygamous mice compete well, a new study has found – explaining why multiple mating evolved in the wild.
... holds half the value of a man’s life; polygamy is legal, allowing a man to have up to four wives ...
... over a six-year period found no evidence of polygamy -- of the animals having more than one mate -- nor of one mate ever ...
