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Competition is an interaction between individuals in which one or more of the participants suffers a net loss of fitness and none show a net gain compared with values in the absence of the competitive interaction. In terms of Table 8.1, competition is defined as - 0 or - -. The competition is asymmetrical if the loss in fitness suffered by some participants is much greater than that suffered by others. Mutualism is classified as + 0 or + + in Table 8.1. Some or all of the participants in the interaction show a net gain in fitness and none shows a net loss.
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Wootton, R.J. (1990). Biotic interactions: II. Competition and mutualism. In: Ecology of Teleost Fishes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0829-1_9
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