To: SunkenCiv
Rule of thumb for primates:
Male and female same size = monogamous
Male much larger than female = harems
Humans? Average male just a little larger than average female = mostly monogamous...
10 posted on
09/28/2009 8:44:12 PM PDT by
null and void
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To: null and void
;’) Actually, when there’s little in the way of sexual dimorphism (I just like to say it, okay?) i.e., when the genders are the same size, the males often share females (harems, but the other way).
16 posted on
09/29/2009 2:43:32 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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