Eutopotropism

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Research Article| March 31, 1932 Eutopotropism ALFRED C. LANE ALFRED C. LANE Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1932) 43 (1): 313–330. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-43-313 Article history received: 30 Dec 1931 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ALFRED C. LANE; Eutopotropism. GSA Bulletin 1932;; 43 (1): 313–330. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-43-313 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract My subject is Eu-topo-tropism. I imagine some of my profaner hearers will be inclined to say, “What in hell is eutopotropism ?” To which I would reply, “It is not in hell.”Others more literary may ask, “In what dictionary is it ?”To which I would reply: “It is not in any dictionary. I made it up.” I made it up to shock you so that you will remember the idea, for although the word is new, the idea is not.Eutopotropism is the tendency or sense to know where you are well off and go there, the sense to find the fit place.2 It is the opposite of the trait exemplified by the June bug who will “buzz and butt his head against a wall” or the moth that “shrivels in the fire.”The derivation is obvious to one familiar with English science or Greek roots. Helio-trope is . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.