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Record 1 2004-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

... physical movement including quantitative, qualitative, and positional change ... movement that is induced by stimulation (as by light) and is not specifically orienting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Mouvement non orienté déclenché par un stimulus.

OBS

De nombreux Invertébrés répondent aux conditions de l'environnement par des mouvements dont l'amplitude est proportionnelle à l'intensité de la stimulation; ces mouvements s'effectuent indépendamment des propriétés spatiales du stimulus. La notion de tropisme [...] implique celle de cinèse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

Movimiento locomotor, al azar, como respuesta a un estímulo.

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Record 2 1998-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé

Spanish

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