Monogamy in the animal kingdom is a mating system where a pair stays together for an indefinite period. Although only about 5% of animal species adopt this behavior, monogamy offers several ...

Advances in genetics in recent years has revealed that many apparently exclusive pairs in fact sometimes mate with individuals other than their partner, but social monogamy is widespread.

Kerianne Wilson, University of California, Riverside The group’s study, which was published online late last year, is one of just a handful of projects that have experimentally investigated the ...

Utah State University neuroendocrinologist Sara Freeman conducts systematic investigations of coyote pair-bonding behavior ...

The family contains around 146 species in 40 genera. They are generally herbivorous, and are monogamous breeders. A number of species undertake annual migrations. A few species have been ...