Connell conducted this experiment to learn more about . Use the figures to answer the following question. The experiment of the ecologist Joseph Connell, who studied 2 barnacle species: Chthamalus stellatus and Balanus balanoides and their stratified distribution on rocks along the coast of Scotland. Balanus balanoides is found lower on the shore than Chthamalus stellatus. Both of them are occupying their realized niches. After Balanus was removed, Chthamalus spread into its niches, showing its fundamental niche. Connell conducted this experiment to learn more about . competitive exclusion and distribution of barnacle species how sea-level changes affect barnacle distribution character displacement in the color of barnacles habitat preference in two different species of barnacles