Mating systems
11 important questions on Mating systems
What are the 5 mating systems? explain them
2. polyandry: one female with multiple males
3. polygyny: one male with multiple females
4. polygynandry: multiple mating partners for each sex with social associations
5. promiscuity: multiple mating partners for each sex, but both males and females are solitary
What are the 2 mating system factors?
-ecological: the wau in which resource limitation and distribution affect fitness benefits and costs for each sex
Why is monogamy rare in animals?
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What is the territorial cooperation hypothesis?
What is the mate guarding hypothesis?
What is the polygyny threshold model by females?
What is the hotspot hypothesis and what does it increases?
What do low ranking males do by the hotspot hypothesis?
What mating systems is meant if individuals only mate with their social partner?
What mating systems is meant if the actual number of sexual partners that contribute to a set of offspring?
What is the genetic quality hypothesis?
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