au·te·col·o·gy (ô t -k l  -j )n. The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment. au te·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl) adj. |
autecology [ˌɔːtɪˈkɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) the ecological study of an individual organism or species Compare synecology
autecological adj
| autecology (ôt-kl-j) The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment. Compare synecology. |
autecology
the branch of ecology that studies the relation of an organism to its environment. Cf. synecology.
See also: Biologythe study of an individual organism, or the species regarded collectively, in relation to environment. — autecologic, autecological, adj.
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