Competitive exclusion occurs
298.Award: 1.00 point
Results of competition in a community
only dead beetles in all jars due to intense competition for the niche.
In an experiment, a dozen jars of dry meal are set up and fifty individuals of each species, both males and females, are added to each jar. The food supply is not quite sufficient to last for six months and the size is adequate so that wastes do not become toxic. Most likely, examination of the jars in six months will find only one species per jar.
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hypervolume
competitive exclusion
References
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exclusion principle |
Ecologist Robert MacArthur observed that five species of similar warblers coexisted on spruce trees
because they
were kept below the carrying capacity by predators.
Ecologist Robert MacArthur observed that five species of similar warblers coexisted on spruce trees
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