Editorial: What's Love Got to Do With It: The Evolution of Monogamy

摘要

Monogamy and pair-bonding are central to the human experience in the majority of culturesworldwide (Schacht and Kramer), which might explain the long-running fascination scientists havefor understanding monogamy within mammals and across other taxa. The inherent interest inmonogamy in western cultures, in part, may be a result of anthropomorphism and a belief that whowe mate with defines us. Nevertheless, monogamy captivates the human mind and has been thesubject matter in art, religion and literature for centuries. It is a topic that has brought togetherresearchers from diverse backgrounds including anthropology, behavioral ecology, psychology,psychiatry, pediatrics, neurobiology, endocrinology, and molecular biology.