Life History Traits

Morphological or behavioral traits influenced by various living conditions that a population encounters especially as it pertains to REPRODUCTION and survival of the population (see POPULATION DYNAMICS) such as age at first reproductive event, number and size of offspring, and lifespan.

Year introduced: 2017

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Tree Number(s): G05.045.513, G16.075.478, G16.575

MeSH Unique ID: D000071421

Entry Terms:

• Life History Trait
• Life History Characteristics
• Life History Characteristic
• Life History Variation
• Life History Variations
• Life History Theory
• Life History Strategies
• Life History Strategy
• Strategies, Life History
• Strategy, Life History

Previous Indexing:

• Biological Evolution (1974-2016)
• Life Cycle Stages (1963-2016)

See Also:

• Life Cycle Stages
• Population Dynamics

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Biological Evolution
Life History Traits

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Biological Phenomena
Biological Evolution
Life History Traits

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Biological Phenomena
Life History Traits