Monogamy in Mammals

@article{Kleiman1977MonogamyIM,
  title={Monogamy in Mammals},
  author={Devra G. Kleiman},
  journal={The Quarterly Review of Biology},
  year={1977},
  volume={52},
  pages={39 - 69},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:25675086}
}
This review considers the behavioral, ecological, and reproductive characteristics of mammals exhibiting monogamy, i.e., mating exclusivity. From a discussion of the life histories of selected…
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