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Stories about: polyandry

Human Polyandry: One Wife, Several Husbands Too many males can cost, in biological terms, the female. Females 'going' from one male to another are more exposed to injury, sexually transmitted diseases and predators, not to mention the wasted energy. In the polyandrous species, the female mates with more males.Polyandry is widespread in nature. In 1 %... 2 February 2008 06:02 GMT Why Are Females Promiscuous? Being a bitch is somehow costly in biological terms. Females 'going' from one male to another are more exposed to injury, sexually transmitted diseases and predators, not to mention the wasted energy. Still, polyandry (females mating with several males) is widespread in nature. In 1 % of the birds, polyandr... 10 September 2007 14:06 GMT