单词 | phonotaxis |
释义 | > as lemmasphonotaxis phonotaxis n. Brit. /ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/ , /ˌfɒnə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/ , U.S. /ˌfoʊnəˈtæksəs/ , /ˌfoʊnoʊˈtæksəs/ Biology the orientated movement of an organism with respect to a source of sound.ΚΠ 1948 L. M. Roth in Amer. Midland Naturalist 40 321 In keeping with more recent terminology, phonotaxis is hereby used to indicate the influence of certain sound frequencies on the movement of males of [Aedes] aegypti. 1974 Copeia 171 (title) Mating call discrimination and phonotaxis by females in the Crinia laevis complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae). 1998 New Scientist 5 Dec. 29/1 The ideal way to study the insect world would be to isolate any neurons thought to be relevant to phonotaxis from the rest of the brain, play some cricket love songs and see what happens. < as lemmas |
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