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Diapause: delaying the developmental clock in response to a changing environment.
Current topics in developmental biology - 1 Jan 2013
Schiesari Luca, O'Connor Michael B
Abstract excerpt
Seasonal changes can induce organisms to modify their developmental growth. Many holometabolous insects, especially Lepidoptera, trigger diapause, an "actively induced" dormancy, for overwintering. Diapause is an alternative developmental pathway that reversibly blocks developmental growth during specific transitions and enhances the hibernating potential of the organism. Changes in environmental cues, such as...
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