n. Carotenoids, for instance, are a large class of red, yellow and orange plant pigments composed of long carbon chains with many conjugated double bonds. They contain three maxima in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum (420 nm, 450 nm, 480 nm).

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The superior competitor hypothesis suggests invasives are more efficient users of natural resources than natives.

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The propagule pressure hypothesis suggests invasives produce more progeny than some native species.

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Outcomes of Competition- 

Reduction in population sizes

Change in space use or activity 

Competitive exclusion

Character displacement

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Competition as a negative interaction between two species that depend on the same limiting resource to survive, grow, and reproduce.

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Intraspecific competition - Competition among individuals of the same species. 

Interspecific competition - Competition among individuals of different species

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