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Interspecific competition

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspecific_competition)

Interspecific competition, in ecology, is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resource in an ecosystem (e.g. food or living space). The other form of competition is intraspecific competition, which involves organisms of the same species. (Wikipedia)

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Biological competition
N/AIntraspecific competition

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Approved Date
31-May-2013

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