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animal migration

vr.tr.animal-migration · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain animal migration, relay patterns, navigation, ecology and conservation from ecology and ornithology sources, describe the kinds the registry aliases name, and distinguish migration from dispersal, nomadism, irruption and somatic migration of parasites.

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain animal migration, relay patterns, navigation, ecology and conservation from ecology and ornithology sources, describe the kinds the registry aliases name, and distinguish migration from dispersal, nomadism, irruption and somatic migration of parasites.

The regular, often seasonal movement of animals from one region to another, typically between breeding and feeding grounds, as in bird migration, fish migration including spawning migrations of salmon and eels, insect migration such as that of monarch butterflies and other Lepidoptera, and mammal migrations such as wildebeest; the registry alias somatic migration names the movement of parasite larvae within a host body, a different parasitological sense.

What it is for: Not applicable; an animal behaviour.

It can be explain patterns and navigation; relay ecology and conservation; describe kinds; distinguish related movements.

Distinguishing features

Regular and directed

Seasonal cycles

Navigation abilities

Conservation challenges

What it looks like

Not a visible object; flocks, herds and swarms moving across landscapes.

Physical character

Arctic tern round trip: about 70000 km - per year, tracked

monarch migration: up to about 4000 km

Serengeti wildebeest: over 1 million - animals

How it is recognised

Regular movement between regions

Seasonal migration, spawning migration, fish, insect and Lepidoptera migration; somatic migration as parasitological

Dispersal is one-way; nomadism is irregular; irruptions are occasional; somatic migration occurs inside hosts

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

animal behavior

includes -

bird migration

is protected by -

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species

is distinct from - somatic migration

larva migrans

In practice

Families and kinds

bird migration

fish migration including spawning runs

insect migration including Lepidoptera

mammal migration

altitudinal migration

somatic migration of parasites as a separate sense

Standards and regulation

Convention on Migratory Species

Migratory bird treaties

Fish passage regulations

Failure modes and hazards

Habitat loss and barriers such as dams

Climate change disrupting timing

Confusing ecological and parasitological senses

Also called

seasonal animal migrationspawning migrationsomatic migrationinsect migrationfish migrationLepidoptera migrationcatadromous migrationanadromous migrationsalmon migrationsalmon run

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What animal migration is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is animal migration, and how does it differ from dispersal, nomadism, irruption and somatic migration? definition
  2. Is the question about a group, navigation, conservation or parasites? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What are seasonal, spawning, fish, insect and Lepidoptera migrations? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Science Science.

Science.

Navigation

Navigation.

Navigation

Navigation.

  1. How do animals navigate using the sun, stars, magnetic fields and smell? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Tracking

Tracking.

Tracking

Tracking.

  1. How are migrations tracked with rings, tags and radar? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Conservation Conservation.

Regulation.

Threats

Threats.

Threats

Threats.

  1. How do habitat loss, barriers and climate change threaten migrants? provenance
  2. Which entry fits habitat fragmentation? action

Law

International law.

Law

Law.

  1. How do treaties protect migratory species? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Convention on Migratory Species? action
Context Parasites and culture.

Context.

Parasites

Somatic migration.

Parasites

Parasites.

  1. What is somatic migration of parasite larvae, and where is it covered? provenance
  2. Which entry fits larva migrans? action

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How have migrations shaped human cultures and seasons? provenance
  2. Which entry fits phenology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should somatic migration be a separate entry?
  • How should ecology sources be linked?
  • The registry alias somatic migration is a different sense and should be detached