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Life history

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Life history may refer to:

  • Life history theory, a theory of biological evolution that seeks to explain aspects of organisms' anatomy and behavior by reference to the way that their life histories have been shaped by natural selection
  • Life history (sociology), the overall picture of an informant's or interviewee's life
  • Medical life history, information gained by a physician by asking specific questions of a patient

See also