Foraging on the wing: How can ecologically similar birds live together?

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Apr 15, 2025, 7:10 pm68 ptsTrending
A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in the natural world, but some ecologically similar species appear to coexist peacefully. A classic study in songbirds by Robert MacArthur, one of the founders of modern ecology, suggested…

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