Polyandry in animals
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title:
Polyandry in animals
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In behavioral ecology, polyandry is a class of mating system where one female mates with several males in a breeding season. Polyandry is often compared 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 season.
A common example of polyandrous mating can be found in the field cricket of the invertebrate order Orthoptera. Polyandrous behavior is also prominent in many other insect species, incl
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Class of mating system in non-human species
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry_in_animals
date created:
2014-11-21T20:04:10Z
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2024-09-03T02:18:31Z
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