Sentence examples for competitive dominance from inspiring English sources

When nutrients were added, the direction of competitive dominance reversed; turf algae became competitively superior and overgrew corals at an average rate of 0.34 mm 3 wk−1.

The trans-Atlantic joint venture was more problematic because of the competitive dominance it would enjoy on certain routes.

When you consider her competitive dominance, leadership in women's tennis and American sports in general, Williams is one to cheer.

The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres were also eliminated at the end of the 1970 71 season, and not a single rural comedy was left on CBS, the network that had based much of its competitive dominance in the 1960s on that genre.

We expected seasonal and event-based change in all parameters, and that total microbial population sizes and diversity would be lower in soils with higher N availability, due to greater competitive dominance of nitrophilic or copiotrophic taxa.

"Not content with the percentage of MovieTickets.com it previously negotiated for, AMC has intentionally sought to destroy MovieTickets.com's present opportunity to maximize its value by achieving competitive dominance in the marketplace," the suit states.

In any case, the mechanisms elaborated by natural selection in the context of competitive survival, dominance, mating and affiliation are not necessarily harmonious.

Although he was perhaps not as universally recognized as such legendary jockeys as Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro, Bill Shoemaker, and Bill Hartack, the intensely competitive Bailey's dominance of Thoroughbred racing over the previous decade earned him a historic place in their company.

In the wild, the apes are also highly competitive, vying for dominance.

Such interactions may be due to a number of factors, including competition for limited resources (e.g., soil nutrients or food), social behaviors (e.g., aggression, social dominance, competitive ability, or helping behavior), or interactions between mothers and their offspring (maternal effects) [ 2].

Testosterone and oxytocin are not natural allies, said UCSB anthropologist Adrian V. Jaeggi: Though high levels of testosterone are usually associated with competitive, drive-for-dominance behavior, bursts of oxytocin are linked to sharing, cooperation, trust and tenderness.