Cope’s rule:  A proposed generalization that individual body size in animals tends to increase during evolution.

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Resource partitioning promote coexist  of ecologically similar species

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                                   Richard hypothesis 

d/w = resource separation ratio.

d/w < 1, species cannot coexist;

1 < d/w < 3, there will be some competition between species

d/w > 3, species coexist harmoniously

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                     Proportional similarity analysis

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Proportional similarity values of less than 0.70 have been taken to indicate possible coexistence

While those greater than 0.70 indicate competitive exclusion.

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Character displacement

Morphological differences in two closely related species present in same geographical area while similar morphology when present at different geographical are

1. Niche diversification

2. Co-existence of many species

3. Evolutionary program

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