polygyny in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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The only form in which polygamy is legally recognised in countries which do so, is for a man to take multiple wives (polygyny).
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In songbirds, it is suggested that social monogamy exists because of limited opportunities for polygyny.
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Both monogamous and polygamous marriages existed, but polygyny was rare because few men could afford to support multiple wives.
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Research has show that through evolution, polygyny may have arisen through monogamy.
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Some females willingly choose polygyny in order to gain access to the best resources available.
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Sometimes, two or three adjacent female territories overlap one male territory, and so polygyny is favored, with the male monopolising several females.
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As polygyny is the most common form of polygamy among vertebrates (including humans, to some extent), it has been studied far more extensively than polyandry.
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This polygyny coexists with a temporal polyandry during the pregnancy in order to improve the qualities of the baby.
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Polygamy (more specifically, polygyny) is practiced, and some important individuals may have literally hundreds of wives.
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There may be various selection pressures for polygyny within previously monogamous groups.
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