- life history
- noun Date: 1864 1. a history of the changes through which an organism passes in its development from the primary stage to its natural death 2. the history of an individual or thing
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Life history theory — is an analytical framework widely used in animal and human biology, psychology, and evolutionary anthropology which postulates that many of the physiological traits and behaviors of individuals may be best understood in terms of the key… … Wikipedia
