phototaxy


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phototaxis, phototaxy

the movement of an organism away from or toward a source of light. — phototactic, adj.
See also: Light
the movement of an organism away from or toward a source of light. — phototactic, adj.
See also: Motion
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penguin prefer to settle on dark materials or on the underside of materials, suggesting negative phototaxy at settlement (Gervis & Sims 1992).
Seasonal changes in recruitment of Pteria penguin in north Queensland, Australia
These records indicate some attraction to lights (phototaxy) in the genus, which is also corroborated by Greve and Kobro's (2004) report of catching 35 specimens of P.
Revision of Afrotropical Pachycerina Macquart (Diptera: Lauxaniidae)

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