GAUSE'S PRINCIPLE


Meaning of GAUSE'S PRINCIPLE in English

noun

also gause's rule ˈgau̇zə̇z-

Usage: usually capitalized G

Etymology: after G. F. Gause, b 1910 American ecologist

: a statement in ecology: two species that have identical ecological requirements cannot exist in the same area at the same time

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