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body mass
Sibly et al 2012
31.07 g
(adult)
clutch/brood/litter size
AnAge
4
conservation status
IUCN Structured Data
least concern
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/leastConcern
Definition:
A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Attribution:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
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developmental mode
Sibly et al 2012
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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ecoregion
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Northwest Russian-Novaya Zemlya Tundra
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Northwest_Russian-Novaya_Zemlya_tundra
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/PA1108
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Wildfinder (WWF)
Northeast Siberian Coastal Tundra
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Northeast_Siberian_coastal_tundra
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/PA1107
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Wildfinder (WWF)
Chukchi Peninsula Tundra
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Chukchi_Peninsula_tundra
Attribution:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa1104
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bering tundra
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Bering_tundra
Attribution:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa1102
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Wildfinder (WWF)
arctic desert
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Arctic_desert
Attribution:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa1101
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foraging habitat
Sibly et al 2012
freshwater
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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foraging time
Sibly et al 2012
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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geographic distribution
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United States Species List
United States
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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Irish Exclusive economic Zone
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World Register of Marine Species
Wimereux
World Register of Marine Species
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
growth rate
AnAge
0.08 /day
habitat
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Environments EOL
sea
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000016
Definition:
A large expanse of saline water usually connected with an ocean.
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Environments EOL
bay
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000032
Definition:
An area of water bordered by land on three sides.
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Environments EOL
saline water
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002010
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Environments EOL
coastal
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687
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Environments EOL
saline marsh
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000054
Definition:
A marsh whose water contains a considerable quantity of dissolved salts.
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latitude
OBIS environmental data records
26.9667 degrees
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
55.45 degrees
(max)
life span
AnAge
28.8 years
(max)
litters per year
AnAge
1 /year
log10 productivity
Sibly et al 2012
-0.589
longitude
OBIS environmental data records
-124.136 degrees
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
8.25 degrees
(max)
mass
AnAge
43.6 g
(neonate)
AnAge
1163.2 g
(adult)
migration
Sibly et al 2012
migratory
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/migratory
Definition:
makes regular daily or seasonal movements between different regions or habitats
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nest type
Sibly et al 2012
open cup
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nestOpen
Definition:
Nest type open cup not placed in a cavity.
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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onset of fertility
AnAge
730 days
(male)
AnAge
730 days
(female)
parental care
Sibly et al 2012
pair provides care
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair
Definition:
Both parents feed and nurture 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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population trend
IUCN Structured Data
Unknown
prenatal development duration
AnAge
24 days
trophic guild
Sibly et al 2012
herbivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099
Definition:
animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material
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(adult)
water depth
OBIS environmental data records
0 m
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
0 m
(max)
water dissolved o2 concentration
OBIS environmental data records
6.5 mL/L
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
5.817 mL/L
(min)
water nitrate concentration
OBIS environmental data records
0.554 µmol/l
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
14.675 µmol/l
(max)
water o2 saturation
OBIS environmental data records
108.89 percent
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
100.997 percent
(min)
water phosphate concentration
OBIS environmental data records
0.406 µmol/l
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
0.763 µmol/l
(max)
water salinity
OBIS environmental data records
34.717 psu
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
32.426 psu
(min)
water silicate concentration
OBIS environmental data records
7.519 µmol/l
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
2.362 µmol/l
(min)
water temperature
OBIS environmental data records
15.35 degrees celsius
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
10.696 degrees celsius
(min)