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The great hornbill and the toucan both eat the same fruit, insects, and nuts. They both live in the rainforest. Their large bills function to get food and also as warning coloration. Which of the following is a limiting factor to the toucan population?
overlapping breeding seasons
bill coloration
genetic variability
competition

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
competition

Because both species use the same food resources in the same habitat, interspecific competition for those limited resources will limit the toucan population.