Antibodies serve as physiological bridges between an antigen present on a pathogen, and the cells or molecules that will ultimately destroy it.

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Coexist of species 

They Do Not Occupy Identical Niches

Species may partition resources

Morphological differences

Realized niche is less than fundamental niche 

Greater strength intraspecific competition than interspecific competition 

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Competitive exclusion principle The principle that two species cannot coexist indefinitely when they are both limited by the same resource.

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The Enemy release hypothesis is the idea that invasive species are less impacted by enemies than native species.

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Lack of environmental constraints hypothesis suggests preadaptation of some invaders to existing environmental conditions.

With few limitations to many abiotic environments, these invaders can grow quickly and outcompete native species

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An interaction in which one organism, the predator, eats all or part of the body of another organism, the prey.

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Introduced species A species that is introduced to a region of the world where it has not historically existed. Also known as Exotic species or Non-native species