autecology

From Ancient Greek via Latin auto- (“on itself”) +‎ ecology.

autecology (usually uncountable, plural autecologies)

1. 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.

• synecology

• “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.