The concept of competition “is of no practical use for field biologists … But for theoretical ecology the concept is vital. On the assumption that competition occurs in nature, both between species and between individuals of the same species, it has been possible to make simple models of the natural world which have led to our most perceptive understandings of how species are separated, and kept distinct; and of how the populations of many animals and plants are restricted in nature” (Colinvaux 1973). In this review, I use the wide definition of competition to include both interference (or contest) and exploitation (or scramble) competition, because the distinction is usually obvious from the context.
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Flux, J.E.C. (2008). A Review of Competition between Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and Hares (Lepus europaeus). In: Alves, P.C., Ferrand, N., Hackländer, K. (eds) Lagomorph Biology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72446-9_16
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