ecophysiological
- adjective
- /ˌiːkoʊˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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ecofisiológico
- Researchers study the ecophysiological adaptations of plants to understand how they thrive in harsh environments.
- ecophysiological traits
- ecophysiological evolution
- ecophysiological variation
Examples
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For natural selection to cause evolutionary change in ecophysiological traits, genetic variation for those traits must exist within natural populations.
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New research addresses natural selection, genetic constraints, and the adaptive evolution of plant ecophysiological traits.
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What is the genetic basis for ecophysiological traits?
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The genetic basis of ecophysiological evolution
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Heat shock proteins: A model system for the study of ecophysiological evolution
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The adaptive value of ecophysiological traits
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Many ecophysiological traits are considered here as all aspects of resource uptake.
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However, no ecophysiological evidence indicated that understory plants suffered a shortage of available water.
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What is the evidence for adaptive evolution of ecophysiological traits in natural populations?
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Phenotypic analyses, as discussed above, highlight the potential for natural selection on ecophysiological traits.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
ecophysiological = ecophysiology (transparent) = ecophysiology + ical
Formed from the noun 'ecophysiology' plus the regular adjectival suffix '-ical', so the meaning is directly 'relating to ecophysiology'.
Etymology
Ecophysiological combines eco- (from a word meaning 'home' or 'environment', as in ecosystem and eco-friendly) and physiology ('body function' or 'how an animal or plant works'). So, ecophysiological describes how an animal or plant's body works while it lives in its environment.
