Taxis

A taxis (from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis) 'arrangement, order';^[1] pl.: taxes /ˈtæksiːz/)^[2]^[3]^[4] is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioural responses. A taxis differs from a tropism (turning response, often growth towards or away from a stimulus) in that in the case of taxis, the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source.^[5]^[6] It is sometimes distinguished from a kinesis, a non-directional change in activity in response to a stimulus.

^ Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott (1940). "τάξις". A Greek–English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ "taxis" – via The Free Dictionary.
^ "taxis". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
^ "taxis". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
^ Kendeigh, S. C. (1961). Animal Ecology. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. pp. 468 pp.
^ Dusenbery, David B. (2009). Living at Micro Scale, Ch. 14. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts ISBN 978-0-674-03116-6.

[1] Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott (1940). "τάξις". A Greek–English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[2] "taxis" – via The Free Dictionary.

[3] "taxis". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.

[4] "taxis". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.

[5] Kendeigh, S. C. (1961). Animal Ecology. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. pp. 468 pp.

[6] Dusenbery, David B. (2009). Living at Micro Scale, Ch. 14. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts ISBN 978-0-674-03116-6.

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