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- Mar 2023
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socialsci.libretexts.org socialsci.libretexts.org
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the innate emotions related to pair-bonding and mating (e.g. "falling in love")
I wonder how long has human developed the ideal of monogamy relationships?
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The result is the proliferation of the genes and traits which provide superior fitness to the environment. Fitness is measured not simply in terms of survival, but more importantly by reproductive success, the number of living offspring that are produced.
Sometimes desirable traits could be detrimental to the individual's survival, making it counter-productive: Like deer growing too large antlers because they're desirable for the species, resulting in death due to antlers being stuck on terrains. I wonder if there has been any species that had been endangered or driven to extinction due to this interaction?
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