Term Information

Accession
GO:0042751
Name
estivation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
aestivation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a period of dormancy, similar to hibernation, but that occurs during the summer. It insulates against heat to prevent the harmful effects of the season. Source: GOC:jl, Wikipedia:Estivation, PMID:12443930
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History
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Subset
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Parents of estivation (GO:0042751)
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estivation [is_a relation] is_a  dormancy process (GO:0022611)

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Estivation