resource competition

collocation in English

meaningsofresourceandcompetition

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resource
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɔːs/us
/ˈriː.sɔːrs/
a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, ...
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competition
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition ofresourceandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofresource competition

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The breeding demand hypothesis is compatible with theresourcecompetitionhypothesis.
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Therefore, selection of tree species with minimumresourcecompetitionis crucial for incorporation of trees to be successful in tropical smallholder systems.
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Ifresourcecompetitionwith migrants is continually supported, this study among others will support the hypothesis that predator-prey populations are coupled.
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As more information is accumulated on feeding habits, the extent ofresourcecompetitionwill be better understood.
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The reasons given for this slow rate or non-adoption wereresourcecompetitionfor land and labour, seasonality in fodder supply and animal mobility.
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This evidence supports theresourcecompetitionhypothesis.
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This is because the conspecifics share exactly the same set of resources, leading to the most severeresourcecompetition.
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Traditional interpretations of the capital peace contend that development and global markets will eventually eliminateresourcecompetitionas a motive for war.
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If there was an increasedresourcecompetition, one would expect an increase level of aggression, but this is not the case.
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Spatial heterogeneity, trophic interactions, multipleresourcecompetition, competition-colonization trade-offs, and lag may prevent exclusion (ignoring stochastic extinction over longer time-frames).
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A cost associated with group foraging is increasedresourcecompetition, which in turn may reduce anti-predatory vigilance due to the intensity of foraging.
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On low quality territories, having a helper is unfavorable because of increasedresourcecompetition.
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Resourcecompetitioncould consist of fighting for food or territorial locations strategically safe from harm whether that be from predators or weather.
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This observation is consistent withresourcecompetitionbeing a cause of the crop circles.
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When nest density was greater, the females tended to be larger, which is more accurately explained by density-dependent mate preference and mating competition, as opposed to predation andresourcecompetition.
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The predictions involved both tonic activation, which remained stable across brain regions during game play, and phasic activation, which was present only when there wasresourcecompetition.
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