In his comprehensive theory, Steve Hubbell assumes that all species are competitively equivalent and that they have identical fitnesses— their probabilities of death and reproduction are the same. How do we characterize such species (and, indeed, Hubbell's theory)?

A) polarized
B) neutral
C) niche-differentiated
D) complementary


Ans: B) neutral

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