tropotaxis

tropotaxis
/trop'euh tak"sis, troh'peuh-/, n. Zool.
straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body. Cf. klinotaxis.
[1930-35; TROPO- + -TAXIS]

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