Social monogamy

• > 90% of all birds, most biparental care

• < 10% of all mammals

  • males help provision young

    • canids, marmosets,carnivorous bats
  • males defend single female

    • dik-dik, some rodents

• Rare in

  • insects (carrion beetles)
  • Fishes, reptiles, amphibians

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