competition for a resource in which the winner physically deters another organism from obtaining part or all of a fought-over resource. Cooperative breeding system Also: cooperative breeders, cooperative rearing, cooperative infant care, cooperative parenting
What does 'Ltd. (Limited)' mean. Ltd., or Limited, is a suffix that follows the name of a company, indicating it is a private limited company. This is an incorporation available under British, Irish and some Commonwealth countries' laws. In a limited company, shareholders' liability is limited to the capital they originally invested.
DEFINITION of 'GmbH'. It's a suffix used after a private limited company's name in Germany (versus AG, which is used to indicate a public limited company). GmbH is an equivalent of an English Ltd., and is the most common form of incorporation in Germany. Ltd.