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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 food and thermoregulation (e.g., passerines).
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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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vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
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phylum of invertebrate animals
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subphylum of arthropods
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A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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Self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through water, often by means of active fin movement.
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One male and one female have an exclusive mating relationship
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Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.
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uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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Ethiopia
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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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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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paternal care
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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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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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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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piscivore
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http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1420208
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carnivorous animal which eats primarily fish.
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