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What does estivation mean?

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  1. Alternative spelling of aestivation
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Calibrachoa can, however, be distinguished from Petunia based on the higher chromosome number, chromosome morphology, plant branching habit and type of flower bud estivation.
By shutting down their intestinal tracts during estivation, they reduce their daily energy expenditure and therefore increase the duration that they can survive dormancy.
By shutting down their intestinal tracts during estivation, these anurans reduce their daily energy expenditure.
On the under story, towards the garden, let it be turned to a grotto, or a place of shade, or estivation.
Some Sonoran Desert snails from California have been revived after eight years in estivation.
First, it may be remembered that this period corresponds nearly to the active life of the animal before and after estivation.

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