No two different species can occupy the same niche. This principle was given by
A
Elton
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B
Lindeman
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C
Shelford
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D
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.