rotation direction and reenter the light. The second type of phototaxis is true phototaxis, which is a directed movement up a gradient to an increasing...
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Protist locomotion (section Phototaxis)
calcium-dependent control in ptx1 mutants results in a phototaxis defect. The direction of phototaxis in Chlamydomonas depends on the light intensity, but...
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organism to either swim towards the light (positive phototaxis), or away from it (negative phototaxis). A related response ("photoshock" or photophobic...
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Bacterial motility (section Phototaxis)
rotation direction and reenter the light. The second type of phototaxis is true phototaxis, which is a directed movement up a gradient to an increasing...
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a light source. This reaction or behavior is called positive phototaxis since phototaxis refers to a response to light and the organism is moving towards...
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present in juvenile fish such as sockeye salmon smolts. Kinesis (biology) Phototaxis Phototropism Häder, D.-P.; Lebert, M. (2001). Photomovement. Elsevier...
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appear to circle artificial lights. The reason for this behavior (positive phototaxis) is currently unknown. One hypothesis is called celestial or transverse...
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gravitaxis here is countered by phototaxis, which makes the larvae swimming up to the light coming from the surface. Phototaxis is mediated by the rhabdomeric...
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Bigfin reef squid (section Phototaxis)
Sepioteuthis lessoniana, commonly known as the bigfin reef squid, tiger squid, glitter squid or oval squid, is a species of loliginid squid. It is one...
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microorganisms rely upon directed motility (taxis), such as chemotaxis or phototaxis, to optimally navigate through complex environments or colonise host tissues...
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