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#Question id: 12254


Assume that the abundance of a species in a community is proportional to the size of its niche. As each new species colonises this community, an existing niche is split. The resultant relative abundances of species in this community will be most uneven

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. The largest niche is always split when a new species colonises if: 
  2. The niches are split at random, independent of their size
  3. The probability of a niche being split is proportional to its size
  4. The smallest niche is always split when a new species colonises