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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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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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microorganisms
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39833
Definition:
microscopic living organism
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worms
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47253
Definition:
animals that typically have a long tube-like body
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algae
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868
Definition:
polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms
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cosmopolitan
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Cosmopolitan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_distribution
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freshwater
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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temporary aquatic
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/temporaryAquatic
Definition:
aquatic environment that may persist for hours or weeks before returning to a dry state
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riparian wetland
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/riparianWetland
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polar
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000894
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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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migration
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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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Antarctica
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6255152
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GeoNames
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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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Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6255151
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Asia
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6255147
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parental care
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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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trophic guild
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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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