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Introduced Theba pisana snails aestivating on a row of fence posts in Kadina, South Australia

Aestivation or æstivation (from Latin ', summer, but also spelled "estivation" in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months.

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• Related: Critical thermal maximum, Hibernation induction trigger, Torpor

Abstract of an Australian paper on aestivation in ... Abstract of an Australian paper on aestivation in snails www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9680857.htm - Web

Some info in aestivation in the snail Theba pisana Some info in aestivation in the snail Theba pisana www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9680857.htm - Web

Hibernation on demand Hibernation on demand www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2005/04/21/roth.html - Web

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