a Department of Psychology and Department of Biology , University of Nebraska Omaha.
b Department of Psychology , University of Nebraska Omaha.
J Sex Res. 2018 May-Jun;55(4-5):410-434. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1339774. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
Monogamy as a social system has been both a scientific puzzle and a sociocultural issue for decades. In this review, we examine social monogamy from a comparative perspective with a focus on primates, our closest genetic relatives. We break down monogamy into component elements, including pair-bonding and partner preference, mate guarding or jealousy, social attachment, and biparental care. Our survey of primates shows that not all features are present in species classified as socially monogamous, in the same way that human monogamous relationships may not include all elements-a perspective we refer to as "monogamy à la carte." Our review includes a survey of the neurobiological correlates of social monogamy in primates, exploring unique or common pathways for the elemental components of monogamy. This compilation reveals that the components of monogamy are modulated by a suite of androgenic steroids, glucocorticoid hormones, the nonapeptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin, and other neurotransmitter systems (e.g., dopamine and opioids). We propose that efforts to understand the biological underpinnings of complex human and animal sociosexual relationships will be well served by exploring individual phenotypic traits, as opposed to pursuing these questions with the assumption that monogamy is a unitary trait or a species-specific characteristic.
一夫一妻制作为一种社会制度，几十年来一直是科学界的难题和社会文化问题。在这篇综述中，我们从比较的角度审视了一夫一妻制，重点是我们最亲近的遗传亲属——灵长类动物。我们将一夫一妻制分解为组成要素，包括伴侣结合和配偶偏好、配偶保护或嫉妒、社会依恋和双亲养育。我们对灵长类动物的调查表明，并非所有被归类为社会一夫一妻制的物种都具有所有特征，就像人类的一夫一妻制关系可能不包含所有要素一样——我们称之为“按需一夫一妻制”。我们的综述包括对灵长类动物社会一夫一妻制神经生物学相关性的调查，探索一夫一妻制基本要素的独特或共同途径。这一汇编表明，一夫一妻制的组成部分受到一系列雄激素类固醇、糖皮质激素、神经肽激素催产素和加压素以及其他神经递质系统（如多巴胺和阿片类物质）的调节。我们提出，通过探索个体表型特征来理解复杂的人类和动物社会性行为关系的生物学基础，将比假设一夫一妻制是单一特征或特定物种特征更有帮助。
