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Phototaxis

Known as: phototactic behavior, phototactic behaviour, taxis in response to light 
A behavioral change that results in an organism moving or orienting toward or away from the light source.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A che‐like signal transduction cascade involved in controlling flagella biosynthesis in Rhodospirillum centenum
Rhodospirillum centenum is a photosynthetic bacterium capable of undergoing swim cell to swarm cell differentiation that allows… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
The archaeal sensory rhodopsin II/transducer complex: a model for transmembrane signal transfer
Review
2002
Review
2002
Sensory rhodopsin II: functional insights from structure.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Domains in the 1α Dynein Heavy Chain Required for Inner Arm Assembly and Flagellar Motility in Chlamydomonas
Flagellar motility is generated by the activity of multiple dynein motors, but the specific role of each dynein heavy chain (Dhc… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Protein-protein interaction converts a proton pump into a sensory receptor
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Membrane changes in a single photoreceptor cause associative learning in Hermissenda.
Single type B photoreceptors in intact, restrained Hermissenda were impaled with a microelectrode and exposed to either paired or… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
An extracellular chemical signal controlling phototactic behavior by D. discoideum slugs
Review
1971
Review
1971
[Retinomotor response: characteristics and mechanisms].
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Action spectra of the phototactic responses in Euglena.
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The carotenoids of the flagellated alga. Euglena gracilis.
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