1. Referee acknowledgement

   Acknowledgments Pages: 531 - 531

2. Nest maintenance and stone theft in the Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)

   • J. Moreno
   • J. Bustamante
   • J. Viñuela

   Original Paper Pages: 533 - 540

3. Nest maintenance and stone theft in the Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)

   • L. M. Carrascal
   • J. Moreno
   • J. A. Amat

   Original Paper Pages: 541 - 545

4. Summer abundance and activities of bacteria in the freshwater lakes of Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica

   • N. Ramaiah

   Original Paper Pages: 547 - 553

5. Planktonic communities of melt ponds on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

   • M. R. James
   • R. D. Pridmore
   • V. J. Cummings

   Original Paper Pages: 555 - 567

6. Cibicides spp. (Protozoa, Foraminifera) as epizoites on the Arctic antenna-brooding Arcturus baffini (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera)

   • Jörundur Svavarsson
   • Brynhildur Davídsdóttir

   Original Paper Pages: 569 - 574

7. Artifacts arising from sampling interval in dive depth studies of marine endotherms

   • Rory P. Wilson
   • Klemens Pütz
   • Jochim Lage

   Original Paper Pages: 575 - 581

8. Gut contents and diel feeding rhythm in dominant copepods in the ice-covered Weddell Sea, March 1992

   • Anna F. Pasternak

   Short Note Pages: 583 - 586

9. Estimating the age of Antarctic larval fish from otolith microstructure using light and electron microscopy

   • James J. Ruzicka
   • R. L. Radtke

   Short Note Pages: 587 - 592

10. Movements and diurnal behaviour patterns in a Baltic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

    • M. Sjöberg
    • M. A. Fedak
    • B. J. McConnell

    Short Note Pages: 593 - 595

11. Energy contents and organic constituents in Antarctic and south Chilean marine brown algae

    • I. Gómez
    • R. Westermeier

    Short Note Pages: 597 - 602