An ontology for animal behaviours. It defines, labels, and interconnects potentially discernible actions, functional contexts, and dispositions. Using scientific references, it attempts to provide an internally consistent framework for classifying assertions which have been made about behaviours.
- Prefix
actan- Preferred Prefix
ACTAN- Keywords
- ontology
- Version
- 2026-10-13
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Links
- Homepage Repository OWL Request Discussion
Identifier Standards
- Pattern for Local Unique Identifiers
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Local unique identifiers in Active Animals Ontology should match this
regular expression:
^\d{7}$ - Example Local Unique Identifier
- 0000002 Resolve
- Pattern for CURIES
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Compact URIs (CURIEs) constructed from Active Animals Ontology should match
this regular expression:
^ACTAN:\d{7}$ - Example CURIE
- ACTAN:0000002
- Format String for RDF URIs
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ACTAN_$1
- Example RDF URI
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ACTAN_0000002
Contacts
- Contact
-
Ditch Townsend
0000-0002-4277-2151
DitchingIt
- Contributor
-
creator
Karina M. Torres
0009-0003-0578-094X
KTorres23
- Reviewer
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Charles Tapley Hoyt
0000-0003-4423-4370
cthoyt
Mappings to External Registries
Mappings from records in Semantic Farm to external registries comprises the metaregistry. This resource has 1 mapping to an external registry.
| Registry Name | Registry Metaprefix | External Prefix | Curate |
|---|---|---|---|
BioPortal
|
bioportal |
ACTAN
|
Providers
A provider turns a local unique identifiers from a resource into a URI. Many providers are also resolvable as URLs (i.e., they can be used in a web browser).
The local unique identifier 0000002 is used to demonstrate the providers
available for Active Animals Ontology. Some providers may use a different example, which is displayed in the table below.
A guide for curating additional providers can be found
here.