Ecologist Robert MacArthur observed that five species of similar warblers coexisted on spruce trees because they

A. ate different kinds of insects.
B. were actually subspecies of the same species.
C. cooperated in their foraging habits.
D. were kept below the carrying capacity by predators.
E. foraged in different places of the tree canopy.


Answer: E

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