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CYCLE VITAL [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
OBS

vital cycle: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
OBS

Correspond à l'hypothèse de Friedman selon laquelle le consommateur règle son comportement non seulement en fonction de ses revenus immédiats, mais aussi de la perception qu'il a de ses perspectives de revenus futurs et des aléas qui les entourent.

OBS

cycle vital : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

The series of developmental changes undergone by the individuals comprising a population, including fertilization, reproduction, and the death of those individuals and their replacement by a new generation.

CONT

The life "cycle" in fact is linear with respect to individuals, but cyclical with respect to populations. In many animals there is a succession of individuals in the entire cycle with sexual or asexual production linking them. In vertebrates, the life cycle is confined to the period from fusing of the gametes to the death of the resulting individuals.

OBS

life cycle: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
OBS

Chez certains animaux dont les insectes, on parle aussi de cycle évolutif.

OBS

cycle vital : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Key term(s)
  • cycle évolutif

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
DEF

Conjunto de fases por las que sucesivamente pasa un organismo. Comprende generalmente el desarrollo embrionario y las fases larvarias.

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