ecotype
Noun

ecotype (plural ecotypes)

  1. (ecology) A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.
    Synonyms: ecospecies
    • 1997, Steven R. Radosevich, Jodie S. Holt, Claudio Ghersa, Weed Ecology: Implications for Management page 78 ↗,
      She collected rhizomes of two ecotypes, a northern ecotype originally from Yellowstone County, Montana, and a southern ecotype from an agricultural field near Hollister, California.
    • 1997, Mark R. Macnair, The evolution of plants in metal-contaminated environments, in Rudolf Bijlsma, Volker Loeschcke (editors), Environmental Stress, Adaptation, and Evolution, page 19 ↗,
      The more interesting question is, What is the difference between an endemic and an ecotype?
Translations
  • French: écotype
  • German: Ökotyp
  • Italian: ecotipo
  • Portuguese: ecótipo
  • Spanish: ecotipo
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