Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/; from Neo-Greek πολυγυνία, from πολύ- (polú-) 'many', and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife') is a mating system in which one male lives...

Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία...

The polygyny threshold model is an explanation of polygyny, the mating of one male of a species with more than one female. The model shows how females...

species. Common mating or reproductively motivated systems include monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, polygamy and promiscuity. Other sexual behaviour may be reproductively...

to the polygyny system based on the cost and benefits incurred by members of each sex. Polygyny is where one male mates with several females in a breeding...

same time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at the same time, it is called polyandry. In sociobiology and zoology...

In animal behavior, resource defense polygyny is a mating strategy where a male is able to support multiple female mates by competing with other males...

circumstances. Recognised systems include monogamy, polygamy (which includes polygyny, polyandry, and polygynandry), and promiscuity, all of which lead to different...

even when polygyny is accepted in the community, the majority of relationships in the society are monogamous in practice – while couples remain in the relationship...

A lek is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays and courtship rituals, known as lekking, to entice visiting females...