This study was of an owl-monkey population in Argentina
done by an Anthropology Professor at UPenn. Owl-monkeys are relatively monogamous
mammals, and they showed that when an owl monkey pair is broken by an intruding
individual, the mate who takes up with a new partner produces fewer offspring
than a monkey who stays with its original partner. I found this article interesting because it might explain how human behavior of monogamy developed.
Michael Cruciger
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