Re: At the risk of sounding dumb...what's Aestivation?

Posted by EJ on August 06, 2001 at 00:45:29:

In Reply to: At the risk of sounding dumb...what's Aestivation? posted by Lisa C on August 05, 2001 at 18:23:16:

Basicly, it's a kind of hibernation. When conditions are not conducive to survival the animal kind of goes to sleep until conditions improve. For example if it is too hot or dry or not food available the animal beds down. I would guess to conserve reserves.
Ed

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