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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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leaves
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025034
Definition:
phyllomes not associated with a reproductive structure
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pollen
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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
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A sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey
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grassland
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000177
Definition:
A grassland biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, an unbroken layer of grasses (Gramineae), sedges (Cyperaceae) or rushes (Juncaceae).
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boreal forests (taiga)
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/boreal_forests_taiga
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https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/boreal-forests-taiga
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agricultural
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000077
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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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chaparral
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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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has sexual dimorphism
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female larger
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/female_larger
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Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.
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Fairbairn
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The Nearctic
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
Definition:
one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg
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locomotion
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flight
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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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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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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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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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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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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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folivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q617573
Definition:
herbivore animal that specializes in eating leaves.
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