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The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People

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"An avalanche of revelations about birds and mammals long believed to be noble paragons of monogamy . . . A lively look at what the latest research has revealed."
—Los Angeles Times

Applying new research to sex in the animal world, esteemed scientists David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton dispel the notion that monogamy comes naturally. In fact, as The Myth of Monogamy reveals, biologists have discovered that for nearly every species, cheating is the rule—for both sexes.

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