adverb
- In a manner relating to or characterized by autoecism; in the way that a parasitic organism completes its entire life cycle on a single host species.
Usage: biology; technical; rare
Examples
- The rust fungus reproduces autoeciously, requiring only one host plant throughout its life cycle.
- Some parasites develop autoeciously, never needing to switch between different host species.
- The pathogen spreads autoeciously within the wheat crop without requiring an alternate host.