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Culture and the evolution of the human mating system
In van der Dennen Johan M. G., Smillie David & Wilson Daniel, The Darwinian Heritage and Sociobiology. Praeger. pp. 135-161 (1999)
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Contrary to chimpanzees and bonobos, humans display long-term exclusive relationships between males and females. Probably all human cultures have some kind of marriage system, apparently designed to protect these exclusive relationships and the resulting offspring in a potentially sexual competitive environment. Different hypotheses about the origin of human pair-bonds are compared and it is shown how they may refer to different phases of human evolution.Author's Profile
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The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex.Charles Darwin - 1871 - New York: Plume. Edited by Carl Zimmer.
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