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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.
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Autecology means one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species..
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1959: Odum, ' In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology' and synecology.
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