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Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri Nuttall 1834

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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precocial
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/precocial

Definition: Parent(s) provide neither food nor thermoregulation (e.g., pheasants and ducks)

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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diet includes

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insects
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390

Definition: a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods

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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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amphibians
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10908

Definition: class of tetrapods, whose living forms include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians

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habitat

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

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

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brackish water
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000322

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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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marsh
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000035

Definition: A wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water.

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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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mating system

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monogamous
URI: 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
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 Neotropics
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151

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

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

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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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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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paternal care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare

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

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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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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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invertivore
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore

Definition: An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)

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piscivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1420208

Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily fish.

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