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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
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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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insects
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390
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a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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tropical
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
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Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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fossorial and/or ground dwelling only
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling
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An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.
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A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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agricultural
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tropical moist broadleaf forest
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actively mobile
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
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uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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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
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg
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provisioning
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
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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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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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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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https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal
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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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Crustacean body sizes
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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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insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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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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