Pair Bonds and the Evolution of Monogamy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22366802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Power (0000-0002-2511-3744, University of East London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2148 |
| OpenAlex | W2944016218 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Long‐term and exclusive pair bonding has often been seen as central to the evolution of a human way of life. Its emergence may be linked to aspects of human life history such as the lengthy dependence and slow development of infants and children requiring novel levels of biparental care. A comparative phylogenetic approach allows testing of functional explanations of pair bonding across species, informing our models of hominin evolution. For slowly reproducing primate species, social monogamy imposes fitness or opportunity costs on males in particular. The evolution of such a reproductive strategy for males requires explanation
Biological evolution · Biology · Evolutionary biology · Genealogy · Human evolution · Paternal care · Phylogenetic tree · Primate · Social evolution · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · History · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Ecology · Genetics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |