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behavioral circadian rhythm
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diurnal
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Definition:
animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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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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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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mollusks
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326
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phylum of invertebrate animals
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marine phylum of animals
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1360
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phylum of animals
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152
Definition:
vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
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worms
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47253
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animals that typically have a long tube-like body
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geographic distribution
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northern hemisphere
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39061
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
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A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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coastal
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temperate
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polar
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has sexual dimorphism
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male more colorful
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_more_colorful
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Auto-added during harvest #90. A human needs to edit this.
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Adw Birds
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male larger
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_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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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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monogamous
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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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migratory
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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
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uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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native range includes
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Pacific Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
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http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1906
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the Palearctic
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447
Definition:
largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png
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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
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg
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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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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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paternal care
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare
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social system
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group living
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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
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_living
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trophic guild
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carnivore
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Crustacean body sizes
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molluscivore
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3319613
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carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs
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