Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Akinetes: Dormant Cells of Cyanobacteria

Chapter 3 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Spore Germination

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 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”