Ecotype
Classification of distinct populations lesser than subspecies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ecophenotype or Subspecies.
In evolutionary ecology, an ecotype,[note 1] sometimes called ecospecies, describes a genetically distinct geographic variety, population, or race within a species, which is genotypically adapted to specific environmental conditions.
Typically, though ecotypes exhibit phenotypic differences (such as in morphology or physiology) stemming from environmental heterogeneity, they are capable of interbreeding with other geographically adjacent ecotypes without loss of fertility or vigor.[1][2][3][4][5]