autecology

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek (and Latin) aut- (“‘on itself’”) +‎ ecology.

[edit] Noun

autecology

  1. one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
    • 1959 CE: Odum,
    In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology and synecology.

[edit] Translations

one of two broad subdivisions of ecology

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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