When species divide a niche to avoid competition for resources, it is called resource partitioning. Sometimes the competition is between species, called interspecific competition, and sometimes it's between individuals of the same species, or intraspecific competition.

What is resource partitioning in an ecosystem?

Resource partitioning is the division of limited resources by species to help avoid competition in an ecological niche. In any environment, organisms compete for limited resources, so organisms and different species have to find ways to coexist with one another.

Does resource partitioning occur in Mutualisms?

(b) can occur through morphological differences between competing species. Competition for a limiting resource can lead to resource partitioning , in which two species divide a resource based on differences in their behavior or morphology. ...