Only Distantly Related New World Monkeys Co-Occur

Question

Only distantly related New World monkeys co-occur. This due to
A) phylogenetic under dispersion.
B) phylogenetic clustering.
C) competition eliminating similar species.
D) environmental filtering.
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

Competition eliminating similar species leads to only distantly related species co-occurring, as closely related species with similar ecological niches are more likely to compete with each other, resulting in competitive exclusion.