Aestivation Molecular and Physiological Aspects
Numerous animal species live in environments characterized by a seasonal reduction in the availability of water, which often but not always occurs when temperatures are highest. For many such animals, survival during the toughest season requires spending
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Volumes Published in the Series Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
Subseries: Marine Molecular Biotechnology
Volume 34 Invertebrate Cytokines and the Phylogeny of Immunity A. Beschin and W.E.G. Müller (Eds.)
Volume 37 Sponges (Porifera) W.E.G. Müller (Ed.)
Volume 35 RNA Trafficking and Nuclear Structure Dynamics Ph. Jeanteur (Ed.) Volume 36 Viruses and Apoptosis C. Alonso (Ed.) Volume 38 Epigenetics and Chromatin Ph. Jeanteur (Ed.) Volume 40 Developmental Biology of Neoplastic Growth A. Macieira-Coelho (Ed.) Volume 41 Molecular Basis of Symbiosis J. Overmann (Ed.) Volume 44 Alternative Splicing and Disease Ph. Jeanlevr (Ed.) Volume 45 Asymmetric Cell Division A. Macieira Coelho (Ed.) Volume 48 Centromere Ðurđica Ugarković (Ed.) Volume 49 Aestivation C.A. Navas and J.E. Carvalho (Eds.)
Volume 39 Echinodermata V. Matranga (Ed.) Volume 42 Antifouling Compounds N. Fusetani and A.S. Clare (Eds.) Volume 43 Molluscs G. Cimino and M. Gavagnin (Eds.) Volume 46 Marine Toxins as Research Tools N. Fusetani and W. Kem (Eds.) Volume 47 Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology W.E.G. Müller and M.A. Grachev (Eds.)
Carlos Arturo Navas • José Eduardo Carvalho Editors
Aestivation Molecular and Physiological Aspects
Editors Carlos Arturo Navas Universidade de São Paulo Instituto de Biociências Depto. Fisiologia Rua do Matão 14 São Paulo-SP Brazil [email protected]
José Eduardo Carvalho Universidade Federal de São Paulo Rua Prof. Artur Riedel 275 Diadema-SP Campus Diadema Brazil [email protected]
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Foreword
Interest in the phenomenon of aesti
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