| Term: | caudal fin locomotory behavior |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | caudal fin |
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| Synonyms: | tail, tail fin |
| Definition: | Fin that is the most posterior median fin. It is composed of a complex of three modified centra and modified neural and hemal arches and spines. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001058] |
| Name: | locomotory behavior |
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| Synonyms: | behavior via locomotion, locomotion in response to stimulus, locomotory behavioral response to stimulus, locomotory behaviour, locomotory behavioural response to stimulus |
| Definition: | The specific movement from place to place of an organism in response to external or internal stimuli. Locomotion of a whole organism in a manner dependent upon some combination of that organism's internal state and external conditions. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007626] QuickGO AmiGO |