monogamy
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The findings provide new insight into a long-standing scientific debate over whether monogamy is a critical step in the evolution of complex insect societies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
When a termite king or queen dies, monogamy usually continues.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
While some researchers have argued that high relatedness is not required, the new evidence suggests that monogamy and strong genetic ties were essential for termite societies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
“My love, my one and only, precious, precious . . .” Mother, monogamy, romance.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
