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MODERN work on the simpler forms of behaviour has gained much from the classification of reactions into different types. Its main achievement has been the separation of kineses from taxes. Fraenkel and Gunn have brought order into the subject with their book, "The Orientation of Animals: Kineses, Taxes and Compass Reactions" (1940). The following criticism is offered in the belief that they have provided a valuable point of departure for future work.
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KENNEDY, J. Classification and Nomenclature of Animal Behaviour. Nature 155, 178–179 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155178b0
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