Numerous animal species live in environments characterized by a
seasonal reduction in the availability of water, which often but
not always occurs when temperatures are highest. For many such
animals, survival during the toughest season requires spending long
periods of time in a rather inactive state known as aestivation.
But aestivation is much more than remaining inactive. Successful
aestivation requires the selection of a proper microhabitat,
variable degrees of metabolic arrest and responsiveness to external
stimuli, the ability to sense the proper time of year for
emergence, the preservation of inactive tissue, and much more. So,
aestivation involves a complex collection of behaviors, ecological
associations and physiological adjustments that vary across species
in their type, magnitude and course. This book seeks to explore the
phenomenon of aestivation from different perspectives and levels of
organization, ranging from microhabitat selection to genetic
control of physiological adjustments. It brings together authors
from across the world working on different systematic groups,
approaches, and questions, but who are all ultimately working to
better understand the complex issue of aestivation.
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