aestivation

/ ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən; ˌɛs- /

noun

1. the act or condition of aestivating
2. the arrangement of the parts of a flower bud, esp the sepals and petals

Example Sentences

A second possibility is that mosquitoes maintain a local presence and survive during the dry season, hidden away in a state of dormancy termed aestivation.

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Signatures of aestivation and migration in Sahelian malaria mosquito populations.

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Alternatively, the insects might spend the dry season in aestivation, a unique type of dormancy that occurs in some animals that need to survive long dry seasons.

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Lehmann's group found an early clue that aestivation might be the answer.

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Although aestivation seems a likely scenario, the process has been difficult for biologists to explain.

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