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Biewener 1989
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body shape
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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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habitat
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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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oceanic island
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000222
Definition:
An island that does not sit on a continental shelf, and is of volcanic origin.
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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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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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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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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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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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frugivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1470764
Definition:
organism that eats fruit.
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