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Annual killifish adaptations to ephemeral environments: Diapause i in two austrolebias species.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Nov 2017
Arezo María José, Papa Nicolás G, Berois Nibia, Clivio Graciela, Montagne Jimena, De la Piedra Soledad
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BACKGROUND: Many organisms are able to survive in extreme environments by entering a state of dormancy. In dormancy, vital activities are reduced until environmental conditions are compatible with active life. Annual killifishes show a special developmental pattern characterized by a phase of dispersion-reaggregation of the blastomeres that separates epiboly from organogenesis, and the capability to enter...
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