Competitive Displacement
- Pronunciation
- /kom-PET-i-tiv dis-pleys-muhnt/
- Category
- Behavior
- Plural
- Competitive Displacements
Definition
The process by which one species of insect outcompetes another species for resources, leading to the decline or elimination of the less competitive species.
Etymology
From Latin 'competitio', meaning 'competition', and 'displacement', meaning 'the act of moving something out of its place'.
Example
Competitive displacement is a major factor in the decline of many native insect species due to the introduction of invasive species.
Related Terms
- Competition
- Interspecific Interactions
- Invasion
- Coexistence