"Phototaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A behavioral change that results in an organism moving or orienting toward or away from the light source.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071444
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.780.875 F01.145.875.439.500.875 G07.568.500.590.875 G11.427.410.568.850.875
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phototaxis" by people in Profiles.
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Infrared light detection by the haller's organ of adult american dog ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Ixodida: Ixodidae). Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017 08; 8(5):764-771.