10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYGYNY»
Discover the use of
polygyny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
polygyny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A small guide to getting passed your fears to get what you want and need to be genuinely happy.
This book is not an advocacy for the practice of polygany.
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Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds
Thus, the curious thing about marsh wrens and sedge wrens is not that they are
polygynous but rather that they show as low a degree of polygyny as they do.
There must be other constraints on the degree of polygyny in these species,
perhaps ...
William A. Searcy, Ken Yasukawa, 2014
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Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal ...
contemporaneous polygamy □ See polygyny: simultaneous polygyny. facultative
polygamy □ n. □ In some songbird species: polygamy in which a male has two,
or even more, mates as circumstances allow (Immelmann and Beer 1989, 226).
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Marriage Customs of the World: From Henna to Honeymoons
He argued that, since Christ was silent about polygyny, and according to the
Bible it was practiced among the Jews, he could not presume to forbid the taking
of more than one wife. Polygyny was part of Talmudic teaching, and North
American ...
6
Social Evolution in Ants
A key distinction is between primary and secondary polygyny (Holldobler and
Wilson 1977). Primary polygyny occurs when polygynous societies develop from
groups of colony-founding queens (foundress associations). Secondary polygyny
...
Andrew F. G. Bourke, 1995
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Introduction to Population Biology
Polygamy may be of two types: polygyny, in which several females mate with a
single male, and polyandry, in which several males mate with a single female.
Here too there is variation because some polygamous species establish pair
bonds ...
8
Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal ...
Even if one does not accept his translation, the point is that this Ayah mentions
polygyny only in reference to orphans. Moreover, as both Asad and Richard Bell (
1991, 108) note in this context, since the Ayah is addressed to the entire ...
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Human Reproductive Behaviour: A Darwinian Perspective
Thus we have the curious result that women's contribution to the subsistence
base is associated with increased polygyny, and with some enhancement of
women's ability to control certain resources (cf. Whyte 1978, 1979, Low,
unpublished) ...
Laura L. Betzig, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, Paul Turke, 1988
Deceit among the songbirds Clive Catchpole ^ grerf reed warbler intent on
bigamy carries his deceit. Polygyny usually benefits males, but not females.
Recent research suggest that male songbirds practise various forms of deception
to pair ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYGYNY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
polygyny is used in the context of the following news items.
A fundamental clash of values?
Again, this kind of a bedrock American civic value clashes fundamentally with many mainstream Muslim traditions that condone polygyny and a ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
The Saudi Proxy In The 21st Century
The House of Saud has expanded rapidly to more than 4000 through an extreme form of polygyny where Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, the founder of ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
Debating Homosexuality
This stridence can be seen in how liberal secularists react to certain features of Islamic sexual ethics, e.g., polygyny, the age of `Aisha when ... «MuslimMatters, Jul 15»
Letter: Behind the same-sex backlash
The norm during the Bronze Age, when the earliest books of the Bible were written, was polygyny, the marriage of one man to several women. «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»
Saturday's letters to the editor, July 18
So is polygyny now legal? If not why not? Mike Mueller, Fort Myers. Dead Marines bigger news. Why was the murder of four marines by another ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
Why Polygamy Is Bad for National Security
Historically, polygyny has been very common; more than 70 percent of societies studied by anthropologists have allowed men to marry more ... «Politico, Jul 15»
Harem-seeking Men Use Legalization of Gay Marriage to Pursue …
The word for men who have multiple wives is polygyny, and the word for women who have multiple husbands is u̶n̶i̶c̶o̶r̶n̶ polyandry. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Same-Sex Marriage: The Triumph Of An Argument
For example, polygyny has been widely practiced in these parts since time immemorial, yet, no one defends it these days in the name of ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
Polygamy, polygyny, polyandry? What's next?
Single-sex marriage is so yesterday. What do we think about legalising multiple marriages? asks Ruth Dudley Edwards ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Marriage and civil rights
Polygyny increases competition among men and the pool of unmarried males, which contributes to greater violence, risk taking, and substance ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
