Environment & Ecology · Ecological Niche & Competition
Consider the following situation: In a forested region, a primate species initially uses a broad range of food resources and occupies multiple habitat zones in the absence of a major ecological competitor. After the arrival of another closely related species exploiting similar resources, the first species becomes confined to a narrower set of habitats and feeding spaces. With reference to the above situation, which one of the following correctly describes the niche status of the first species before and after the arrival of the competing species?
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- 1It occupied an ecotone earlier and a niche later.
- 2It occupied a fundamental niche earlier and a realised niche later.✓
- 3It occupied a realised niche earlier and a fundamental niche later.
- 4It occupied a habitat earlier and developed a niche later.
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It occupied a fundamental niche earlier and a realised niche later.
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