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Definitions of diapause in various dictionaries:
A period during which growth or development is suspended and physiological activity is diminished, as in certain insects in response to adverse environmental conditions.
verb - to undergo dormancy
DIAPAUSE - Diapause, when referencing animal dormancy, is the delay in development in response to regularly and recurring periods of adverse environmental condi...
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Zoology A period during which growth or development is suspended and physiological activity is diminished, as in certain insects in response to adverse environmental conditions. |
A period of suspended development in an insect, other invertebrate, or mammal embryo, especially during unfavourable environmental conditions. |
(of an insect or other animal) undergo a period of suspended development. |
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Diapause, when referencing animal dormancy, is the delay in development in response to regularly and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions. It is considered to be a physiological state of dormancy with very specific initiating and inhibiting conditions. Diapause is a mechanism used as a means to survive predictable, unfavorable environmental conditions, such as temperature extremes, drought, or reduced food availability. Diapause is most often observed in arthropods, especially insects, and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes.Activity levels of diapausing stages can vary considerably among species. Diapause may occur in a completely immobile stage, such as the pupae and eggs, or it may occur in very active stages that undergo extensive migrations, such as the adult monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. In cases where the insect remains active, feeding is reduced and reproductive development is slowed or halted. |