how do two species compete for the same resource even if they never come into contact with each other.
2007-01-26 05:45:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
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2007-01-26 05:51:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A common way this happens is between nocturnal and diurnal animals that live in the same place, but use the resources at a different time, such as a bat and a flycatcher. Another instance is where predators prey on migratory species, and they compete for the same species in different places. A northern pikeminnow in the Columbia river may eat a juvenile salmon that is heading out to the ocean, and compete with seagulls that also feed on juvenile salmon.
2007-01-26 06:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think carpenter ants might be a good example... they tear up leaves on plants. Anything else that wants those leaves (worms that eat leaves) would be competing for the same resource.... My issue with this example is that they might contact one another.
Maybe spiders and birds that eat insects?
2007-01-26 05:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish and birds both eat insects floating on the surface of a pond.
2007-01-26 06:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't.
2007-01-26 05:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋