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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
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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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leaves
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025034
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phyllomes not associated with a reproductive structure
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worms
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47253
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animals that typically have a long tube-like body
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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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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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fossorial and/or ground dwelling only
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling
Definition:
An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.
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tropical moist broadleaf forest
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000228
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forest
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174
Definition:
A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.
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Preliminary definition.
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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.
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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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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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has sexual dimorphism
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female larger
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/female_larger
Comment:
Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.
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Fairbairn
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locomotion
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running
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000055
Definition:
The act of locomoting on limbs with body off the ground such that periodically none of the limbs are touching the ground.
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mating system
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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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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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Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6255151
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parental care
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paternal care
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare
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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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provisioning
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
Definition:
supplying materials, especially food
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trophic guild
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insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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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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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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