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  2. Aestivation - Wikipedia

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    Aestivation (Latin: aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. [ 1 ]

  3. Aestivation (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Aestivation is also sometimes referred to as praefoliation or prefoliation, but these terms may also mean vernation: the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud. Aestivation can be an important taxonomic diagnostic; for example Malvaceae flower buds have valvate sepals, with the exception of the genera Fremontodendron and Chiranthodendron ...

  4. Dormancy - Wikipedia

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    Aestivation, also spelled estivation, is an example of consequential dormancy in response to very hot or dry conditions. It is common in invertebrates such as the garden snail and worm but also occurs in other animals such as lungfish , salamanders , desert tortoises , and crocodiles .

  5. Torpor - Wikipedia

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    Some animals seasonally go into long periods of inactivity, with reduced body temperature and metabolism, made up of multiple bouts of torpor. This is known as hibernation if it occurs during winter or aestivation if it occurs during the summer. Daily torpor, on the other hand, is not seasonally dependent and can be an important part of energy ...

  6. Caesalpinioideae - Wikipedia

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    Aestivation valvate; Anthers often with a stipitate or sessile apical gland; Pollen commonly in tetrads, bitetrads or polyads; Seeds usually with an open or closed pleurogram on both faces; Root nodules variably present and indeterminate; 10 Stamens, aside from various core mimosoid genera bearing a few factors more

  7. Diapause - Wikipedia

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    Diapause in insects is a dynamic process consisting of several distinct phases. While diapause varies considerably from one taxon of insects to another, these phases can be characterized by particular sets of metabolic processes and responsiveness of the insect to certain environmental stimuli. [6]

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  9. Embryonic diapause - Wikipedia

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    Embryonic diapause [a] (delayed implantation in mammals) is a reproductive strategy used by a number of animal species across different biological classes.In more than 130 types of mammals where this takes place, the process occurs at the blastocyst stage of embryonic development, [1] and is characterized by a dramatic reduction or complete cessation of mitotic activity, arresting most often ...