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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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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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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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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10811
Definition:
class of tetrapods
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fish
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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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crustaceans
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25364
Definition:
subphylum of arthropods
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carrion
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q202994
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dead and decaying flesh of an animal
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1360
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phylum of animals
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temperate
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coastal
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/temporaryAquatic
Definition:
aquatic environment that may persist for hours or weeks before returning to a dry state
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agricultural
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000077
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freshwater
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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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.
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Fairbairn
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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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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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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
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
Definition:
uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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Ethiopia
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http://www.geonames.org/337996
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the Palearctic
URI:
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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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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paternal care
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare
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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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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
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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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invertivore
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
Definition:
An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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