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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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bilaterally symmetric
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
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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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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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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7377
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class of tetrapods
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5113
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class of tetrapods
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vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
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phylum of invertebrate animals
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chaparral
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A shrubland area found primarily in regions with a Mediterranean climate (mid, wet winters and hot dry summers) often shaped by wildfires.
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scrubland
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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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riparian wetland
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/riparianWetland
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anthropogenic
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002
Definition:
a geographic feature resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.
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has sexual dimorphism
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male larger
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_larger
Comment:
Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.
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Fairbairn
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polygynous
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000065
Definition:
One male has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females
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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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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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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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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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parental care
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parental care
URI:
http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES
Definition:
this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring
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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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vertivore
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore
Definition:
carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates
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carnivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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