4. What is an ideal free distribution and under what conditions can it be establ

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4. What is an ideal free distribution and under what conditions can it be established? 5. Southern European songbird, the blue tit, breeds in two habitats that differ greatly in quality. In deciduous oak forests, blue tits produce so many young that their populations have the potential ofgrowing at the astronomical rate of 10% annually. In evergreen oak habitats, blue tits perform poorly, with populations showing a potential for a rapid decline of 13% annually. Yet blue tits persist in both habitats. Why?

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4.Ideal free distribution is where patches of animals distributes resources among themselves appropriately to maximize fitness.

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