1. The influence of substrate quality and stream size on wood decomposition dynamics

   • Jerry M. Melillo
   • Robert J. Naiman
   • Keith N. Eshleman

   Original Papers Pages: 281 - 285

2. Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide: possible effects on arctic tundra

   • W. D. Billings
   • J. O. Luken
   • K. M. Peterson

   Original Papers Pages: 286 - 289

3. Diversity, diversity indices and tropical cockroaches

   • Henk Wolda

   Original Papers Pages: 290 - 298

4. Spatial and temporal patterns in herbivory on a Caribbean fringing reef: the effects on plant distribution

   • Mark E. Hay
   • Tina Colburn
   • Daphne Downing

   Original Papers Pages: 299 - 308

5. A comparison of the water relations characteristics of Helianthus annuus and Helianthus petiolaris when subjected to water deficits

   • M. A. Sobrado
   • Neil C. Turner

   Original Papers Pages: 309 - 313

6. Effects of light regime on the growth, leaf morphology, and water relations of seedlings of two species of tropical trees

   • Ned Fetcher
   • Boyd R. Strain
   • Steven F. Oberbauer

   Original Papers Pages: 314 - 319

7. Induction of host preference in Drosophila melanogaster

   • John Jaenike

   Original Papers Pages: 320 - 325

8. The production of Cyprideis torosa Jones 1850 (Crustacea, Ostracoda)

   • P. M. J. Herman
   • C. Heip
   • G. Vranken

   Original Papers Pages: 326 - 331

9. Effects of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids on the larvae of polyphagous Lepidoptera

   • James S. Miller
   • Paul Feeny

   Original Papers Pages: 332 - 339

10. Posthatching yolk energy in a lizard: utilization pattern and interclutch variation

    • Katherine Troyer

    Original Papers Pages: 340 - 344

11. Optimal diets in complex environments: feeding strategies of two herbivorous fishes from a temperate rocky intertidal zone

    • M. H. Horn

    Original Papers Pages: 345 - 350

12. Numerical relationships of the Solidago altissima stem gall insect-parasitoid guild food chain

    • Warren G. Abrahamson
    • Paulette O. Armbruster
    • G. David Maddox

    Original Papers Pages: 351 - 357

13. The effect of grazing intensity on phosphorus spiralling in autotropic streams

    • Patrick J. Mulholland
    • J. Denis Newbold
    • Carole L. Hom

    Original Papers Pages: 358 - 366

14. Cave-dwelling flies in Central Europe: adaptation to environment, especially to low temperatures (Diptera, Nematocera: Trichoceridae et Sciaridae)

    • Harald Plachter

    Original Papers Pages: 367 - 372

15. Local distribution of C₃ and C₄ grasses in sites of overlap on Mount Kenya

    • Helen J. Young
    • Truman P. Young

    Original Papers Pages: 373 - 377

16. The effect of physical disturbance on the relative abundances of two filter-feeding insects in a small stream

    • Nina Hemphill
    • Scott D. Cooper

    Original Papers Pages: 378 - 382

17. Optimal foraging by predaceous diving beetle larvae on toad tadpoles

    • Kipp C. Kruse

    Original Papers Pages: 383 - 388

18. Mortality and production in natural, artificially-seeded and experimental populations of Anadara granosa (Bivalvia: Arcidae)

    • M. J. Broom

    Original Papers Pages: 389 - 397

19. Photosynthetic characteristic of South African sclerophylls

    • H. A. Mooney
    • C. Field
    • F. J. Kruger

    Original Papers Pages: 398 - 401

20. Variation in surfperch diets between allopatry and sympatry: circumstantial evidence for competition

    • Russell J. Schmitt
    • James A. Coyer

    Original Papers Pages: 402 - 410

21. European rabbits versus native rodents in Central Chile: effects on shrub seedlings

    • Eduardo R. Fuentes
    • Fabian M. Jaksić
    • Javier A. Simonetti

    Original Papers Pages: 411 - 414

22. Chemical interference among plants mediated by grazing insects

    • J. A. Silander
    • B. R. Trenbath
    • L. R. Fox

    Short Communications Pages: 415 - 417

23. The non-filter function of orb webs in spiders

    • Wolfgan Nentwig

    Short Communications Pages: 418 - 420