If you were to study all of the insect-eating birds in a forest, you would see that many birds eat insects, yet you may not see any evidence of competition. What is the most probable explanation?
A) The birds have coevolved.
B) The birds are exhibiting resource partitioning.
C) The birds are exhibiting intraspecific competition only.
D) There is no keystone species in this community.
E) There is not enough species richness to see evidence of competition.

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Resource partitioning allows multiple species to coexist in the same area by utilizing different resources or the same resource in different ways, thus reducing direct competition.

If You Were to Study All of the Insect-Eating Birds