/** overrides Planktonic.determineNewLoc implements chemotaxis */
  protected void determineNewLoc() {
    // get the specific soluteGrid
    if (chemotaxSolute == null) {
      chemotaxSolute =
          this._agentGrid.mySim.soluteList[this._agentGrid.mySim.getSoluteIndex(chemoeffector)];
    }
    if (chemotaxSolute.getValueAt(_location) > chem_threshold) {

      chemotax();
    } else {
      super.determineNewLoc();
    }
  }
  /**
   * examines solute grid to determine where to move based on attraction/repulsion to/from a solute
   */
  private void chemotax() {

    // 1) get the gradient--this will be the direction the particle
    // should move in or away from

    ContinuousVector direction = chemotaxSolute.getGradient2DNoZ(_location);

    if (repellent) {
      direction.turnAround();
    }

    // 2) scale the gradient set the scaled gradient as _movement
    _movement = this.getScaledMove(_location, direction, distEachRun);
  }