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Movement of an organism in response to a current of water or air.
RHEOTAXIS - (Positive) Rheotaxis is a form of taxis seen in many aquatic organisms, e.g., fish, whereby they will (generally) turn to face into an oncoming curr...
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In biology the response to stimulus of flowing water |
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Mar 18 2007 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
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(Positive) Rheotaxis is a form of taxis seen in many aquatic organisms, e.g., fish, whereby they will (generally) turn to face into an oncoming current. This has been noted in zebrafish and other species.In a flowing stream, this behavior leads them to hold position in a stream rather than being swept downstream by the current. * In fish that exhibit rheotaxis, it can easily be demonstrated by creating an artificial current within a tank using pumps. No matter which way the pumps force the current to flow, the fish will immediately turn to face the oncoming current. * Some organisms such as eels will exhibit negative rheotaxis where they will avoid currents.Some zooplankton also exhibit positive or negative rheotaxis. * Positive rheotaxis is found in most major aquatic invertebrate groups. |