Abstract
Ayala has demonstrated a stable coexistence of two species of Drosophila that violates the competitive exclusion principle as defined by the Gause–Volterra equations. His data are shown to fit a non-linear competition model and to satisfy a meaningful statement of competitive exclusion.
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GILPIN, M., JUSTICE, K. Reinterpretation of the Invalidation of the Principle of Competitive Exclusion. Nature 236, 273–274 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236273a0
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