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With who did Wilson co-author a paper defining Theory of character displacement in 1956?

  • Robert MacArthur

  • Charles Darwin

  • Jane Goodall

  • Robert MacArthur

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Theory of character displacement, co-authored by Robert MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson in 1956, proposes that competition between similar species can lead to evolutionary divergence in their traits, reducing competition and enabling coexistence. This phenomenon has been observed in various animal populations and has important implications for understanding ecological communities and biodiversity.
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