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autecology

[ aw-tuh-kol-uh-je ]

noun

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

autecology

/ ˌɔːɪˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. the ecological study of an individual organism or species Compare synecology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

autecology

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

  • ˌܳٱ𳦴ˈDz, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܳ···Dz· [awt-ek-, uh, -, loj, -ik, -ee-k, uh, -], ܳe··Dzi· adjective
  • ܳe··Dzi··ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autecology1

First recorded in 1905–10; aut- + ecology

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