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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > physiology > growth and development > resting periods > diapause
Preferred Term:

diapausa

Definition:
Período de suspensión en el desarrollo de ciertos organismos en condiciones ambientales desfavorables. Se trata de un estado dinámico, no estático, durante el cual las condiciones fisiológicas del organismo cambian.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Términos Genéricos:
letargia
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33062
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