intraspecific competition

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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 ofcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However,intraspecificcompetitionbetween parasites for resources within the host gut has also been hypothesized to cause these density-dependent effects.
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Despite the commonly observed feeding aggregation of ticks, harmfulintraspecificcompetitionduring feeding is also evident.
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Thus, there were no indications ofintraspecificcompetition.
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Separating the effects ofintraspecificcompetitionfor resources from those of the host immune response is essential to understand nematode epidemiology.
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Moreover, we can hypothesize thatintraspecificcompetitionfor space may not be a limiting factor for niche distribution.
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This may suggest that when parasite intensities are low,intraspecificcompetitionmay not have a strong effect on parasites.
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These data are the first to separate successfully the effects ofintraspecificcompetitionfrom those of the immune response in helminth infections.
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These density-dependent effects have been hypothesized to result fromintraspecificcompetitionbetween parasites for limited resources or from the action of host immune responses.
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Thus, no evidence of interspecific orintraspecificcompetitionwas observed.
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Spatial separation may provide distinct feeding grounds or spatial resources for each developmental cohort and therefore may reduce anyintraspecificcompetitionor interference.
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However, these conditions might not reflect field conditions where food limitation andintraspecificcompetitionare likely to be frequent events.
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The low parameter values could also be the result ofintraspecificcompetitionbetween parasites.
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On an evolutionary time-scale, nesting space limitation at the population level is expected to drive ant specialization viaintraspecificcompetition.
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The mean length of roach at the end of each year of life can be used as an index of crowding andintraspecificcompetition.
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This suggests that density-dependence in recruitment was mediated byintraspecificcompetitionfor food or refuge from floodwaters, or by predation.
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Previous work has not separated the effect ofintraspecificcompetitionfrom that of the host immune response.
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The egg output of the individual parasite is decreased with increasing population density and it is often assumed that this is due to anintraspecificcompetitionfor limited food resources.
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In contrast to spatial limitations operating viaintraspecificcompetition, inter-specific interactions did not seem to influence population growth, at least at the aphid population densities encountered in 1987-1996.
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Intraspecificcompetitionincreases the comparative feeding success and ultimately the reproductive success of attractive\\attractable ticks, enforcing evolutionary stability of a gregariously feeding population.
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This might suggest that, from a population genetics perspective, the effective population size of these mermithid parasites is not substantially reduced byintraspecificcompetitionand its effects on body sizes.
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