gause's principle

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Gause's principle (ˈɡaʊzəz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
ecology the principle that similar species cannot coexist for long in the same ecological niche
 
[named after G. F. Gause, 20th-century Soviet biologist]

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