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== Reproductive strategies == | == Reproductive strategies == | ||
The following examples shall outline some promising strategies for reproductive success: | The following examples shall outline some more and less promising strategies for reproductive success: | ||
*Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif, a Morocco monarch had a harem of 500 women, and registered 525 boy births and 342 girls. After his death a total of 1171 children were counted.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_the_most_children</ref> All of a king's wealth, status, and his title are passed down to his first born son, every generation. So ''[[Platitude|Just being]] a king'' is clearly the optimal strategy for reproductive success in [[men]], since women prefer men of [[hypergamy|high status]] and financial status. has been easier to pass down to first born sons than the most sexually attractive 50% of the father's genes. | *Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif, a Morocco monarch had a harem of 500 women, and registered 525 boy births and 342 girls. After his death a total of 1171 children were counted.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_the_most_children</ref> All of a king's wealth, status, and his title are passed down to his first born son, every generation. So ''[[Platitude|Just being]] a king'' is clearly the optimal strategy for reproductive success in [[men]], since women prefer men of [[hypergamy|high status]] and financial status. has been easier to pass down to first born sons than the most sexually attractive 50% of the father's genes. | ||