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 (from Greek: Î¿á¼¶ÎºÎ¿Ï, house; -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±, study of) is the scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes biology and Earth science. Ecology includes the study of interactions organisms have with each other, other organisms, and with abiotic components of their environment.