estivation

Examples of estivation in the following topics:

• Temperature and Water

  • Some animals hibernate or estivate to survive hostile temperatures.
  • Hibernation enables animals to survive cold conditions, while estivation allows animals to survive the hostile conditions of a hot, dry climate.
  • Animals that hibernate or estivate enter a state known as torpor, a condition in which their metabolic rate is significantly lowered.

• Animal Bioenergetics

  • If torpor occurs during the summer months with high temperatures and little water, it is called estivation.
  • Some desert animals estivate to survive the harshest months of the year.