Intraspecific competition is an interaction in population ecology, whereby members of the same species compete for limited resources. This leads to a reduction in fitness for both individuals. By contrast, interspecific competition occurs when members of different species compete for a shared resource. Members of the same species have very similar... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraspecific_competition
A type of competition whereby an individual plant competes with one or more members of the same species for nutrients, space, light, etc. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973