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Vanessa cardui

behavioral circadian rhythm

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diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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

Definition: phyllomes not associated with a reproductive structure

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habitat

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city
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000856

Definition: Incorporated populated place.

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chaparral
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000301

Definition: A shrubland area found primarily in regions with a Mediterranean climate (mid, wet winters and hot dry summers) often shaped by wildfires.

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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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boreal forests (taiga)
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/boreal_forests_taiga

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/boreal-forests-taiga

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riparian wetland
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/riparianWetland

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locomotion

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flight
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367

Definition: self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement

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mating system

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polygynous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000065

Definition: One male has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females

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migration

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

Definition: makes regular daily or seasonal movements between different regions or habitats

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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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the Palearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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The Neotropics
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg

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

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The Nearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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Asia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255147

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

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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trophic guild

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

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

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