Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Visit this website (http://openstaxcollege. org/l/sex_selection) for informative videos on sexual selection. In monogamous systems, one male and one female are paired for at least one breeding season. In some animals, such as the gray wolf, these associations can last much longer, even a lifetime. Several explanations have been proposed for this type of.


Q: In a monogamous pairing, a male individual is generally paired with what other type of individual in a sexual relationship?


A:
female