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ISBN Edited by Ul- the social functions of copulation among a species of rich H. Reichard and Christophe Boesch. New socially monogamous birds razorbills visiting mat- York: Cambridge University Press.
Somner looks at the nature and causes of ISBN Kays uses radio telemetric, night vision, and molecular Because this book largely succeeds in summariz- data to study monogamy among the kinkajou, a ing the state of the bird and mammal monogamous mammalian carnivore of Panama. Sun presents de- union, it may prove the new standard-bearer for mographic and behavioral data on beavers. Finally, research on monogamy. This book contains 16 chap- Kishimoto examines monogamy among the solitary ters addressing both the theoretical foundations for ungulate, the serow, of Japan.
Low begins this section plemented by genetic paternity analyses. Analyses by considering human monogamy in cross-cultural relying on phylogenetic patterns of mating systems perspective. She provides a discussion of the chal- are also used to reconstruct evolutionary scenarios lenges comparing human with nonhuman data on of monogamy. It shows the value of distinguish- scriptive ethnography and quantitative data on the ing social, sexual, and genetic monogamy.
It argues Dogon of Mali. These data suggest an interesting for three main contributors to social monogamy: pa- story, including costs to Dogon women of polygy- ternal care, access to resources, and partner choice. The chapter concludes that there are multiple pathways to monogamy rather than a tial for polygyny; since gibbons are nonetheless so- uniform process.
This spe- Some of this material overlaps too much with the cies is socially monogamous but appears to engage introductory chapter, despite adding theoretical in a high frequency of EPFs. The chapter by Brotherton and other topics, the costs of infant care.
Van Schaik and Kappeler champion infanti- As impressive as the theoretical and empirical cide as the main cause of social monogamy in content of this volume is, unanswered questions re- primates, relying primarily on phylogenetic analy- main. For instance, why focus on monogamy rather ses to support their views. Ribble focuses on the than mating systems more broadly?
This chapter also points to tions. Considerations like these show how inter- the distinction between the origin and maintenance twined monogamy and polygyny may be. More of social monogamy. This is no trivial outside a primate scope, this body of work may stim- question when authors within the same volume ulate fresh approaches to human and nonhuman reach drastically different views regarding the rela- primate data.
For example, a repeated conclusion is tive merits of alternative hypotheses e. Such an inference casts doubt on scenar- Brotherton and Komers discounting it among mam- ios of human pair bonding that view the origin of mals generally. Experimental studies described in such bonds as caused by direct paternal care of, say, the volume, including male removal studies, manip- large-brained altricial offspring. For those seeking ulations of sexually selected characteristics, and a useful teaching reference for undergraduate and playback experiments, enable the most robust tests.
Authors of various ful, but the volume as a whole contains too many chapters point toward further work on genetic pa- nonprimate chapters for such ends. Los Angeles, California Third, how relevant is this volume to physical anthropologists? For researchers interested in the evolution and ecology of primate monogamy or hu- DOI Although many of the empirical examples www. Edited by Andreas D.
Francis Ouellette. New York: John to computer neophytes e.
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