In a species, the smallest taxonomic subdivision. Individuals in an ecotype are highly evolved to suit their environment. For example, in climatically severe areas, some trees, like the Pacific madrone, grow as a bushy ecotype. ctoparasite A parasite, such as a flea, that lives on the exterior of another organism.
A subdivision of a species that survives as a distinct population through environmental selection and reproductive isolation.
A local strain possessing distinctive characteristics evolved in a particular environment over the course of time.
A genetically differentiated sub-population that is restricted to a specific habitat.
A population within a species that has developed a distinct morphological or physiological characteristic (including herbicide resistance) as an adaptation to a specific environment and which persists when individuals are moved to a different environment.
Ecol). An element of a Linnaean species separable on the basis of its assocction with particular habitat factors. () ( Genet biotype resulting from selection with referenc to a particular habitat. ( BCFT modif.).
(not nomenclatural). 1) a particular phenotypic or genotypic strain produced by environmental variation. Comment: The term has no connection with nomenclatural typification. 2) Jirasek (Taxon 10: 42. 1961) notes the use of this term for cultivated plants. Subsets of ecotypes are local ecotype ( ecotypus localis) and regional ecotype ( ecotypus regionalis, also known as geoecotype).
A population of a species that differs genetically from other populations of the same species because local conditions have selected for certain unique physiological or morphological characteristics.
a certain population of plants within a species that, due to different genetics, has a different form (height, leaf size, etc
Genetically distinct individuals of a species that are adapted to a particular environment.
A sub-specific group that is genetically adapted to a particular habitat, but can interbreed with other ecotypes (or ecospecies) of the same species without loss of fertility.
a subdivision of a species with distinct characteristics adapted to local or regional conditions.
genetic subdivision of a species resulting from the selective action of a particular environment and showing adaptation to that environment. Ecotypes may be geographic, climatic, elevational, or soil related. Red maples and northern red oaks are both adapted to moist soils, but can also be found on drier sites where the genetic difference is their enhanced ability to retain water.
subspecific form within a true species, resulting from selection within a particular habitat and therefore adapted genetically to that habitat, but which can interbreed with other members of the species.
A locally adapted population within a species that has certain genetically determined characteristics; interbreeding between ecotypes is not restricted.
A subdivision of a species; a stage in the formation of a species such that reproductive isolation has occurred.
A subset of a species that has adapted to a specific geographic environment and as a result has evolved to be genetically distinct from other members of the same species found in different environments.
A population within a species that has developed distinct physiological characteristics (e.g., herbicide resistance) in response to a specific environment which persist even if individuals are moved to a different environment.
a group of physiological or morphological variants within a biological species adapted to particular environmental conditions
a local population of a particular species, adapted through natural selection to a particular habitat or geographic location.
a variant of a species, the outstanding differences of which are genetic and which have evolved in response to environmental factors.
A population of a species in a given ecosystem that is adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions. ( FS People's Glossary of Eco Mgmt Terms)
Ecotypes are examples of the same species that are found in different habitats and have evolved specific adaptations to their differing environments (such as the white cedars growing on cliffs along the Eardley Escarpment in Quebec and those growing in swamps in the Marlborough Forest in Ontario).
A genetically induced variety within a single species, adapted for local ecological conditions
A subset of individuals within a species with a characteristic ecology.
An ecotype is a distinct entity of an animal, plant, or other organism that is closely linked (in its characteristics) to the ecological surroundings it inhabits. For example it is commonly accepted that the Tucuxi dolphin has two ecotypes - the riverine ecotype found in some South American rivers and the pelagic ecotype found in the South Atlantic Ocean. Similarly, it is accepted that the Bottlenose Dolphin has two ecotypes in the North Atlantic Ocean.