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Hierarchical structured models for scramble and contest intraspecific competition are derived. The dynamical consequences of the two modes of competition are studied under the assumption that both populations divide up the same amount of a limiting resource at equal population levels. A comparison of equilibrium levels and their resiliences is made in order to determine which mode of competition is more advantageous. It is found that the concavity of the resource uptake rate is an important determining factor. Under certain circumstances contest competition is more advantageous for a population while under other circumstances scramble competition is more advantageous.
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Henson, S.M., Cushing, J.M. Hierarchical models of intra-specific competition: scramble versus contest. J. Math. Biol. 34, 755–772 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00161518
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