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(A) The phenomenon described is based on the study by $Robert \ MacArthur$ regarding warblers.Closely related species living in the same habitat can a

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Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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(A) The phenomenon described is based on the study by $Robert \ MacArthur$ regarding warblers.Closely related species living in the same habitat can avoid interspecific competition by adopting 'resource partitioning'.In this specific case,the five species of warblers avoid competition by foraging at different times or in different parts of the same tree,which represents behavioural differences in their foraging activities.Therefore,both the Assertion and the Reason are correct,and the Reason provides the correct explanation for the Assertion.

Effects on Organism $1$	Effects on Organism $2$ (Benefit,Harm,No Effect)
Benefit	Mutualism,Predation,$B$
Harm	$A$,Competition,Amensalism
No Effect	Commensalism,$C$,$-$

$A$: Five closely related species of warblers living on the same tree can avoid competition and co-exist.
$R$: This occurs due to behavioural differences in their foraging activities.

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$A$: Five closely related species of warblers living on the same tree can avoid competition and co-exist.$R$: This occurs due to behavioural differences in their foraging activities.