Ecological homologues
- Pronunciation
- /ek-oh-loh-jee-kal hom-uh-logs/
- Category
- Ecology
- Singular
- Ecological homologue
- Plural
- Ecological homologues
Definition
Species that occupy similar ecological niches, even if they are not closely related.
Etymology
From Greek 'homo-', meaning 'same', and 'logos', meaning 'study'.
Example
The wolf and the coyote are ecological homologues, as they both occupy a similar predator niche.