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Ecology   /ɪkˈɑlədʒi/  /ikˈɑlədʒi/   Listen
Ecology

noun
1.
The environment as it relates to living organisms.
2.
The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment.  Synonyms: bionomics, environmental science.



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"Ecology" Quotes from Famous Books



... the two reports, my friend," said Mazechazz, "but I am not so familiar with your planetary ecology as I should be. When Mureess applied for admission to the Combine, I requested a copy of their secret directive from Biology, but I had never seen the older report until you gave it to me just now. Can you explain the names to me, if ...
— Join Our Gang? • Sterling E. Lanier

... Certainly few modern text-books take such a broad and sane view of living creatures. Aristotle never forgets that form and structure are but one of the many properties of living things; he takes quite as much interest in their behaviour, their ecology, distribution, comparative physiology. He takes a special interest in the comparative physiology of reproduction. The Historia Animalium contains a description of the form and structure of man ...
— Form and Function - A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology • E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

... interest is still further illustrated by the case of the typical university professor or scientist. He is interested in certain objects of research—infusoria, electrons, plant ecology,—because he knows so much about them. His interest may be said to consist partly of the body of knowledge that he possesses. He was not always interested in the specific, obscure field, but by saturating himself in facts about it, he has developed an interest in it amounting to passionate absorption, ...
— How to Use Your Mind • Harry D. Kitson

... ecology of the Sternothaerus carinatus complex (Testudinata, Chelydridae). Tulane Stud. Zool., ...
— Description of a New Softshell Turtle From the Southeastern United States • Robert G. Webb

... Baumgartner, leaders; Liberal Party (LPS), Gilbert Coutau, president; Evangelical People's Party (EVP), Max Dunki, president; Progressive Organizations of Switzerland (POCH), Georg Degen, secretary; Federation of Ecology Parties (GP), Laurent Rebeaud, president; Autonomous Socialist Party (PSA), Werner ...
— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency



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