Two similar species of lemurs exist in Madagascar. One species eats leaves from the understory of trees, and the other eats leaves from the top of those trees. This phenomenon would be described as
A) competitive exclusion.
B) interference competition.
C) exploitative competition.
D) resource partitioning.
E) character displacement.

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The fact that two species of lemurs in Madagascar eat different parts of the trees (one eats from the understory and the other from the top) suggests that they are practicing resource partitioning. This means that they have evolved to use different resources in order to reduce competition and coexist in the same habitat.

Two Similar Species of Lemurs Exist in Madagascar