1. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and maximum entropy production in the Earth system

   • Axel Kleidon

   Review Open access 26 February 2009 Pages: 1 - 25

   

2. Vertebrate diet decreases winter torpor use in a desert marsupial

   • Chris R. Pavey
   • Chris J. Burwell
   • Fritz Geiser

   Original Paper 24 February 2009 Pages: 679 - 683

   

3. Magnetic properties of the microorganism Candidatus Magnetoglobus multicellularis

   • Marcelo Perantoni
   • Darci M. S. Esquivel
   • Henrique Lins de Barros

   Original Paper 13 March 2009 Pages: 685 - 690

   

4. Suppression pheromone and cockroach rank formation

   • Rong Kou
   • Huan-Wen Chang
   • Hsiao-Yung Ho

   Original Paper 12 March 2009 Pages: 691 - 701

   

5. Direct and indirect fossil records of megachilid bees from the Paleogene of Central Europe (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

   • Sonja Wedmann
   • Torsten Wappler
   • Michael S. Engel

   Original Paper 19 March 2009 Pages: 703 - 712

   

6. What’s the buzz? Ultrasonic and sonic warning signals in caterpillars of the great peacock moth (Saturnia pyri)

   • Veronica L. Bura
   • Alan J. Fleming
   • Jayne E. Yack

   Original Paper 21 March 2009 Pages: 713 - 718

   

7. Interspecific utilisation of wax in comb building by honeybees

   • H. Randall Hepburn
   • Sarah E. Radloff
   • Mananya Phaincharoen

   Short Communication 04 March 2009 Pages: 719 - 723

   

8. Mandible shape and dwarfism in squirrels (Mammalia, Rodentia): interaction of allometry and adaptation

   • Lionel Hautier
   • Pierre-Henri Fabre
   • Jacques Michaux

   Short Communication 14 March 2009 Pages: 725 - 730

   

9. Unique animal prenyltransferase with monoterpene synthase activity

   • Anna B. Gilg
   • Claus Tittiger
   • Gary J. Blomquist

   Short Communication 10 March 2009 Pages: 731 - 735

   

10. Optional strategies for reduced metabolism in gray mouse lemurs

    • J. Schmid
    • J. U. Ganzhorn

    Short Communication 10 March 2009 Pages: 737 - 741

    

11. Indigenous bacteria may interfere with the biocontrol of plant diseases

    • Nobutaka Someya
    • Katsumi Akutsu

    Short Communication 14 March 2009 Pages: 743 - 747