3, No. 3 (Mar., 1916), pp. 99-120 (22 pages) In closing let us consider a few of the more important general bearings of the facts treated in this paper. 1. Dormancy in seeds results generally from the ...

Most insects survive cold winters by producing an antifreeze-like chemical or entering diapause ... causing plants to begin to break dormancy prematurely in late winter. If the warm winter ...

THE function of food reserves during diapause is often discussed, but there are very few reliable data. The mass hibernation of adult Semiadalia wndecimnotata (Schneider) (Coccinellidae ...

Quiescence is a form of dormancy in immediate response to adverse conditions, and when conditions improve, the organism becomes active again. Obligate diapause is a dormant period naturally ...

Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle. The Antarctic midge is the only known insect native to Antarctica. (photo credit: Yuta Shimizu / Osaka ...