ecophysiology

[ ek-oh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee, ee-koh- ]

noun

1. the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.

ecophysiology

/ ˌiːkəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the physiology of organisms with respect to their adaptation to the environment

Other Words From

• ec·o·phys·i·o·log·i·cal [ek-oh-fiz-ee-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, ee-koh-], adjective
• eco·physi·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecophysiology¹

First recorded in 1960–65; eco- + physiology

Example Sentences

The research published in PNAS, "Flexible B12 ecophysiology of Phaeocystis antarctica due to a fusion B12-independent methionine synthase with widespread homologues," conducted by MIT, WHOI, J.C.

From Science Daily

He liked that I was curious about soil and knew a little about ecophysiology.

From Nature

The data - which without the satellite systems fitted on fishing vessels would have taken a fisheries’ expert 200 years working full-time to achieve - showed the “human face” of fishing, said Elvira Poloczanska of the research group, the Alfred Wegener Institute of Ecophysiology in Germany.

From The Guardian

Feild, T. S. & Arens, N. C. Form, function and environments of the early angiosperms: merging extant phylogeny and ecophysiology with fossils.

From Nature

Terrie M. Williams, who studies ecophysiology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and her team worked with trainers to encourage the dolphins, as well as one retired theme park killer whale, to perform a variety of behaviors in large saltwater tanks.

From New York Times