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Eastern Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906

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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developmental mode

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precocial
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/precocial

Definition: Parent(s) provide neither food nor thermoregulation (e.g., pheasants and ducks)

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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diet includes

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wood
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002040

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arthropods
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1360

Definition: phylum of animals

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leaves
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025034

Definition: phyllomes not associated with a reproductive structure

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insects
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390

Definition: a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods

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seeds
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009010

Definition: multi-tissue plant structures that develop from a plant ovule and have as parts a plant embryo enclosed in a seed coat.

Comment: Ontology Description: http://www.plantontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl

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habitat

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

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

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

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mating system

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monogamous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000063

Definition: One male and one female have an exclusive mating relationship

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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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Ethiopia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996

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parental care

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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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social system

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group living
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/socialGroupLiving

Definition: where individuals of the same species (conspecifics), maintain spatial proximity with one another over time with mechanisms of social attraction

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_living

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trophic guild

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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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insectivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088

Definition: organism that eats insects.

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