character displacement
A phenomenon in which species that live together in the same environment tend to diverge in those characteristics that overlap; exemplified by Darwin's finches.
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Character displacement: A pattern in which two species with overlapping ecological requirements differ more when they co-occur than when they do not.
Character displacement: Forced evolution of dissimilar characters in related species where their ranges overlap. Elsewhere, where they exist on their own, their similarities are maintained.
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^ a b Lawrence, Eleanor (2005) Henderson's Dictionary of Biology. Pearson, Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-127384-1 ...
character displacement The process by which two closely related species interact so as to cause one or both of them to diverge evolutionarily in one or more traits.
The character displacement described above was inferred from the data shown. However, over the past several years, the Grants have been able to observe character displacement actually occurring. This is their story.
 See also: Evolution, Organ, Character, Population, Action
  
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