Occupation or Discipline
hydrobiology
[ hahy-droh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Ecology
Definitions related to hydrobiology:
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The study of aquatic life inhabiting bodies of water, including growth, morphology, physiology, genetics, distribution, and interactions with other organisms and the environment. It includes MARINE HYDROBIOLOGY.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(aquatic biology) Branch of biology that deals with organisms that live in water.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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