from nearby plants of other species. In the reference column of Table 1, only the first chromosome number report for a species is cited. The following subgenera, with the number Received for publication 13 Mar. 1995. Accepted for publication 14 July 1995. This research was funded by CRIS 5358-21000-011-000 at the U.S.
ecological. adj. 1. (Environmental Science) of or relating to ecology. 2. (Environmental Science) (of a practice, policy, product, etc) tending to benefit or cause minimal damage to the environment.
ecology, oecology. 1. the branch of biology that studies the relations between plants and animals and their environment. Also called bionomics, bionomy. 2. the branch of sociology that studies the environmental spacing and interdependence of people and institutions, as in rural or in urban settings.