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IN recent years, the study of animal reactions to elementary physical stimuli has extended greatly, both in the laboratory and in the field. During this process, it has been necessary to modify somewhat Kühn's1,2 classification based on the externally observable characteristics of locomotory reactions of this kind. Recent work by Ullyott3 indicates a way in which the classification and terminology can be considerably simplified and improved.
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GUNN, D., KENNEDY, J. & PIELOU, D. Classification of Taxes and Kineses. Nature 140, 1064 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401064a0
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