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Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann 1780)

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

Definition: Parent(s) provide food and thermoregulation (e.g., passerines).

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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roots
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009005

Definition: root: A plant axis (PO:0025004) that is part of a root system (PO:0025025).

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

Attribution: [database_cross_reference: POC:curators]

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reptiles
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10811

Definition: class of tetrapods

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carrion
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q202994

Definition: dead and decaying flesh of an animal

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mammals
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7377

Definition: class of tetrapods

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fruit
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009001

Definition: A multi-tissue plant structure (PO:0025496) that develops from a gynoecium (PO:0009062) and may have as parts one or more seeds (PO:0009010)

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

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

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fossorial and/or ground dwelling only
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling

Definition: An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.

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tropical
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204

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

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desert
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000179

Definition: A desert biome is a terrestrial biome which loses more liquid water by evapotranspiration than is supplied by precipitation and includes communities adapted to these conditions.

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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male larger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_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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monogamous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000063

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

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migration

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

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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cooperative breeding
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CooperativeBreeding

Definition: The species regularly breeds cooperatively, with nonparents providing care.

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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parental care
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES

Definition: this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring

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paternal care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare

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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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omnivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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