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... competition interacts in a complex fashion with the other fac- tors . Even the effects of cold may depend on whether ... competition for the environment . One tenet of ecology is the principle of competitive exclusion . This prin- ciple ...
... competition interacts in a complex fashion with the other fac- tors . Even the effects of cold may depend on whether ... competition for the environment . One tenet of ecology is the principle of competitive exclusion . This prin- ciple ...
Page 244
... competition underlies all the rest . An ecologist would define competition as " the active demand by two or more individuals . . . for a common resource or requirement that is actually or po- tentially limiting " ( Wilson , 1975 ) ...
... competition underlies all the rest . An ecologist would define competition as " the active demand by two or more individuals . . . for a common resource or requirement that is actually or po- tentially limiting " ( Wilson , 1975 ) ...
Page 269
... COMPETITION As we have said in previous chapters , a female's chief need is food . In the nor- mal course of primate lives , more food means earlier maturation , bigger babies , more milk , and thus ... Competition Female-Female Competition.
... COMPETITION As we have said in previous chapters , a female's chief need is food . In the nor- mal course of primate lives , more food means earlier maturation , bigger babies , more milk , and thus ... Competition Female-Female Competition.
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WHAT WHERE | 3 |
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES | 34 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 45 |
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