In elephant seals, a male competes with other males while defending several females with whom he mates. What term best describes this social mating system?
A) Male aggressive polygynandry
B) Female passive polyandry
C) Female defense polygyny
D) Male dominance polygyny
E) Male-female plural breeding
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