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Physiological Phenomena > Movement > Locomotion > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
... > Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Movement > Locomotion > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Behavior, Animal > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Spatial Behavior > Orientation, Spatial > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Orientation > Orientation, Spatial > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
... > Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Orientation > Orientation, Spatial > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Orientation > Orientation, Spatial > Taxis Response > Phototaxis
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Adaptation, Psychological > Orientation > Orientation, Spatial > Taxis Response > Phototaxis

Preferred term

Phototaxis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Photokineses
  • Photokinesis

Scope note

  • A behavioral change that results in an organism moving or orienting toward or away from the light source.

History note

  • 2017

In other languages

  • fototaksis

    Finnish

  • eliön liikkuminen valoon tai valosta poispäin
  • fototaksia
  • Fototaxi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000071444

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