TILL DEATH DO US APART

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TILL DEATH DO US APART

• BY
• TANDY KAUR
• RADHA VASHIST

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OUTLINE

• INTRODUCTION
• EXAMPLES
• STRATEGIES
• PROBLEMS WITH THE GOOD WIFE THEORY
• ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

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TRUE LOVE IS RARE AND PRECIOUS

• Princess Desktop Online Homepage.
  www.tracemaesthemeland.com/ royalcouples.jpg
  Accessed on 05/24/05.

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TRUE MONOGAMY IS RARE

• JACKDAW
• KIRK DIK-DIK
• CALIFORNIA MICE
• HAMSTER
• BLACK VULTURES

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STRATEGIES USED

• OF OFFSPRING DIRECTLY RELATED TO SURVIVAL OF
  MONOGAMY
• GOOD WIFE THEORY OF MONOGAMY.
• FEMALE PLOT FORCED ON MALES
• FEMALES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN

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WHY SHOULD A GIRL TOLERATE SOME OAF HANGING ABOUT?

• DEFEND TERRITORY
• POP EM OUT THEORY (Djungarian hamsters)
• TAKE CARE OF OFFSPRINGS

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Problems with good wife theory

• 1. It takes into account that male is flirtatious
  whenever possible.
• FLIRTATIOUS MALE NON- FLIRTATIOUS

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CONTINUATION

• II. Male can still be monogamous even if they
  dont help raise offspring. KIRK DIK-DIK
• Male
• Female with
• offspring

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CONTINUATION

• III. Doing female chores does not guarantee
  faithful male.
• DWARF LEMUR

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ADVANTAGES OF MONOGAMY

• LESS DISEASE HIGH SECURITY FOR
  OFFSPRING

Birley H, and Renton A. The Evolution Of
Monogamy In Humans Accessed on 05/22/05.
http//sti.bmjjournals.com/
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DISADVANTES OF MONOGAMY

• REDUCING GENETIC VARIABLITY

Birley H, and Renton A. The Evolution Of
Monogamy In Humans Accessed on 05/22/05.
http//sti.bmjjournals.com/
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CONCLUSION

• Humans are naturally promiscuous.
• Monogamy is safer for the survival of the
  individual.
• ISSUES OF
  POLYGAMY
• GENE
  VARIABILITY
• MORE
  OFFSPRING
• - RELIGION
• -
  COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
• - MORALITY

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REFRENCES

• Birley H, and Renton A. H.B and A.R. The
  Evolution Of Monogamy In Humans. Accessed on
  05/22/05. http//sti.bmjjournals.com/
• Ehrlich, Paul R., Dobkin, David S., Wheye,
  Darryl. P.E, D.D, D.W. (1998). Monogamy
  http//www.stanfordalumni.org/birdsite/text/essays
  /Cooperative_Breeding.html. Accessed on 04/28/05.
• Fat-tailedDwarfLemur 08-May-1998
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  dDwarfLemur_on_branch.jpg
• Huffman, Brent. B.H. (2001). Adult female Kirk's
  dik-dik An Ultimate Ungulate Image Online
  Homepage. http//www.ultimateungulate.com/.
  ../M_kirkii3.jpg. Accessed on 05/24/05.
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• Judson Olivia, O.J. (2002). Dr. Tatianas Sex
  Advice To All Creation. New York Henry Holt and
  Company. (Pg. 152-163).
• Princess Desktop Online Homepage.
  www.tracemaesthemeland.com/ royalcouples.jpg
  Accessed on 05/24/05.
• Reed, Bruce. B.R. http//www.csew.com/.../images/
  Kirki_dik_dik_04.jpg.Accessed on 05/20/05.
• Sultan dollymania.homestead.com/ aladin.html
  Accessed on 05/24/05.

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