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When the grey American squirrel was first introduced to Britain, it occupied the same niche as the British red squirrel. In most situations, the invading squirrel out-competes the native squirrel and gains dominance over the niche.

http://www.nebiodiversity.org.uk/biodiversity/species/mammals/redsquirrel/d...

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Competitive Exclusion

Published on Feb 23, 2016

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Competitive Exclusion

No sharing, no problem!
When the grey American squirrel was first introduced to Britain, it occupied the same niche as the British red squirrel. In most situations, the invading squirrel out-competes the native squirrel and gains dominance over the niche.

http://www.nebiodiversity.org.uk/biodiversity/species/mammals/redsquirrel/d...

Resource Partitioning

Agree to Separate
There are many species of Caribbean anoles, and they all occupy the same area. To avoid competition for a common resource, the anoles occupy different areas of the forest (ground, canopy, tree trunk, etc.) so they can all benefit from the resources available.

http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios101/interactio/tsld016.htm

Competition

Fighting for the Food
Leopards and lions both eat the same prey: zebras. Because this is not an unlimited resource, the leopards and lions enter into interspecific competition.
Photo by orkomedix

Predation

It's a dog-eat-dog world...
Ducks capture fish to eat, making ducks the predator and fish the prey. This is classified as predation, where one animal benefits and the other is harmed by being eaten.
Photo by jonasflanken

Commensalism

Help me, and no one gets hurt.
Monarch butterflies partake in the nectar of the milkweed plant. Since milkweed plants are neither harmed nor helped from this interaction, this is a commensalistic relationship.
Photo by AndyMcLemore

Mutualism: We're all in this Together...

The oxbird gets both a ride and a snack on the hippopotamus when it lands on its back to eat the bugs. The hippopotamus gets a free cleaning service when the ox-birds eat the bugs off his back. Both species benefit, so this is a mutualistic relationship.