(a.) Of or belonging to the summer; as, aestival diseases.
Example Sentences:
(1) Contrastingly, the hepatopancreas of aestivated snails when treated with ganglionic extracts of active snails showed increased specific activities of both enzymes.
(2) A wide size range of both species of snail were found to aestivate, but there was differential mortality of young B. rohlfsi soon after the lake re-filled, and the optimally surviving size group of B. globosus was 9 mm.
(3) Upon entering into aestivation, Protopterus aethiopicus develops a respiratory acidosis.
(4) On re-activation of some aestivating snails, betion of ATP and Mg2+ to the isolated gut contents or to extracts from washed gut walls led to the formation of higher-molecular-weight forms of the enzyme, beta-glucosidase A (mol.wt.
(5) Snails in the aestivated group were completely inactive for 8 weeks beginning at age 23 weeks.
(6) The cessation of water intake from the start of aestivation results in hemoconcentration and marked oliguria.
(7) This was not correlated to metabolic rate suggesting that glycolytic rate was reduced in this tissue in the early stages of aestivation, possibly due to a change in fuel use.
(8) The molluscicide would then be released at the unpredictable start of the next wet season and kill any snails which survive the drought by aestivation.
(9) Infective larvae aestivate in the faeces or in the soil of the lucerne pastures in the dry, hot summer months and migrate on to the herbage during the cool, wet autumn.
(10) X-ray microanalyses of ultrathin frozen sections from aestivating and non-aestivating snails have shown gradients of chloride and potassium ions in the apical microvillus region of the regulating mantle collar epithelium.
(11) A cocoon formed from a single cell layer of shed stratum corneum may reduce water loss from the skin of desert-dwelling frogs while these aestivate in soil-filled burrows.
(12) The possible roles of these ions, pH and substrate in the modulation of fructose diphosphatase and gluconeogenic activity in the lungfish are discussed in relation to aestivation and temperature adaptation.
(13) The activity levels of both enzymes decreased in aestivating snails.
(14) Aestivation patterns in Bulinus rohlfsi and B. globosus were studied by digging transects across the floor of their dried habitats and by monitoring changes in snail population structure during the period when the habitats were flooded.
(15) As aestivation continued, the number of breaths per tachypneic period increased gradually to reach a steady level at about the 3rd mo.
(16) The beginning of aestivation in B. rohlfsi did not correlate with any of the physical parameters measured, but it coincided with the dying off of a bloom of unicellular algae.
(17) The importance of stimuli other than desiccation in the aestivation process of bulinids is stressed.
(18) X-ray microanalysis of unfixed thin sections shows that there is a concentration gradient of ions within these cells in aestivating animals which is not present in stimulated snails.
(19) Bulinus rohlfsi, which inhabited a small man-made lake, was found to aestivate towards the bottom of its habitat, aestivation occurring during the last six weeks before the lake dried.
(20) A. nuchalis thus appears to be an opportunistic vernal breeder, limited only by the availability of resources, whereas A. caudicinctus, which apparently displays the greater reproductive effort of the two species, has a typical aestival pattern of breeding which is uniquely attuned to the enormous burst of productivity occurring in this arid region following the substantial and predictable summer cyclonic rains.
Summery
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.
Example Sentences:
(1) Jane Baxter's stuffed courgette flowers Stuffed courgette flowers Photograph: Rob White You can't get much more summery than courgette flowers – Jane Baxter's take on these light crispy fried delights (use a vegetarian parmesan-style cheese ).
(2) The first music she made is still online to hear, such as 2003's Lettin' Go , a summery, defiant account of getting sacked from her job at Office Depot, where she'd been caught promoting her music during work time.
(3) This fact together with the maximal development of a summery trace cellular response at the moment of formation of conditioned motor reactions attests the participation of neurones of the perifornical nucleus in maintaining conditioned motor activity.
(4) Six wines to serve with vegetable dishes Tapada de Villar Vinho Verde, Portugal 2012 (£6.99, Marks & Spencer ) A crackling, gently lemon-sherbet spritzy white with a gentle tropical fruit character that is light enough on its feet and in alcohol to serve with summery vegetable dishes such as green salad or chilled pea and mint soup.
(5) Flow velocity measurements of the proximal uterine arteries provide a summery of the blood supply to all the arcuate arteries.
(6) After several hours' climb, passing ice-blue lakes and summery plains, we are faced with a bizarre moonscape, JCBs and pylons on the plateau that links the resorts.
(7) The sun is blazing, and I'm expecting a summery chat about memories of Ayia Napa and the right way to mount a lilo.
(8) There's a bowling green, giant games of chess and dominoes, plus a tea room dishing up summery flans, chutneys, jam and cakes made from ingredients grown in the kitchen garden.
(9) The Only Place is a summery, jangly love letter to California, bigger in sound and scope than Crazy For You.
(10) Blue, terracotta and mustard looked fresh and summery; white trainers sported a lick of navy at the ankle which winked at the Nike swoosh.
(11) In most of Europe this would still be an almost summery time of year but in Scandinavia, by late September, the weather is damp and cold and misty.
(12) A warm summery breeze keeps me cool as I cycle the 20km along the river Spree, passing the looming power stations, techno clubs and industrial ruins of Treptow.
(13) True, your espadrilles are probably made by exploited children, but let's not harsh your newfound summery mellow.
(14) It goes "dum dum dum da-dum dum", then builds up into a massive soundscape of summery-ness.