1. Introduction to the dedicated issue

   • William S. Marshall

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 2

2. The respiratory physiology of anadromous vertebrates: A comparison of blood gas transport in lampreys and salmonids

   • Bruce L. Tufts

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 12

3. Inheritance of smolting phenotypes in backcrosses of hybrid stream-type × ocean-type chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

   • W. Craig Clarke
   • Ruth E. Withler
   • John E. Shelbourn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 25

4. Ontogeny and evolution of salinity tolerance in anadromous salmonids: Hormones and heterochrony

   • Stephen D. McCormick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 33

5. Ion balance, acid-base regulation, and chloride cell function in the common killifish,Fundulus heteroclitus—a euryhaline estuarine teleost

   • Chris M. Wood
   • William S. Marshall

   OriginalPaper Pages: 34 - 52

6. Ecophysiological aspects of the coastal-estuarine distribution of acrochordid snakes

   • Harvey B. Lillywhite
   • Tamir M. Ellis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 61

7. Biomechanical conflicts between adaptations for diving and aerial flight in estuarine birds

   • James R. Lovvorn
   • David R. Jones

   OriginalPaper Pages: 62 - 75

8. Salmonid fishes and the estuarine environment

   • J. E. Thorpe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 76 - 93

9. The role of bioindicators in estuarine management

   • James G. Wilson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 94 - 101

10. Patterns in the evolution of physiological specialization in salt-marsh animals

    • W. A. Dunson
    • J. Travis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 102 - 110

11. The distribution and stable carbon isotopic composition of dissolved organic carbon in estuaries

    • Bruce Peterson
    • Brian Fry
    • Richard Wright

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 121

12. The contribution of inorganic compounds to the particulate carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in suspended matter and surface sediments of Chesapeake Bay

    • Carolyn W. Keefe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 122 - 130

13. Diel oxygen dynamics and anoxic events in an eutrophic estuary of Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts

    • Charlene D’Avanzo
    • James N. Kremer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 139

14. Methane flux from mangrove sediments along the Southwestern coast of Puerto Rico

    • David Sotomayor
    • Jorge E. Corredor
    • Julio M. Morell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 140 - 147

15. Wave-forced resuspension of upper Chesapeake Bay muds

    • Lawrence P. Sanford

    OriginalPaper Pages: 148 - 165

16. Long-term temperature trends of the Hudson River: A study of the historical data

    • Donna Ashizawa
    • Jonathan J. Cole

    OriginalPaper Pages: 166 - 171

17. Liver lesions in winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) from Jamaica Bay, New York: Indications of environmental degradation

    • Thomas P. Augspurger
    • Roger L. Herman
    • Jeff S. Hatfield

    OriginalPaper Pages: 172 - 180

18. Influence of salinity on atrazine toxicity to a Chesapeake Bay copepod (Eurytemora affinis) and fish (Cyprinodon variegatus)

    • Lenwood W. Hall
    • Michael C. Ziegenfuss
    • Harry C. Leichtweis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 186

19. Refining habitat requirements of submersed aquatic vegetation: Role of optical models

    • Charles L. Gallegos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 199

20. Photosynthesis-irradiance relationships for three species of submersed macrophytes in the tidal freshwater Hudson River

    • Michael T. Harley
    • Stuart Findlay

    OriginalPaper Pages: 200 - 205

21. The presence and possible ecological significance of mycorrhizae of the submersed macrophyte,Vallisneria americana

    • Cathleen Wigand
    • J. Court Stevenson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 206 - 215

22. The abundance and diversity of larval and juvenile fish in a tropical estuary

    • A. Tito de Morais
    • L. Tito de Morais

    OriginalPaper Pages: 216 - 225

23. Salt-marsh tide pools as winter refuges for the mummichog,Fundulus heteroclitus, in New Jersey

    • Kelly J. Smith
    • Kenneth W. Able

    OriginalPaper Pages: 226 - 234

24. The value of salt marsh edge vs interior as a habitat for fish and decapod crustaceans in a Louisiana tidal marsh

    • G. W. Peterson
    • R. E. Turner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 262

25. Life cycle and population structure of the polychaeteFicopomatus enigmaticus (Serpulidae) in Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Argentina

    • Sandra M. Obenat
    • Silvia E. Pezzani

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 270

26. Swimming behavior of Dungeness crab,Cancer magister Dana, megalopae in still and moving water

    • Miriam Fernandez
    • Oscar O. Iribarne
    • David A. Armstrong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 275

27. The effect of salinity on the development ofLoxothylacus panopaei larvae (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Rhizocephala)

    • Graham Walker
    • Anthony S. Clare

    OriginalPaper Pages: 276 - 282

28. Predation impact on the meiobenthic harpacticoidCanuella perplexa in a lagoon of the Po River Delta, Italy

    • Victor Ugo Ceccherelli
    • Michele Mistri
    • Piero Franzoi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 287

29. Vertical disturbance of sediments by horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) during their spawning season

    • John N. Kraeuter
    • Stephen R. Fegley

    OriginalPaper Pages: 288 - 294

30. Nitrate depuration of secondary sewage effluents in mangrove sediments

    • Jorge E. Corredor
    • Julio M. Morell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 300

31. Book reviews

    • James H. Cowan
    • Stephen J. M. Blaber

    BookReview Pages: 301 - 301