Disease dynamics and costly punishment can foster socially imposed monogamy
Disease dynamics and costly punishment can foster socially imposed monogamy
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Socially imposed monogamy in humans is an evolutionary puzzle because it requires costly punishment by those who impose the norm. Moreover, most societies were—and are—polygynous; yet many larger human societies transitioned from polygyny to socially imposed monogamy beginning with the advent of agriculture and larger residential groups. We use a s...
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Disease dynamics and costly punishment can foster socially imposed monogamy
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms11219
