monogyny

Japanese: monogyny
monogyny

…However, unlike colonial animals, groups of separate, unattached individuals show a remarkable degree of unity, which is likely what attracts the interest of humans, who are social animals. There are two types of colonies of social insects: monogyny and polygyny. In the former, the queen and workers are in a parent-child relationship in most species (eusociality), while in a few bees they are sisters or individuals of the same generation (semisociality). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "monogyny" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただ群体動物とちがって,体がくっついていない別々の個体の集まりがみごとな統合性を示す点が,社会性動物である人間の関心をひきやすいのであろう。 社会性昆虫のコロニーには単女王性monogynyと複女王性polygynyとある。前者では大半の種で女王とワーカーは親子関係にあり(真社会性eusociality),少数のハチで姉妹または同一世代個体(半社会性semisociality)関係になっている。…

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