Associate Professor Ankara University Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Diapause is a dormancy state to overcome seasonal challenges, such as winter and the absence of food. One important aspect of insect diapause is metabolism dynamics. Feeding behaviours and stored nutrient reserves prior to diapause affect the fate of diapause, leading to either a success or a failure in the maintanence of diapause; as well as in post-diapause development. Down- or up-regulation of key genes prior to and during diapause and by termination is a key step in diapause maitanence. Such shifts lead to metabolic and physiological alterations that are coordinated by nervous, endocrine, digestive and fat body systems.
