In competition between P. caudatum and P. bursaria, neither species goes extinct because they utilize different resources. This can be considered as evidence for

A. the competitive exclusion principle.
B. character displacement.
C. the coexistence hypothesis.
D. resource partitioning.
E. the extinction theory.


Answer: D

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