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Alewife

Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson 1811)

behavioral circadian rhythm

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nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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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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body shape

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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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diet includes

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crustaceans
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25364

Definition: subphylum of arthropods

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zooplankton
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q842627

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eggs
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17147

Definition: organic vessels in which embryos first begin to develop

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fish
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152

Definition: vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills

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habitat

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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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coastal
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687

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temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

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freshwater
URI: 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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female larger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/female_larger

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Fairbairn

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locomotion

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swimming
URI: 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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mating system

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promiscuous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000067

Definition: A member of one sex mates with any member of the opposite sex

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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
URI: 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 Nearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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parental care

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provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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no parental care
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO

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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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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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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

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_living

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trophic guild

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planktivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q7201320

Definition: an aquatic organism that feeds on planktonic food

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