(from the article `stereotyped response`) In tropotaxis, attainment of orientation is direct, resulting from turning toward the less stimulated (negative) or more stimulated (positive) side ... ...changes in the rate of turning from side to side. Klinotaxis is a type of orientation to stimuli in which, in alternate body movements, exter...
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tropotaxis 1. The movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus as a result of comparing sensory input received from paired receptors on both sides of the body. 2. The movement or orientation of an organism in response to two stimuli, especially lights, by means of different sense organs. 3. The movement or orientation of an organism in ...
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