The ideal free distribution
A) automatically occurs once each animal has dealt with the constraints placed upon it by other animals.
B) has been shown to actually occur in numerous species.
C) is the predicted result if animals had no actual knowledge about the relative value of individual habitats.
D) is the way animals distribute themselves if each of them is successful in defending a territory.

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The ideal free distribution theory has been supported by empirical evidence in numerous species, showing that animals distribute themselves among habitats in a way that maximizes their individual fitness, as predicted by the theory.

The Ideal Free Distribution