Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/; from Neo-Greek πολυγυνία, from πολύ- (polú-) 'many' and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife') is a mating system in which one male lives and...

species. Common mating or reproductively motivated systems include monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, polygamy and promiscuity. Other sexual behaviour may be reproductively...

Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία...

to the polygyny system based on the cost and benefits incurred by members of each sex. Polygyny is where one male mates with several females in a breeding...

same time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at the same time, it is called polyandry. In sociobiology and zoology...

A lek is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays and courtship rituals, known as lekking, to entice visiting females...

The polygyny threshold model is an evolutionary explanation of polygyny, the mating of one male of a species with more than one female. The model shows...

In animal behavior, resource defense polygyny is a mating strategy where a male is able to support multiple female mates by competing with other males...

Male pinnipeds typically mate with more than one female (polygyny), though the degree of polygyny varies with the species. The males of land-breeding species...

circumstances. Recognised systems include monogamy, polygamy (which includes polygyny, polyandry, and polygynandry), and promiscuity, all of which lead to different...

animal monogamy). The incidence of monogamy in primate species is similarly low in contrast with polygyny (one male mating with two or more females),...

of multiple females. This type of mating system can be referred to as polygyny, where one male has multiple female mates, but each female mates with only...

even when polygyny is accepted in the community, the majority of relationships in the society are monogamous in practice – while couples remain in the relationship...

(anḗr) 'man') is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. Polyandry is contrasted with polygyny, involving one male and two...

religious, sexual, and romantic purposes. In some areas of the world, arranged marriage, forced marriage, polygyny marriage, polyandry marriage, group marriage...

selective breeding of domestic animals, is being used to breed back recently extinct animals in an attempt to achieve an animal breed with a phenotype that...

Muhammad. Herbivores, cud-chewing animals like cattle, deer, sheep, goats, and antelope are some examples of animals that are halal only if they are treated...

female-defense polygyny, or resource-defense polygyny is promoted, while the "roaming tactic" promotes scramble-competition polygyny. The typical gestation...

Jonathan N.; Peery, M. Zachariah (19 December 2012). "Unexpected Strong Polygyny in the Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth". PLOS ONE. 7 (12): e51389. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...

accumulation of spawning substrate: a determinant of extreme polygyny in a shell-brooding cichlid fish". Animal Behaviour. 48 (3): 669–678. doi:10.1006/anbe.1994...

dominant position. In some species, especially in ants, more than one queen can be found in the same colony, a condition called polygyny. In this case, another...

density, and the mating system (polygyny or monogamy). Higher population density leads to a higher incidence of failure in producing pups. Silver foxes have...

multicellular animals that live in colonies with a highly organized social structure. Colonies of some social insects may be deemed superorganisms. Animals, such...

Weatherhead PJ, Robertson RJ (February 1979). "Offspring quality and the polygyny threshold: "The sexy son hypothesis"". American Naturalist. 113 (2): 201–208...

living animals: Great Britain 2005 (PDF). The Stationery Office. ISBN 0-10-168772-9. Retrieved 2008-06-16. "Nonhuman Primates: Research Animals". Animal Welfare...

individuals. Marriage is an act of Islam and is strongly recommended. Polygyny is permitted in Islam under some conditions, but polyandry is forbidden. The Nikāḥ...

communicating with each other. Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. Many have litters of underdeveloped, altricial young,...

described as a form of polygyny, promiscuity and serial monogamy. During the breeding season, males take notice of females in their vicinity and females...

beads, coral beads, bones, teeth, or flowers. Polygyny was practiced by chiefs, whose wives lived together in a kind of harem. Religion centered on worship...

animals as promiscuous in reference to their mating system is often inaccurate and potentially biased. More precise terms such as polyandry, polygyny...