Hibernation vs. Diapause

Hibernationnoun

(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.

Hibernationnoun

(computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

Hibernationnoun

(space) A state of minimum power consumption

Hibernationnoun

The act or state of hibernating.

Hibernationnoun

the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

Hibernationnoun

cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

Hibernationnoun

the act of retiring into inactivity;

Hibernation

Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression. Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate.

Diapausenoun

A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)

Diapause

In animal dormancy, diapause is the delay in development in response to regularly and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions. It is a physiological state with very specific initiating and inhibiting conditions.