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Preferred term

Diapause  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • A period of arrested growth or development in animals that is triggered by external conditions, such as length of day, extreme temperatures, or reduced food availability. It can occur at the embryonic, larval, pupal, or adult stage, depending on the species.

History note

  • 2018

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • horrosta syvempi lepotila
  • horrosta syvempi lepovaihe
  • Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000074767

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