1. Different patterns of oviposition learning in two closely related ectoparasitoid wasps with contrasting reproductive strategies

   • Kôji Sasakawa
   • Kenta Uchijima
   • Masakazu Shimada

   Original Paper 05 December 2012 Pages: 117 - 124

   

2. Model microgravity enhances endothelium differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

   • Xiaofeng Zhang
   • Yayun Nan
   • Zongren Wang

   Original Paper 11 December 2012 Pages: 125 - 133

   

3. Identification and electrophysiological studies of (4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-heptanone and 4-methyl-3,5-heptanedione in male lucerne weevils

   • C. R. Unelius
   • K.-C. Park
   • D. M. Suckling

   Original Paper 13 December 2012 Pages: 135 - 143

   

4. Preen gland removal increases plumage bacterial load but not that of feather-degrading bacteria

   • Gábor Árpád Czirják
   • Péter László Pap
   • Philipp Heeb

   Original Paper 04 January 2013 Pages: 145 - 151

   

5. Identification and characterization of an Apis cerana cerana Delta class glutathione S-transferase gene (AccGSTD) in response to thermal stress

   • Huiru Yan
   • Haihong Jia
   • Baohua Xu

   Original Paper 29 December 2012 Pages: 153 - 163

   

6. Chicken-sized oviraptorid dinosaurs from central China and their ontogenetic implications

   • Junchang Lü
   • Philip J. Currie
   • Songhai Jia

   Original Paper 12 January 2013 Pages: 165 - 175

   

7. Short- and long-range cues used by ground-dwelling parasitoids to find their host

   • C. Goubert
   • C. Josso
   • D. Poinsot

   Original Paper 08 January 2013 Pages: 177 - 184

   

8. Contact toxicities of anuran skin alkaloids against the fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

   • Paul J. Weldon
   • Yasmin J. Cardoza
   • Thomas F. Spande

   Original Paper 23 January 2013 Pages: 185 - 192

   

9. Genomewide analysis indicates that queen larvae have lower methylation levels in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

   • Yuan Yuan Shi
   • Wei Yu Yan
   • Zhi Jiang Zeng

   Short Communication 14 December 2012 Pages: 193 - 197

   

10. Asymmetries in commitment in an avian communication network

    • Christoph Randler
    • Christian Vollmer

    Short Communication 17 January 2013 Pages: 199 - 203

    

11. Species-specific and female host-biased ectophoresy in the roundworm Caenorhabditis japonica

    • Toyoshi Yoshiga
    • Yuji Ishikawa
    • Etsuko Okumura

    Short Communication 17 January 2013 Pages: 205 - 208