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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
life history — life histories N COUNT The life history of a person is all the things that happen to them during their life. Some people give you their life history without much prompting … English dictionary
Life-history-Theorie — Die funktionelle Differenzierung des Lebensaufwands.[1] Die Life history Theorie (engl. life history theory), seltener auch Theorie der Lebensgeschichte genannt[2], postuliert, dass sich Organismen begrenzte … Deutsch Wikipedia
life history — noun 1. an account of the series of events making up a person s life (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑biography, ↑life, ↑life story • Derivationally related forms: ↑biographical (for: ↑biography) … Useful english dictionary
Life expectancy — This article is about the measure of remaining life. For the Dean Koontz novel, see Life Expectancy (novel). For List of countries by life expectancy, see List of countries by life expectancy. Life expectancy is the expected (in the statistical… … Wikipedia
life-history — An ideographic approach which provides an intensive account of a life, usually gathered through unstructured interviewing , but often also involving the analysis of personal documents such as letters, photographs, and diaries. The approach is… … Dictionary of sociology
life history — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms life history : singular life history plural life histories a) all the things that happen to someone during their life b) a description of the things that have happened in someone s life … English dictionary
life span — 1. the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it. 2. the longevity of an individual. [1915 20] * * * Time between birth and death. It ranges from a… … Universalium
Histories (Herodotus) — Infobox Book name = Histories translator = image caption = author = Herodotus country = Greece language = Ancient Greek genre = History publisher = Various release date = c.440 BCE isbn = n/a The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is… … Wikipedia
Histories — History His to*ry, n.; pl. {Histories}. [L. historia, Gr. istori a history, information, inquiry, fr. istwr, istwr, knowing, learned, from the root of ? to know; akin to E. wit. See {Wit}, and cf. {Story}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A learning or knowing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
