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The modern idea of a species as a whole system is characterized by particular relations between members of the species. Thus the reactions of individual members of a population to external forces are different from the reactions of the whole population. The dependence of the behaviour and way of life of invertebrates on the interactions between members of a population has not often been investigated. It has been considered more often with reference to the theory of intraspecific competition and the principle of Malthus.
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SKOPTSOV, A. Intraspecific Relations of Insects living in Groups. Nature 218, 880–882 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218880b0
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