Polygyny, where one male mates with more than one female while each female mates with only one male, is thought to be the fundamental mating system of animals.

Polygyny, where one male mates with more than one female while each female mates with only one male, is thought to be the fundamental mating system of animals. https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Polygyny.html https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Pol... I didn't realize there was a more specific form of polygamy that is thought to be the fundamental mating system of animals