pace-of-life syndrome

noun

A hypothesis positing that there exists a correlation between behavior, life history, and physiology continuing along an axis ranging from slow to fast.

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noun
  1. biologyA hypothesis positing that there exists a correlation between behavior, life history, and physiology continuing along an axis ranging from slow to fast.

    Synonyms: POLS

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nounA hypothesis positing that there exists a correlation between behavior, life history, and physiology continuing along an axis ranging from slow to fast.

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