Within a species, an ecotype is a genetically unique population that is adapted to its local environment. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology An adaptation is a characteristic of an Organism that has been favored by Natural selection and [1] 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. The Tucuxi ( Sotalia fluviatilis) is a Dolphin found both in the rivers of the Amazon Basin and in the coastal waters to the north and east of Similarly, it is accepted that the Bottlenose Dolphin has two ecotypes in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Bottlenose Dolphin is one of the most common and well-known Dolphins.
The term ecotype was coined in 1922 by Swedish botanist Göte Turesson. Göte Wilhelm Turesson ( April 6 1892 &ndash December 30[[ 970]] was a Swedish evolutionary Botanist who made significant contributions to ecological
An ecotype, as such, has no formal taxonomic standing: also see chemotype. Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification The word comes from the Greek, taxis (meaning 'order' 'arrangement' and, nomos A chemotype (sometimes chemovar) is a chemically distinct entity in a Plant or Microorganism, with differences in the composition of the Secondary
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- ^ Molles, Manuel C. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. A transplant experiment (also known as a common garden experiment, although this term is more Plant specific is an , Jr. (2005). Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 3rd edition, New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. , p. 201. ISBN 0-07-243969-6.
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- (ecology) A group of organisms, normally a subdivision of a species, that is adapted to a specific environment
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