telotaxisn.
/tɛləʊˈtaksɪs/ Biology.
Directional movement made by an animal in order to keep a particular source of stimulation acting on its sense receptor(s).
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1934 Jrnl. Exper. Biol. 40 129 Those movements in which the animal is truly orientated Kühn calls topotaxis, and these again fall into two main groups: tropotaxis and telotaxis.
1976 D. J. Horn Biol. Insects vi. 229 An example of telotaxis that has fascinated researchers is light-compass orientation.
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