The Competitive Exclusion Principle: Gause's Principle, Effects of the Competitive Exclusion Principle
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:23:54
Category: / Science & Technology / Biology
Length: 4 pages (1151 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Biology
Length: 4 pages (1151 words)
Introduction
Competition between individuals or species occurs when there are limited resources that must be shared. It is an interaction in which one organism deprives another of resources, for example food; water; nesting space, and causes a reduction in fitness i.e. reduced growth, fewer progeny, and greater risk of death of the weaker species (employees.csbsju.edu). Competition is expresed by either exploitation, in which one organism will 'use up' shared resources, or interference …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145227?journalCode=ento
Oosting, H.J., (1956) The competitive exclusion principle information. http://www.headwaterstreams.com/ce.html
Competitive exclusion. http://www.tiem.utk.edu/~gross/eeb507/ecobeak/patchyhabitat.html
Ecology. www.saburchill.com/IBbiology/chapters02/035.html
Concepts of biology. http://employees.csbsju.edu/SSAUPE/biol116/Ecology/community.html
Populations and communities.
http://www.lanther.co.uk/notes/BYB5.pdf
Evolution.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/6/1_016_02.html
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.
Not a member yet?
