Explain interference competition with an example.

1.	Explain interference competition with an example.
Answer» In interference competition, even if the resource is abundant, the feeding efficiency of one species is reduced by the interfering and inhibitory presence of other species. Eg: The Abingdon tortoise in Galapagos islands become extinct with in a decade due to the introduction of goat in that island.

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In interference competition, even if the resource is abundant, the feeding efficiency of one species is reduced by the interfering and inhibitory presence of other species.

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The Abingdon tortoise in Galapagos islands become extinct with in a decade due to the introduction of goat in that island.

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