On the slopes of the Washington Cascades, ecologists have studied some closely related vole species for decades. Many of these vole species, when they occur on separate mountains, tend to choose very similar seed sizes for food
However, when these species occur together on the same mountain slope, their food choices tend to differ, with some species selecting small seeds and others feeding exclusively on larger seeds. This behavior may be an example of
A) intraspecific competition.
B) resource partitioning.
C) intraspecific range diversion.
D) habitat fragmentation.
E) niche fragmentation.
B
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