Gladiator games: In the natural world, biodiversity can offer protection to weaker species

Monday, May 15, 2017 - 10:03 in Psychology & Sociology

If you pit a pair of gladiators, one strong and one weak, against each other 10 times the outcome will likely be the same every time: the stronger competitor will defeat the weak. But if you add into the field additional competitors of varying strength levels, even the weakest competitors might be able to survive—if only because they're able to find a quiet corner to hide.

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