Naturally occurs when maternal IgG crosses the placenta to the developing fetus.

Maternal antibodies present in breast milk can also provide passive immunity to the infant in the form of maternally produced IgA.

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Bateman put several males and females together in bottles for several days. 

He concluded that the number of offspring sired by a male increased in proportion to the number of females he mated.

In contrast, the number of offspring produced by a female did not increase with the number of males she mated.

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The outcome of sexual selection is strongly influenced by the operational sex ratio

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Mate choice and benefit

Mate choice increase the reproductive success.

Mate choice is result of sexual selection.

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Monogamy

Each individual mates exclusively with one partner over at least a single breeding cycle and sometimes for longer.

Monogamy occurs in fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, but it is only commonly observed in birds, some rodents, and a few primate species.

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Several hypotheses explain the existence of monogamy.

1. Mate-guarding hypothesis, a male stays with a female to protect her from being fertilized by other males.

2. The male assistance hypothesis maintains that males remain with females to help them rear their offspring.

3. The female-enforced monogamy, females stop their male partners from being polygynous.