ecophysiologyn.
/ˌiːkəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒi/, /ˌɛkəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌɛkoʊˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/, /ˌikoʊˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/ Biology.
The study of the interaction between the physiology of organisms and their environment. Also: the physiological adaptations of an organism, or of a process or activity, to a specific environment.
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the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > physiology > branches of
electrophysiology1838
actinology1855
trophology1865
physiogeny1879
palaeophysiology1880
physiogenesis1887
ecophysiology1950
1950 Ann. Entomol. 43 159 An excellent treatment of insect nutrition and of the lesser-known sex physiology studies of von Frisch, as well as a section described by the author [sc. R. Chauvin] as ‘ecophysiology’.
1969 Taxon 18 95 I am inclined to the view that this sort of refined comparative ‘ecophysiology’ is only of limited value to systematics.
1986 J. S. Poindexter & E. R. Leadbetter Bacteria in Nature vii. 279 During the course of a study on the ecophysiology of glutamate- and aspartate-fermenting bacteria, two different glutamate-fermenting Clostridia were isolated.
2001 New Scientist 28 Apr. 66 (advt.) We are currently seeking a research assistant in plant ecology or ecophysiology to join a project to assess the influence of gene flow on physiological traits in feral brassicas.
Derivatives
ecophysiˈologist n. an expert or specialist in ecophysiology.
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1964 BioScience July 26/2 In addition to ecologists per se, agronomists, bioclimatologists, agrometeorologists, ecophysiologists,..foresters, and many other others are making important contributions to ecology.
2001 Acta Oecologica 22 161/1 Stomatal patchiness has drawn the attention of many plant ecophysiologists.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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