ecophene Ecology.
(ˈiːkəʊfiːn)
[f. eco- as in ecology + phenotype + -e.]
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| 1922 G. Turesson in Hereditas III. 346 The reaction-types of the ecotypes called forth by the modificatory influences of extreme habitat factors may appropriately be termed ecophenes. Ibid. 347 The term ecophene is proposed to cover each of the reaction-types of the ecotypes arising through the modificatory influences of the combinations of extreme habitat factors given in nature. 1949 Darlington & Mather Elem. Genetics 389 Ecophene, the range of phenotypes produced by one genotype within the limits of habitat under which it is found in nature. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 177/2 Ecophenes are illustrated by climatic modifications at the tree line, by shade types of plants that normally range through a variety of light conditions, and by temperature influences on growth at different latitudes. 1968 R. F. Daubenmire Plant Communities i. 33 Whether these variations represent ecotypes or ecophenes, the habitat type is the best indicator of the extent of each type of variance. |