Sentences with phrase «called diapause»

However, the fourth generation born at the end of summer enters a phase called diapause, where they do not reproduce and can live for seven to eight months.

He documented that when the caterpillars had a poor springtime diet, they went into a stage of arrested development called diapause instead of growing into adults.

When conditions are unsuitable for raising young, kangaroos go into something called diapause, where the species» reproduction systems will shut down.

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This phenomenon apparently occurs because the mutant flies lack a substance called juvenile hormone, which inhibits the flies» ability to enter diapause.