autecology

(ôt′ē kälə jē)

noun

the ecological study of a single organism, or of a single species of organism

Origin: aut(o)- + ecology

See autecology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment.

Related Forms:

  • auˌte·co·logˈi·cal (-kə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective

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