Parental investment Flashcards
1
Q
Polygyny
A
One male mates with more than one female
2
Q
Polyandry
A
One female mates with more than one male
3
Q
Monogamy
A
One male mates with one female
4
Q
Promiscruity
A
Members of a group consisting of more than one male and more than one female mate with one another.
5
Q
Altruism
A
Helping another while decreasing own survival chance.
6
Q
Kin selection theory
A
Idea that altruism stems from helping close relatives because they’re genetically the same, therefore still for ‘own’ survival
7
Q
Reciprocity theory
A
Idea that altruism in non kin stems from previous cooperation (in past) to stimulate later possibility of help from them.
