单词 | trophotaxis |
释义 | > as lemmastrophotaxis trophotaxis n. Brit. /ˌtrɒfə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/ , /ˌtrəʊfə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/ , U.S. /ˌtrɑfoʊˈtæksəs/ , /ˌtroʊfoʊˈtæksəs/ [after German Trophotaxis (W. Pfeffer 1888, in Untersuchungen aus dem Bot. Inst. zu Tübingen 2 583)] movement of an organism towards or away from a source of nutrients; cf. trophotropism n.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [noun] > response to food source trophotropism1884 trophotaxis1892 magnetotaxis1963 1892 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Feb. 375/2 It would appear that they [sc. certain lower organisms] are specially attracted to nutrient materials (trophotaxis). 1964 T. H. Savory Arachnida (new ed.) 63 The distinction is based on the idea that trophotaxis involves sensation. 2012 R. Arditi & L. R. Ginzburg How Species Interact iv. 105 Predators tend to cluster in regions of high prey density. This trophotaxis is assumed to be the only source of the phenomena listed above. < as lemmas |
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