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aestivate

(ĕs′tə-vāt′)
v.
Variant of estivate.
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It can remain fully active under conditions of high RH, or it can aestivate for long periods if the humidity is low.
Physiology of the Apple Snail Pomacea maculata: Aestivation and Overland Dispersal
Appears to aestivate sealed to limestone rocks or deep in tsingy slots.
New species of land snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from two isolated karst formations in central western Madagascar: Tsingy Beanka and Antsingimavo, with additional notes on other regional endemics
Migration of individuals might occur horizontally and passively through surface runoff connections between ponds or through vertical movement of individuals if amphipods aestivate in damp sediments below the exposed benthic surface (Batzer & Sion 1999).
Survey of aquatic macroinvertebrates of a national wetland area in Bastrop County, Texas
They need to be a decent size before they first aestivate, otherwise they desiccate.
Moving on: relocating species in response to climate change: global warming is not just threatening biodiversity--it is challenging the way scientists think about conservation. How can a species be preserved in situ if its habitat may disappear under climate change? Managed relocation may preserve some species for the future, but its success will rely on good science and a sound risk assessment
can aestivate in dried mud for years, as a way to find out how the kidney works under such extreme conditions.
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The eggs hibernate through the cold winter, and aestivate through the hot and dry spring and early summer.
Divergent oviposition behaviors in a desert vs a marsh grasshopper
Among these are sundry artworks, such as those that grace the grounds between the Australian National University's Humanities Research Centre and Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on the Acton peninsula (formerly an important gathering place on the banks of the Molonglo), dedicated to the tawny Bogong moth--the annual appearance of which to aestivate in rock crevices in the Brindabellas helped to render this area a lusciously nourishing terrain and an important locus of inter-tribal gatherings: indeed, it was perhaps from these festive gatherings that it takes its name, Ngambra, 'meeting place'.
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