![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/sites/dl/free/007029416x/title/MOLLES2E02SP_sm.jpg) Ecology, Concepts and Applications, 2/e Manuel C. Molles,
University of New Mexico - Albuquerque
Competition
Chapter Objectives
Studies of intraspecific competition provide evidence for resource limitation. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | The niche reflects the environmental requirements of species. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Mathematical and laboratory models provide a theoretical foundation for studying competitive interactions in nature. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Competition can have significant ecological and evolutionary influences on the niches of species. |
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