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Definition:
animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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bilaterally symmetric
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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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http://eol.org/schema/terms/altricial
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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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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1360
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phylum of animals
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Definition:
a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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The Nearctic
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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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The Neotropics
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
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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_Neotropic.svg
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habitat
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arboreal (locomotion)
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000364
Definition:
Behavior related to the locomotion of animals in trees.
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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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freshwater
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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riparian wetland
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/riparianWetland
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forest
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174
Definition:
A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.
Comment:
Preliminary definition.
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locomotion
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flight
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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
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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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protection
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595
Definition:
action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events
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provisioning
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
Definition:
supplying materials, especially food
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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
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare
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trophic guild
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insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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invertivore
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
Definition:
An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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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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