Life History Theory
A shared mechanism of defense against predators and parasites: chitin regulation and its implications for life-history theory
... One way to test these predictions and elucidate pat- terns of allocation and acquisition involves extending the hypothesis to consider the molecular/physiological control of allocation and acquisition (Zera and Zhao ...
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Diagnosing the dangerous demography of manta rays using life history theory
... slow life history, particularly of the manta rays, is cited as a key reason why such species have little capacity to withstand directed ...their life history and demography within the context ...
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Life-history patterns of fishes in the Hellenic Seas
... with life-history ...1998). Life-history theory predicts that, under conditions of age- or size-specific mortality rates and when adult survival is low and uncertain, the individuals of ...
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A model for brain life history evolution
... in life by its power law ...with life history models [32]. While the timing of these predicted life stages depends on the magnitude of parameter values, their relative sequence is robust to ...
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Relation of Game Theory to Economic History and Marginalism
... sum theory and expanding game theory in their notion of a cooperative game ...utility theory, which subsequently experiences wide acceptance in the field of ...classic theory of games, ...
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Life put to work: Towards a life theory of value
... • Working performances change both quantitatively and qualitatively. As for the material conditions of labour (quantitative aspect), we witness an increase regarding working hours, 4 an overlapping of labour tasks, the ...
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Institutions and economic development: theory, policy and history
... (1987) theory of innovation, and the more recent literature on the economics of technology (see Freeman, 1982; Nelson and Winter, 1982; Lundvall, 1992; Lall and Teubal, 1998; Kim and Nelson, 2000; Cimoli et ...
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The life history of Patina pellucida (L.)
... That the number of limpets which ultimately end in the holdfasts of Laminaria is greater than the number which originally fall there by chance as spat, and that it is augmented by an act[r] ...
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Notes on the life history of Gammarus chevreuxi
... Again, in Brood I of Pair I a male and a female became mature in thirty-six days; four days later four other females were fertilized by this male and another, and again the last females [r] ...
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How to Use Life History in Sociology?
... “Pista hated the Communists–oh how angry he was with them. The doctor took out a book about Stalin’s life, I don’t know from where. He gave that big, stupid book to Pista. The doctor also hated Communists. But ...
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The Life History of Deerbrush-a Fire Type.
... Severe lopping or coppicing of mature deerbrush will result in the production of vigorous sprouts, making a stand once again a useful grazing type.. We plan to [r] ...
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History, history painting and concepts of gloire in the life and work of Jacques-Louis David
... 76 Jacques-Louis David, Study for Léonldas aux Thermopyles. Drawing, black chalk.. 77 Jacques-Louis David, Le Serment de l'armée fait a 1'Empereur aprés la distribution des Aigles au Cha[r] ...
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Fire history from life-history: determining the fire regime that a plant community is adapted using life-histories
... Wildfire is a fundamental disturbance process in many ecological communities, and is critical in maintaining the structure of some plant communities. In the past century, changes in global land use practices have led to ...
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The Life of R H Tawney: Socialism and History
... Constitutional History at Cambridge – rejoindered that ‘Tawney as a historian has been consistently and unthinkingly overrated, partly because he was a nice man, partly because he wrote so well, and partly because ...
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The life history of an egg laying mammal, the echidna
... hibernated from February 12 ± 10 (mean ± SD, n = 6) to July 2 ± 38 (n = 8), adult females in reproductive years from March 11 ± 10 (n = 9) to July 25 ± 21 (n = 13), and adult females in non-reproductive years from March ...
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Witness to History: The Life of John Wheeler Bennett
... under review. Schofield displays little interest, and less understanding, of Wheeler-Bennett’s oeuvre. Take, for example, her notion that Wheeler-Bennett dubbed Hindenburg ‘the wooden titan’ because his ‘final appraisal ...
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Thermal strategies vary with life history stage
... between life stages (Radchuk et al., 2013), with early life stages often described as more sensitive to altered environmental conditions than later stages (Delorme and Sewell, 2013; Schiffer et ...
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Life history and mating system of the brown thornbill
... The costs of raising sons differ for females in new and established pairs because males in new pairs provision at a lower rate than males in established pairs and male thornbills do not [r] ...
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Life writing as a source for local population history
... of life writing can add significantly to the study of local populations and societies, especially when used in conjunction with more conventional aggregate ...population history and demonstrate the familial ...
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Identity, life history and commitment to welfare
... In his article ‘Who needs identity?’, Stuart Hall (1996) provides a clear summary of the impasse in which ‘identity theory’ currently finds itself. Hall charts the strengths of that tradition which drew upon ...
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