Nick Arnett writes:
> You're describing this in terms of natural selection, which I don't think
> tells the whole story. Natural selection is pure competition.
Not quite; there's commensalism and symbiosis as well (e.g., the
well-known example of the clownfish and the sea anemone). There are
larger patterns as well, where species effectively create niches for
others.
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