Associate Professor Ankara University Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
The closing remark of the symposium will briefly summarize the conslusions of the symposium, from diapause metabolism to cellular biochemistry, physiology and behavior. Recent insights derived from different insect models by various approaches will be emphasized. The Effects of ecological parameters on diapause initiation and termination, neural and hormonal control together with epigenetic background of diapause maintanence will also be highlighted. A proosal for preparation of a special issue in an insect journal on the topics will be discussed.