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No two different species can occupy the same niche. This principle was given by

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Elton
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Lindeman
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Shelford
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Gause
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Solution

The correct option is D Gause
The principle that similar species cannot coexist for long in the same ecological niche is known as Gause principle. Georgii Frantsevich Gause was a Russian biologist, who proposed the competitive exclusion principle, fundamental to the science of ecology. The one with the greater capability to adapt remains dominant for a longer duration.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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