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Larger groups of individuals outcompete smaller groups in love and war.
The weed can outcompete other native plants because it takes advantage of early spring moisture.
When plants and animals are introduced into a new environment, they can outcompete the indigenous species and become a serious pest.
As the forest matures, primary species outcompete secondary species.
Our initial results showed that e en without a round of recombination, the meiosis-capable strains outcompete the matched meiosis-incapable ones.
However, there must be a sufficiently high level of natural cross-protection against major pathogen infection provided by infection with the minor pathogens for them to outcompete the major pathogens.
Very early morning emergence is possibly related to the phenomenon of aggressive male competition, as it seems likely that early-emerging males would outcompete late-emerging rivals for mates.