摘要：動物有4種不同類型的婚配體制：(1)一雄一雌制或單配制；(2)一雄多雌制；(3)一雌多雄制；(4)混交制。一雄一雌制是指在同一個生殖季節或同一個生殖周期內一只雄性個體只與一只雌性個體配對并生活在一起。一雄多雌制和一雌多雄制都屬于多配制，它們是多配制的兩種不同形式?；旖恢苿t是指包括多個雄性個體和多個雌性個體的一種婚配體制，這種婚配體制也有兩種不同的亞型。筆者簡要介紹近期關于動物婚配體制的研究動態和研究成果。%There are four mating systems in animals, i.e., monogamy (1 male, 1 female), polygyny (1 male, more than 1 female), polyandry (1 female, more than 1 male), and polygynandry (more than 1 male, more than 1 female). Monogamy is defined as a mating system in which a male and female mate with each other during a given breeding season. A polygamous mating system is defined as one in which either males or females have more than one mate during a given breeding season. Polygamy includes polygyny, wherein males mate with more than one female per breeding season, and polyandry in which females mate with more than one male per breeding season. When polyandry and polygyny are occurring in the same population of animals, the breeding system is said to be promiscuous. Yet, there are two very different kinds of promiscuity. In one form of promiscuity, both male and female mate with many partners and no pair bonds are formed. In the second type of promiscuous breeding system, several males form pair bond with several females simultaneously.
