TILL DEATH DO US APARTTILL DEATH DO US APART

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TANDY KAURTANDY KAUR

RADHA VASHISTRADHA VASHIST

OUTLINEOUTLINE

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION EXAMPLESEXAMPLES STRATEGIES STRATEGIES PROBLEMS WITH THE GOOD WIFE THEORYPROBLEMS WITH THE GOOD WIFE THEORY ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGESADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION REFERENCESREFERENCES

TRUE LOVE IS RARE AND TRUE LOVE IS RARE AND PRECIOUSPRECIOUS

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TRUE MONOGAMY IS RARETRUE MONOGAMY IS RARE

JACKDAWJACKDAW KIRK DIK-DIKKIRK DIK-DIK CALIFORNIA MICECALIFORNIA MICE HAMSTERHAMSTER BLACK VULTURESBLACK VULTURES

STRATEGIES USEDSTRATEGIES USED

#OF OFFSPRING DIRECTLY RELATED #OF OFFSPRING DIRECTLY RELATED TO SURVIVAL OF MONOGAMYTO SURVIVAL OF MONOGAMY

GOOD WIFE THEORY OF MONOGAMY.GOOD WIFE THEORY OF MONOGAMY.

FEMALE PLOT FORCED ON MALESFEMALE PLOT FORCED ON MALES FEMALES ARE FEW AND FAR FEMALES ARE FEW AND FAR

BETWEENBETWEEN

WHY SHOULD A GIRL WHY SHOULD A GIRL TOLERATE SOME OAF TOLERATE SOME OAF

HANGING ABOUT?HANGING ABOUT?

DEFEND TERRITORYDEFEND TERRITORY POP EM OUT THEORY (Djungarian POP EM OUT THEORY (Djungarian

hamsters)hamsters) TAKE CARE OF OFFSPRINGSTAKE CARE OF OFFSPRINGS

Problems with good wife Problems with good wife theorytheory

1. It takes into account that male is 1. It takes into account that male is flirtatious whenever possible.flirtatious whenever possible.

FLIRTATIOUS MALEFLIRTATIOUS MALE NON-NON-FLIRTATIOUSFLIRTATIOUS

CONTINUATIONCONTINUATION

II. Male can still be monogamous II. Male can still be monogamous even if they don’t help raise even if they don’t help raise offspring. KIRK DIK-DIKoffspring. KIRK DIK-DIK

MaleMale

Female withFemale with offspringoffspring

CONTINUATIONCONTINUATION

III. Doing female chores does not III. Doing female chores does not guarantee faithful male. guarantee faithful male.

DWARF LEMURDWARF LEMUR

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ADVANTAGES OF ADVANTAGES OF MONOGAMYMONOGAMY

LESS DISEASE HIGH SECURITY FOR LESS DISEASE HIGH SECURITY FOR OFFSPRINGOFFSPRING

Birley H, and Renton A. “The Evolution Of Monogamy In Humans” Accessed on 05/22/05. http://sti.bmjjournals.com/

DISADVANTES OF DISADVANTES OF MONOGAMYMONOGAMY

Birley H, and Renton A. “The Evolution Of Monogamy In Humans” Accessed on 05/22/05. http://sti.bmjjournals.com/

REDUCING GENETIC VARIABLITYREDUCING GENETIC VARIABLITY

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION Humans are naturally promiscuous. Humans are naturally promiscuous. Monogamy is safer for the survival of the individual.Monogamy is safer for the survival of the individual.

ISSUES OF POLYGAMY ISSUES OF POLYGAMY

+ GENE VARIABILITY+ GENE VARIABILITY + MORE OFFSPRING+ MORE OFFSPRING - RELIGION- RELIGION

- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - MORALITY- MORALITY

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