1. Gap formation and species diversity in Japanese beech forests: a test of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis on a geographic scale

   • T. Hiura

   Original Paper Pages: 265 - 271

2. Climate response among growth increments of fish and trees

   • Richard P. Guyette
   • Charles F. Rabeni

   Original Paper Pages: 272 - 279

3. Xanthophyll-cycle pigments and photosynthetic capacity in tropical forest species: a comparative field study on canopy, gap and understory plants

   • Martina Königer
   • Gary C. Harris
   • Klaus Winter

   Original Paper Pages: 280 - 290

4. Benefits of a predtor-induced morphology in crucian carp

   • P. Anders Nilsson
   • Christer Brönmark
   • Lars B. Pettersson

   Original Paper Pages: 291 - 296

5. Patch selection by red deer in relation to energy and protein intake: a re-evaluation of Langvatn and Hanley's (1993) results

   • John F. Wilmshurst
   • John M. Fryxell

   Original Paper Pages: 297 - 300

6. Resource utilization by two insular endemic mammalian carnivores, the island fox and island spotted skunk

   • Kevin R. Crooks
   • Dirk Van Vuren

   Original Paper Pages: 301 - 307

7. Slow larval growth on a suboptimal willow results in high predation mortality in the leaf beetle Galerucella lineola

   • Håkan Häggström
   • Stig Larsson

   Original Paper Pages: 308 - 315

8. Ants benefit from attending facultatively myrmecophilous Lycaenidae caterpillars: evidence from a survival study

   • Konrad Fiedler
   • Christine Saam

   Original Paper Pages: 316 - 322

9. Decrease in feeding niche breadth of Melasoma lapponica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with increase in pollution

   • Elena L. Zyereva
   • Mikhail V. Kozlov
   • Seppo Neuvonen

   Original Paper Pages: 323 - 329

10. Growth and allocation of the arctic sedges Eriohorum angustifolium and E. vaginatum: effects of variable soil oxygen and nutrient availability

    • Renate L. E. Gebauer
    • James F. Reynolds
    • John D. Tenhunen

    Original Paper Pages: 330 - 339

11. The spatial population dynamics of insects exploiting a patchy food resource

    • J. P. Dempster
    • D. A. Atkinson
    • O. D. Cheesman

    Original Paper Pages: 340 - 353

12. The spatial population dynamics of insects exploiting a patchy food resource

    • J. P. Dempster
    • D. A. Atkinson
    • M. C. French

    Original Paper Pages: 354 - 362

13. Leaf orientation and light interception by juvenile Pseudopanax crassifolius(Cunn.) C. Koch in a partially shaded forest environment

    • Michael J. Clearwater
    • Kevin S. Gould

    Original Paper Pages: 363 - 371

14. Changing handling times during feeding and consequences for prey size selection of 0+ zooplanktivorous fish

    • Josef Wanzenböck

    Original Paper Pages: 372 - 378

15. An investigation of the differential performance of clones of the aphid Sitobion avenae on two host species

    • P. J. De Barro
    • T. N. Sherratt
    • N. Maclean

    Original Paper Pages: 379 - 385

16. Correlation between two components of parental investment: nest defence intensity and nestling provisioning effort of willow tits

    • Seppo Rytkönen
    • Markku Orell
    • Mika Soppela

    Original Paper Pages: 386 - 393

17. Ecotypic differentiation of response to enhanced CO₂ and temperature levels in Arabidopsis thaliana

    • L. R. Norton
    • L. G. Firbank
    • A. R. Watkinson

    Original Paper Pages: 394 - 396