Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Akinetes: Dormant Cells of Cyanobacteria

Chapter 4 Dormancy in Plant Seeds

Chapter 5 Bud Dormancy in Perennial Plants: A Mechanism for Survival

Chapter 6 Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

Chapter 7 A Role for Molecular Studies in Unveiling the Pathways for Formation of Rotifer Resting Eggs and Their Survival During Dormancy

Chapter 8 Anhydrobiotic Abilities of Tardigrades

Chapter 9 Cryoprotective Dehydration: Clues from an Insect

Chapter 10 A Molecular Overview of Diapause in Embryos of the Crustacean, Artemia franciscana

Chapter 11 An Exploratory Review on the Molecular Mechanisms of Diapause Termination in the Waterflea, Daphnia

Chapter 12 Metabolic Dormancy and Responses to Environmental Desiccation in Fish Embryos

Chapter 13 Mammalian Hibernation: Physiology, Cell Signaling, and Gene Controls on Metabolic Rate Depression

Chapter 14 Lessons from Natural Cold-Induced Dormancy to Organ Preservation in Medicine and Biotechnology: From the “Backwoods to the Bedside”