How Many Females Are There? Cheating and Female Dispersion Can Explain Mating Behavior Evolution
B. V. Gomes, D. M. Guimarães, D. Szczupak, K. Neves
This study uses an agent-based model to show that social monogamy in mammals evolves from interactions between female dispersion, breeding season duration, and sex ratio, with polygamy favored in female-biased ratios or high cheating scenarios.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2017 · PreprintEcology