Kinesis
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- For the band, see Kinesis (band). For the ergonomic keyboard, see Kinesis (keyboard). For fictional mental abilities, see -kinesis.
Kinesis, like a taxis, is a movement or activity of a cell or an organism in response to a stimulus. However, unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate—that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity—depends on the intensity of the stimulation.
The same prefixes used with "taxis" can be applied to kineses; see also -kinesis.
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- Kendeigh, S. Charles. 1961. Animal Ecology. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 468 p.
