The principle of competitive exclusion was stated by
A
Verhulst and Pearl
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C. Darwin
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C
G. F. Gause
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D
MacArthur
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Solution
The correct option is C G. F. Gause The principle of competitive exclusion is stated by G.F Gause. He studied the effects of interspecific competition between two closely related species. He stated that two species competing for the same food resource cannot coexist at the same place if other ecological factors remain constant.