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From further research I have come to believe that sexual monogamy could not be selected for by any mechanism of biological evolution. Sexual monogamy is a by-product of selection for social monogamy (which has many evolutionary benefits). So I actually think your comparison to gibbons is fairly sound. However, it is important to note that culture can be so powerful as to make people truly monogamous.