ecotype
noun
eco·type
ˈē-kə-ˌtīp 
ˈe-
: a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspecies
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Orca categories — called ecotypes — include residents, transients, and offshores.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
But the Glowworm, as is typical of snakes from heavily forested ecotypes, will often remain quiet and motionless until approached within inches and hence cannot be hunted by ear.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Earlier studies have shown that males and females of the same ecotype copulate for longer than mates of different ecotype.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2011
Transient orcas, the most common ecotype of killer whales in the North Pacific, hunt pinnipeds — marine mammals with flippers, such as sea lions and harbor seals.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
An illustration from the study showing sampling locations and inset photographs illustrating favored prey species, color-coded by ecotype.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2016
The whale is a male and a member of the transient orca ecotype.
—The Seattle Times, oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2020
Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
But the Glowworm, as is typical of snakes from heavily forested ecotypes, will often remain quiet and motionless until approached within inches and hence cannot be hunted by ear.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Earlier studies have shown that males and females of the same ecotype copulate for longer than mates of different ecotype.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2011
Transient orcas, the most common ecotype of killer whales in the North Pacific, hunt pinnipeds — marine mammals with flippers, such as sea lions and harbor seals.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
An illustration from the study showing sampling locations and inset photographs illustrating favored prey species, color-coded by ecotype.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2016
The whale is a male and a member of the transient orca ecotype.
—The Seattle Times, oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2020
Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020
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“Ecotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecotype. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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