单词 | ecomorphology |
释义 | ecomorphologyn. Biology. The study of the relationship between the morphology of organisms and their ecology. Also: the relationship itself. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > morphology > branches of teratology1842 promorphology1878 metamorphology1879 tectology1883 ecomorphology1960 1960 H. S. Muir Evol. Chordate Struct. i. 3 As homology is basic to phylogeny, so analogy is basic to ecomorphology, the study of (a) the convergent effect upon basically different structures of adaptation to a common or similar environment, and of (b) the divergent effects upon basically similar (homologous) structures of adaptation to different environments. 1988 Ecology 69 388 Stream fish community structure has been summarized on the basis of trophic groups.., life history characteristics, and ecomorphology. 2006 Biol. Conservation 237/2 It was predicted that..vegetation clutter would reduce bat activity due to the constraints of bat ecomorphology. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1960 |
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