眠期 meaning in Chinese

molting stage

The effect of temperature on the reproduction laying eggs of the chinese alligator in an artificial hibernant environment during a deep hibernation is reported in this paper
摘要本文报道了扬子鳄在人工越冬环境条件下，深眠期的温度值对越冬后繁殖的影响。
On the basis of 6 years of research , this result showed that adult chinese alligators could lay eggs in the next year if the temperature 5 ~ 8 during a deep hibernation for them
6年的研究表明扬子鳄在深眠期的温度处在5 ~ 8时，扬子鳄越冬后能够成功繁殖产卵。