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

/ ˌɔːtɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the ecological study of an individual organism or species Compare synecology

autecology

/ ô′tĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

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

Derived Forms

• ˌautecoˈlogical, adjective

Other Words From

• aut·ec·o·log·ic [awt-ek-, uh, -, loj, -ik, -ee-k, uh, -], autec·o·logi·cal adjective
• autec·o·logi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of autecology¹

First recorded in 1905–10; aut- + ecology