polygynous

Examples of polygynous in the following topics:

• Mating Systems and Sexual Selection

  • In mating, there are two types of selection (intersexual, intrasexual) and three mating systems (monogamous, polygynous, polyandrous).
  • Polygynous mating refers to one male mating with multiple females.
  • Harem mating structures are a type of polygynous system where certain males dominate mating while controlling a territory with resources.
  • These types of systems are much rarer than monogamous and polygynous mating systems.
  • Differentiate among monogamous, polygynous, and polyandrous mating systems, and distinguish between intersexual and intrasexual mate selection

• Frequency-Dependent Selection

  • The big, strong orange males can fight off the blue males to mate with the blue's pair-bonded females; the blue males are successful at guarding their mates against yellow sneaker males; and the yellow males can sneak copulations from the potential mates of the large, polygynous orange males.

• What is a family?

  • The nuclear family emerged during the late medieval period and was formalized during the Council of Trent, in which marriage was defined as, "The conjugal union of man and woman, contracted between two qualified persons, which obliges them to live together throughout life. " While a variety of family structures continue to exist around the world today, including polygamous and polygynous families in many societies (including the U.S., the predominant form is built upon monogamous sexual and emotional relations (though, as noted above, this is no longer the majority form).