Term Name: hibernation
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a period of dormancy in which to pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042750]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: negative regulation of metabolic activity involved in hibernation
is a type of: dormancy process