autecology

[ aw-tuh-kol-uh-je ]

/ ˌɔ təˈkɒl ə dʒɛ /

noun

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

Nearby words

autarchy, autarky, autecic, autecious, autecism, autecology, auteuil, auteur, auteur theory, auth., auth. ver.

Compare synecology.

Origin of autecology

First recorded in 1905–10; aut- + ecology

Related forms

aut·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

/ (ˌɔːtɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the ecological study of an individual organism or speciesCompare synecology

Derived Forms

autecological, adjective

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Science definitions for autecology

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.