Which of the following is an adaptive benefit that would NOT have accrued to ancestral men willing to make a commitment to a partner?
A) increasing the quality of the long-term mate he is able to attract
B) increasing paternity uncertainty
C) increasing his pool of social allies
D) increasing the chances his children will survive to reproductive age

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Increasing paternity uncertainty is not an adaptive benefit; rather, it is a disadvantage. Commitment to a partner typically reduces paternity uncertainty, ensuring that a man's resources are invested in his own offspring.

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