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Honey Possum

Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux 1842

behavioral circadian rhythm

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nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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crepuscular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000078

Definition: active primarily during dawn and dusk

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body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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diet includes

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pollen
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025281

Definition: A microgametophyte that develops from a microspore, located in a pollen sac in a flower

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nectar
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000537

Definition: A sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey

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habitat

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terrestrial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

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scrubland
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000300

Definition: Area covered with low-growing or stunted perennial vegetation and usually not mixed with trees.

Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl

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forest
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174

Definition: A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.

Comment: Preliminary definition.

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temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

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has sexual dimorphism

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female larger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/female_larger

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Fairbairn

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mating system

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polyandrous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000064

Definition: One female has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more males

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255151

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parental care

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protection
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595

Definition: action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events

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provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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female provides care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale

Definition: the female feeds and nurtures offspring

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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trophic guild

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nectarivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q120880

Definition: organism that consumes sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants

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herbivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099

Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material

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