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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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altricial
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/altricial
Definition:
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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leaves
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025034
Definition:
phyllomes not associated with a reproductive structure
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roots
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009005
Definition:
root: A plant axis (PO:0025004) that is part of a root system (PO:0025025).
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Ontology Description: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl Ontology Source: http://www.plantontology.org/
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[database_cross_reference: POC:curators]
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wood
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seeds
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009010
Definition:
multi-tissue plant structures that develop from a plant ovule and have as parts a plant embryo enclosed in a seed coat.
Comment:
Ontology Description: http://www.plantontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl
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fossorial
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Definition:
organism that is adapted to digging and life underground.
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riparian wetland
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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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chaparral
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000301
Definition:
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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agricultural
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000077
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terrestrial
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
Definition:
A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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has sexual dimorphism
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male larger
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_larger
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Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.
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Fairbairn
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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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nonmigratory
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory
Definition:
Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.
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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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the Palearctic
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447
Definition:
largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png
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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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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.
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xylophage
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q45879481
Definition:
organism that derives nutrition primarily from wood
Comment:
synonym: lignivore
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granivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1974986
Definition:
organism that eats plant seeds.
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herbivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099
Definition:
animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material
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