Definition of Gause's principle
: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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Gause's principle
noun
Gau·se's principle
variants:
or less commonly
Gause's rule
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Origin and Etymology of gause's principle
after G. F. Gause,, born 1910 American ecologist
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