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thigmokinesis Zool.|ˌθɪgməʊkaɪˈniːsɪs, -kɪn-|
[f. Gr. θίγµ-α touch + o + kinesis.]
A kinesis in which the stimulus is absence of touch or body contact.
1940Fraenkel & Gunn Orientation of Animals ii. 23 It seems probable, therefore, that the contact is the positive stimulus involved and that its action is inhibitory. In that case, thigmo-kinesis (θίγµα, touch) is the appropriate name for the reaction. 1954New Biol. XVII. 49 There is..a low thigmokinesis, causing the animals to assume positions in which as much as possible of their surface is in contact with another surface. 1961Listener 21 Sept. 439/3 The earwig..displays marked thigmokinesis. 1976Acta Neurobiol. Exper. XXXVI. 579 Crickets attain their ethological praeferendum of resting site owing to their innate photo- and thigmo-kinesis, which are supplemented by hygrophilia and thermophilia. |
