"Life History Traits" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.045.513 G16.575
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| Concept/Terms |
Life History Traits- Life History Traits
- Life History Trait
- Life History Variation
- Life History Variations
- Life History Characteristics
- Life History Characteristic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life History Traits" by people in Profiles.
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Fossil bone histology reveals ancient origins for rapid juvenile growth in tetrapods. Commun Biol. 2022 11 28; 5(1):1280.
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Ovarian cyclicity and prolactin status of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American zoos may be influenced by life experience and individual temperament. Horm Behav. 2020 09; 125:104804.
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Life history predicts flight muscle phenotype and function in birds. J Anim Ecol. 2020 05; 89(5):1262-1276.
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Oldest Finch-Beaked Birds Reveal Parallel Ecological Radiations in the Earliest Evolution of Passerines. Curr Biol. 2019 02 18; 29(4):657-663.e1.
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Global Diversity of the Brachypodium Species Complex as a Resource for Genome-Wide Association Studies Demonstrated for Agronomic Traits in Response to Climate. Genetics. 2019 01; 211(1):317-331.
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A Maladaptive Combination of Traits Contributes to the Maintenance of a Drosophila Hybrid Zone. Curr Biol. 2018 09 24; 28(18):2940-2947.e6.
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Evolutionary trade-offs and the structure of polymorphisms. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 05 26; 373(1747).
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Defensive traits exhibit an evolutionary trade-off and drive diversification in ants. Evolution. 2017 Feb; 71(2):315-328.