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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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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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developmental mode
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altricial
URI:
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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eggs
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17147
Definition:
organic vessels in which embryos first begin to develop
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reptiles
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10811
Definition:
class of tetrapods
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fruit
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009001
Definition:
A multi-tissue plant structure (PO:0025496) that develops from a gynoecium (PO:0009062) and may have as parts one or more seeds (PO:0009010)
Comment:
Ontology Description: http://www.plantontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl
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arthropods
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1360
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phylum of animals
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insects
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390
Definition:
a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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ecomorphological guild
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fossorial
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2850019
Definition:
organism that is adapted to digging and life underground.
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habitat
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temperate
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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fossorial and/or ground dwelling only
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling
Definition:
An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.
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scrubland
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000300
Definition:
Area covered with low-growing or stunted perennial vegetation and usually not mixed with trees.
Comment:
Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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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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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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migration
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nonmigratory
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory
Definition:
Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.
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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
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg
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parental care
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no parental care
URI:
http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO
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provisioning
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
Definition:
supplying materials, especially food
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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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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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granivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1974986
Definition:
organism that eats plant seeds.
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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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