ecophysiology
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Ecophysiology (from Greek , oikos, "house(hold)"; , physis, "nature, origin"; and , -logia), environmental physiology or physiological ecology is a biological discipline that studies the response of an organism's physiology to environmental conditions. It is closely related to comparative physiology and evolutionary physiology. Ernst Haeckel's coinage bionomy is sometimes employed as a synonym.
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- Plants
- Light
- Temperature
- Water
- {{co2}} concentration
- Wind
- Exchange of mass and energy
- Acclimation
- Wind damage
- Animals
- Humans
- Thermoregulation
- Altitude
- Scientists
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Ecophysiology (from Greek , oikos, "house(hold)"; , physis, "nature, origin"; and , -logia), environmental physiology or physiological ecology is a biological discipline that studies the response of an organism's physiology to environmental conditions. It is closely related to comparative physiology and evolutionary physiology. Ernst Haeckel's coinage bionomy is sometimes employed as a synonym.
== Plants ==
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