J. Waggle wrote:
> Compete competitors cannot coexist.  If two
> non-interbreeding populations possess exactly the same
> ecological requirements, and live in the same place,
> one will have slight advantage and, over time, will
> replace the other completely according to the
> competition theory.

Not true. There are many "competitors" who coexist nicely, in fact end
up as cooperating competitors. Plus, the object of the competition will
often change to accommodate the competitors. Nature is not static,
otherwise you would see uniformity and few species. The opposite is
true. Just check the diversity of pollinators on any field and the
number that are on the same floral source. You will see honeybees,
bumblebees, solitary bees and flies. Even when there are few sources in
an area, the source usually accommodates more than one pollinator and
"rations" the reward so it will not lose out on pollinators. Sometimes
there is even a symbiotic relationship.

BTW, I googled "competition theory" since I have never heard of it
before and got -The competition theory is based on the Anglo-Saxon model
and assumes the existence and justification of differing interests.
According to this theory, political opinion is formed in a pluralistic
society through an open process of debate and argument between differing
heterogeneous interest groups.

I do hold my ear to the hive in the dead of winter to see if they are
alive. Now I know the buzzing is a heated political debate.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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