| negative effects of an introduced bird species on growth and survival in a native bird community. | exploitative competition is a major determinant of community structure in natural assemblages [1, 2], but, introduced species are rarely competitors that lead to extinction of native species [3, 4]. here we document strong community-wide competition from the japanese white-eye (zosterops japonicus) on native hawaiian passerine birds. introduced in 1929 [5], white-eye successfully invaded old-growth forest and coexisted with eight native species [6], overlapping multiple foraging substrates with ... | 2009 | 19765990 |