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PHOTOPHILOUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Animal Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- photophilous
1, record 1, English, photophilous
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- photophilic 2, record 1, English, photophilic
correct
- photophile 3, record 1, English, photophile
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thriving [best] in full light, requiring abundant light for complete and normal development, light-loving. 4, record 1, English, - photophilous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Even for light-loving (photophilic) plants bright diffuse daylight seems as a general rule to be preferable to strong sunlight. 4, record 1, English, - photophilous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
He proposed that the measurement of the length of the day or the night was accomplished by an endogenous, or built-in, daily rhythm that consisted of two half-cycles, one photophilic ("light-loving") and the other scotophilic ("dark-loving"). 4, record 1, English, - photophilous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Photophilous algae, cycle, grasses, lichen, organism, plant, shoot. 5, record 1, English, - photophilous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Biologie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photophile
1, record 1, French, photophile
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'organismes (animaux, végétaux) qui vivent dans des conditions d'éclairement vif. 1, record 1, French, - photophile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Littéralement : «qui aime la lumière». Se dit d'un organisme qui se développe dans une station bien éclairée; par extension, qualifie ce type de biotope. «Photophile» s'oppose à «sciaphile» [qui aime les lieux ombragés]. 2, record 1, French, - photophile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Algue, plante, poisson photophile. 3, record 1, French, - photophile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
- Biología animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fotófilo
1, record 1, Spanish, fot%C3%B3filo
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] ser vivo que precisa luz abundante. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fot%C3%B3filo
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