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Getting them together, she said that she really could not choose between them because she loved them both equally well; and that, unfortunately, since polyandry was not permitted in the United States she would be compelled to forego the honor and happiness of marrying either of them.

"Polyandry and Population Growth in a Historical Tibetan Society." The History of the Family 8, no.

There are also apprehensions that increasing paucity of women may force the revival of polyandry in certain segments of Indian society which are more permissive sections.

"Prairie dogs are excellent models for a study of polyandry because they are easy to livetrap, mark, and observe.

A visible consequence of this is the marked increase in the number of live- in relationships in small towns like Shimla, Chamba and Kullu -- a trend elders still look down upon despite the state's own culture of polygamy and polyandry. A major factor that drives people of the state to live- ins is parents' objection to inter- caste/ community marriages, and a growing reluctance to sacrifice love at the altar of entrenched bias.

Although eastern bluebirds are typically socially monogamous passerines (Verner and Willson, 1969; Gowaty, 1983; Gowaty and Plissner, 1998), rare instances of polygyny (Wetherbee, 1933b) and polyandry (Laskey, 1947; Verner and Willson, 1969) have been documented.

We examine the links between polyandry, multiple paternity and offspring phenotypic diversity in the color polymorphic pygmy grasshopper Tetrix subulata.

However, other studies have revealed cases of polygyny or polyandry in this genus (AKRE et al., 1994; FRASER et al., 2000; GADAU et al., 1996; GERTSCH et al., 1995).

Besson (1998:138) also points out that 'serial polyandry' and 'serial polygyny' (sequential husbands and wives) are common practices." However, my research (which does not use the Eurocentric concept of "common-law marriage" for Caribbean consensual cohabitation) distinguishes bilateral kinship from cognatic descent.

The traditional Tibetan society being quite open in nature was a witness to all the three forms of marriage such as monogamy, polygamy and polyandry. But, today the polygamy and polyandry as major forms of traditional marriage have yielded to modern form of marriage i.e., monogamy which is a common form of marriage nowadays among the modern Tibetan community particularly those in exile.