In animal dormancy, diapause is the delay in development in response to regular and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions. [1][2] It is a physiological state with very specific initiating and …

Diapause, spontaneous interruption of the development of certain animals, marked by reduction of metabolic activity. It is typical of many insects and mites, a few crustaceans and snails, and perhaps …

Wheeler's focus was insects, but diapause, a spontaneous period of suspended animation that seems to happen in response to adverse environmental conditions, also occurs in the development of …

May 18, 2025 · Diapause is a period of suspended or arrested development during an insect's life cycle. Insect diapause is usually triggered by environmental cues, like changes in daylight, temperature, or …

Jul 20, 2025 · Diapause is a state of suspended development that allows organisms to survive predictable periods of unfavorable environmental conditions. It is a pre-programmed physiological …

Nov 7, 2025 · Diapause is a biological strategy which allows insects to regulate their life cycle to give them an advantage, even when outside conditions are unfavorable. By pausing their development …

Jun 7, 2025 · Animals have developed hair or body structures in which cold or warm summers can withstand. But although insects are more primitive and do not do this, they do have strategies to …

Feb 28, 2023 · Diapause, a stage-specific developmental arrest, is widely exploited by insects to bridge unfavorable seasons. Considerable progress has been made in understanding the ecology, …

Aug 20, 2025 · Not every species within the same genus or family exhibits a diapause state, indicating that diapause was either independently evolved with multiple origins or was individually lost from a …

Diapause is a developmental arrest characterized by a reduction in metabolic activity and an increase in energy reserves and tolerance to stress.