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Biology Organisms and Populations All Topic Question For Revision Test Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

Connell’s elegant field experiments are related to barnacle, in which superior barnacle Balanus dominates the intertidal area, and excludes the smaller barnacle Chathmalus from that zone. This phenomenon is called

A
competitive exclusion principle
B
competitive release
C
interspecific competition
D
none of the above

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Joseph Connell showed through barnacle experiments that the superior competitor Balanus excluded Chthamalus from the intertidal zone, demonstrating the competitive exclusion principle.

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