there are 24 species of hornbills that live in africa, all descended from a common ancestor. there are differences in nesting behavior, feeding morphology, and the habitats in which they are found, which include forests, woodlands, and savannahs. which statement best reflects how ecology and competition could have played a role in diversification of the hornbill lineages? please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. answer choices resource partitioning may have occurred between different groups, resulting in competitive exclusion and speciation during the evolutionary history of hornbills. resource partitioning could have provided a selective force resulting in multiple speciation events over the evolutionary history of hornbills. competitive exclusion due to interspecific competition may have occurred between different groups, resulting in speciation during the evolutionary history of hornbills. competitive exclusion could have provided a selective force resulting in multiple speciation events over the evolutionary history of hornbills.