1. Structure and function of a benthic invertebrate stream community as influenced by beaver (Castor canadensis)

   • Donald M. McDowell
   • Robert J. Naiman

   Original Papers Pages: 481 - 489

2. Graphical analysis of the life history evolution of Oenothera glazioviana Micheli

   • T. Hirose
   • N. Kachi

   Original Papers Pages: 490 - 495

3. Cycles in voles and small game in relation to variations in plant production indices in Northern Sweden

   • B. Hörnfeldt
   • O. Löfgren
   • B. -G. Carlsson

   Original Papers Pages: 496 - 502

4. Phytoplankton competition along a gradient of dilution rates

   • Ulrich Sommer

   Original Papers Pages: 503 - 506

5. Inter-specific hybridization underlies phenotypic variability in Daphnia populations

   • Hans Georg Wolf
   • Mona A. Mort

   Original Papers Pages: 507 - 511

6. Rainfall and decomposition in the chihuahuan desert

   • W. G. Whitford
   • Y. Steinberger
   • D. Weems

   Original Papers Pages: 512 - 515

7. Intrinsic rate of natural increase in Neotropical forest mammals: relationship to phylogeny and diet

   • John G. Robinson
   • Kent H. Redford

   Original Papers Pages: 516 - 520

8. The influence of subterranean termites on the hydrological characteristics of a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem

   • Ned Z. Elkins
   • George V. Sabol
   • Walter G. Whitford

   Original Papers Pages: 521 - 528

9. Catabolic enzyme activities in the pectoralis muscle of premigratory and migratory juvenile Reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Herm.)

   • Björn O. Lundgren
   • Karl-Heinz Kiessling

   Original Papers Pages: 529 - 532

10. Adaptations of the reed frog Hyperolius viridiflavus (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae) to its arid environment

    • Frank Kobelt
    • K. E. Linsenmair

    Original Papers Pages: 533 - 541

11. Adaptations of the reed frog Hyperolius viridiflavus (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae) to its arid environment

    • W. Geise
    • K. E. Linsenmair

    Original Papers Pages: 542 - 548

12. Feeding selectivity in relation to territory size in a herbivorous reef fish

    • G. P. Jones
    • M. D. Norman

    Original Papers Pages: 549 - 556

13. Thermal benefits from familiarity with the environment in a reptile

    • Guido Chelazzi
    • Roberto Calzolai

    Original Papers Pages: 557 - 558

14. Competition and stability in plant mixtures in the presence of disease

    • D. J. Gates
    • M. Westcott
    • H. M. Alexander

    Original Papers Pages: 559 - 566

15. Transient response of forests to CO₂-induced climate change: simulation modeling experiments in eastern North America

    • Allen M. Solomon

    Original Papers Pages: 567 - 579

16. A comparison of the responses of two tropical specialist herbivores to host plant patch size

    • Catherine E. Bach

    Original Papers Pages: 580 - 584

17. Recovery of adenine-nucleotide pools in terrestrial blue-green algae after prolonged drought periods

    • Siegfried Scherer
    • Ting-Wei Chen
    • Peter Böger

    Original Papers Pages: 585 - 588

18. Utilization of evergreen and decidous oaks by the Californian oak moth Phryganidia californica

    • Gilliam M. Puttick

    Original Papers Pages: 589 - 594

19. A comparison of prey lengths among spiders

    • Wolfgang Nentwig
    • Christian Wissel

    Original Papers Pages: 595 - 600

20. Microbial transformations of labelled nitrogen in a clear-cut pine plantation

    • Peter M. Vitousek
    • Steven W. Andariese

    Original Papers Pages: 601 - 605

21. Within and between species variation in response to environmental gradients in Polygonum pensylvanicum and Polygonum virginianum

    • Hee sun Lee
    • A. R. Zangerl
    • F. A. Bazzaz

    Original Papers Pages: 606 - 610

22. The calibration of thermocouples for leaf temperature measurements in gas exchange cuvettes

    • Alexander Ziegler-Jöns
    • Dietmar Knoppik
    • Helmut Selinger

    Original Papers Pages: 611 - 614

23. The contribution of crassulacean acid metabolism to the annual productivity of two aquatic vascular plants

    • Harry L. Boston
    • Michael S. Adams

    Original Papers Pages: 615 - 622

24. Changes in home range size during growth and maturation of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus)

    • Horst Korn

    Original Papers Pages: 623 - 628

25. Dispersal capacity and seed production in anemochorous plants

    • D. F. Greene
    • E. A. Johnson

    Short Communications Pages: 629 - 631

26. Sexual dichronism and intersexual phoresy in gall-forming coccoids

    • Penny J. Gullan
    • Andrew Cockburn

    Short Communications Pages: 632 - 634