Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons. The Pauling scale is the most commonly used.

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K1>K2/β  and K1/α<K2- Either species 1 or species 2 goes extinct, depending on the initial densities.

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K1<K2/β  and K1/α>K2- The two species coexist.

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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.