Recall that instead of expending energy fleeing or hiding from coyotes, foxes will instead settle in "coyote-poor" environments. This is NOT:
A)the result of competitive exclusion.
B)an example of antagonism.
C)an example of intraspecific competition.
D)an example of interspecific competition.

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Foxes settling in "coyote-poor" environments to avoid competition with coyotes is an example of interspecific competition, where species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem. It is not intraspecific competition, which would involve members of the same species competing with each other.

Recall That Instead of Expending Energy Fleeing or Hiding from Coyotes