autecology

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek via Latin auto- (“on itself”) +‎ ecology. === Noun === autecology (usually uncountable, plural autecologies) one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species. 1959: Odum, ' In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology and synecology. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === synecology === References === “autecology” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.