Image of <i>Sterna caspia</i>

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Sterna caspia

are parasitized by

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Galactosomum humbargari Park 1936
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Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann 1821)
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Culex tarsalis Coquillett 1896 (Western Encephalitis Mosquito)

behavioral circadian rhythm

Anderson and Wiens 2017
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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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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fish
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152

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

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

Definition: subphylum of arthropods

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

Definition: a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods

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ecoregion

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South Taiwan Monsoon Rain Forests
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/South_Taiwan_monsoon_rain_forests

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0171

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Simpson Desert
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Simpson_desert

Attribution: http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/AA1308

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Coolgardie Woodlands
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Coolgardie_woodlands

Attribution: http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/AA1201

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Madagascar Mangroves
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Madagascar_mangroves

Attribution: http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/AT1404

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Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at0202

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geographic distribution

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cosmopolitan
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Cosmopolitan

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

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Afrotropics
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical

Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/

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the palearctic
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

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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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habitat

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

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tropical
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204

Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl

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

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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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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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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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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 Palearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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Ethiopia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996

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Asia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255147

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

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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

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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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prenatal development duration

Bergtold 1917

20 days

(single measurement)

prey on

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Global Biotic Interactions

Atherinops affinis (Ayres 1860) (Topsmelt)
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Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Spotty)
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Girella nigricans (Ayres 1860) (Opaleye)
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Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes 1836) (Yellow-eye Mullet)
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Fundulus parvipinnis Girard 1854 (California killifish)

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

Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily fish.

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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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