Suppose That, Instead of the Results Actually Obtained in Brown

question 60

Multiple Choice

Suppose that, instead of the results actually obtained in Brown and Davidson's experiments, the number of rodents in the ant-excluded treatment was roughly the same as the number of rodents in the control group, and the number of ants in the rodent-excluded treatment was roughly the same as the number of ants in the control group. Which of the following would you then conclude?

• A) Competition is asymmetrical, with rodents affecting ants more than ants affect rodents.
• B) The two species have reduced competition through resource partitioning.
• C) Competition is asymmetrical, with rodents affecting ants less than ants affect rodents.
• D) There has been a competitive reversal.

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