DORMANCY. “Some animals, such as turtles, have periods of extended dormancy accompanied by substantial metabolic depression. This prevents age-inflicted damage over long periods of time. In perennial plants, entire modules can be dormant for long periods of time and then emerge after an incident of environmental stress, pathogen attack or mechanical injury to other plant parts.”
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03360.x/full
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