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Intraspecific competition facts for kids

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Fighting Hartebeest
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In ecology, intraspecific competition is when two individuals of the same species compete for limited resources. Usually, the one winning the competition has a better fitness, and may better be able to reproduce. Examples for resources are food, water, space, light, or mates. This is different from interspecific competition vwhere members of different species compete. Intraspecific competition is important, because through evolution, species can become better adapted to where they live.

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  • Fighting Flamingos (6911914548)

    Flamingos competing via interference competition, potentially for territories, mates or food.

  • Logistic growth graph (population ecology)

    Population growth against time in a population growing logistically. The steepest parts of the graph are where the population growth is most rapid.

See also

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