Monogamy Content

Mapping Monogamy, Jealousy in the Monkey Mind

Andy Fell — October 23, 2017 - 10:57am

It’s perhaps one of the most common emotions to feel in a relationship, but one that’s virtually untouched when it comes to studying relationships in monogamous primate species. What scientists have recently discovered about jealousy in pair-bonded titi monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis, offers insight into human emotions and their consequences.

On Ocean Plastic Instead of Turtle Shells, Crabs Abandon Monogamy

Andy Fell — September 28, 2016 - 9:17am

The oceanic crab Planes minutus lives far from land. The crabs find a refuge between the upper shell and tail of loggerhead sea turtles, where they are nearly always found as a monogamous pair, one male and one female. But floating plastic trash in the ocean provides many new places for these crabs to live — and more space opens up many different ways for crabs to live and find partners.