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diapause /di·a·pause/ (-pawz) a state of inactivity and arrested development accompanied by greatly decreased metabolism, as in many eggs, insect pupae, and plant seeds; it is a mechanism for surviving adverse winter conditions.
diapause a state of inactivity and arrested development accompanied by greatly reduced metabolism, as in many eggs, insect pupae and plant seeds. It is a mechanism for surviving adverse weather conditions. |
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Lastly, rock hyraxes live for 9-10 years in the wild (38) and constitute an efficient parasite reservoir for infecting sand flies that emerge in the spring after their winter diapause (39). Extended diapause rootworms thwart rotation by leaving some of their eggs dormant to survive until the next corn crop. Resting, or diapause, eggs are haploid eggs that require fertilization and typically are produced after the production of males by females who have entered the sexual reproductive cycle. |
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