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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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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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Parent(s) provide neither food nor thermoregulation (e.g., pheasants and ducks)
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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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insects
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390
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a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17147
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organic vessels in which embryos first begin to develop
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009005
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root: A plant axis (PO:0025004) that is part of a root system (PO:0025025).
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Ontology Description: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl Ontology Source: http://www.plantontology.org/
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[database_cross_reference: POC:curators]
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crustaceans
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25364
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subphylum of arthropods
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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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northern hemisphere
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39061
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polar
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000894
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freshwater
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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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687
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freshwater
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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
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Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.
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Fairbairn
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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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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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swimming
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0036268
Definition:
Self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through water, often by means of active fin movement.
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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
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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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
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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
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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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female provides care
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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
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
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supplying materials, especially food
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protection
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595
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action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events
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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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granivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1974986
Definition:
organism that eats plant seeds.
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omnivore
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http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509
Definition:
organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals
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carnivore
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
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organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Crustacean body sizes
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piscivore
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http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1420208
Definition:
carnivorous animal which eats primarily fish.
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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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