At first, a dog walks away from its bed whenever the new cat approaches.The cat then stretches out on the bed by itself.This is an example of _______.After a few weeks, the dog stays on the bed and curls up tighter, and the cat curls up in the unused part of the bed.This is an example of _______.

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Initially, the dog avoids the bed when the cat approaches, which is competitive exclusion. Later, both the dog and cat share the bed by using different parts, which is resource partitioning.

At First, a Dog Walks Away from Its Bed Whenever