autecology

[aw-tuh-kol-uh-je]

noun

a branch of ecology dealing with the individual organism or species in relation to its environment.

Compare synecology.

Origin of autecology

First recorded in 1905–10; aut- + ecology

Related formsaut·ec·o·log·ic

[awt-ek-uh-loj-ik, -ee-kuh-] /ˌɔt ɛk əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, -i kə-/, aut·ec·o·log·i·cal, adjectiveaut·ec·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for autecology

autecology

noun

the ecological study of an individual organism or speciesCompare synecology

Derived Formsautecological, adjective

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autecology in Science

autecology

[ô′tĭ-kŏl′ə-jē]

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