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American Lobster

Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards 1837

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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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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algae
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868

Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms

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carrion
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q202994

Definition: dead and decaying flesh of an animal

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mollusks
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326

Definition: phylum of invertebrate animals

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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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macroalga
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OMIT_0013523

Definition: macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae

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

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

Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.

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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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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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Atlantic Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1902

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parental care

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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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social system

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

Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.

Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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trophic guild

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carnivorous scavenger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/carnivorous_scavenger

Definition: organism that feeds on dead animal material

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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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molluscivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3319613

Definition: carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs

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omnivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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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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