aestivation
Sign in to saveAlso known as estivation, æstivation
thumb|right|Theba pisana snails aestivating on [[Foeniculum vulgare in Montbazin, France]]
Research
714 papers- Aestivation in Nature: Physiological Strategies and Evolutionary Adaptations in Hypometabolic States.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- Aestivation in mammals and birds.Progress in molecular and subcellular biology · 2010
- Aestivation in the fossil record: evidence from ichnology.Progress in molecular and subcellular biology · 2010
- Morphological plasticity of vertebrate aestivation.Progress in molecular and subcellular biology · 2010
- Aestivation induces widespread transcriptional changes in the African lungfish.Frontiers in genetics · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Physiology
- Invertebrates
- Mollusca
- Arthropoda
- Vertebrates
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Fish
- Mammals
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thumb|right|Theba pisana snails aestivating on [[Foeniculum vulgare in Montbazin, France]]
Aestivation ( (summer); also 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. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, which are often the summer months.
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