1. Components of variation in seedling potential relative growth rate: phylogenetically independent contrasts

   • Tharman Saverimuttu
   • Mark Westoby

   Ecophysiology Pages: 281 - 285

2. Carbon isotope discrimination in Quercus ilex resprouts after fire and tree-fell

   • Isabel Fleck
   • Daniel Grau
   • Dolors Vidal

   Ecophysiology Pages: 286 - 292

3. Root and stem xylem embolism, stomatal conductance, and leaf turgor in Acer grandidentatum populations along a soil moisture gradient

   • N. N. Alder
   • J. S. Sperry
   • W. T. Pockman

   Ecophysiology Pages: 293 - 301

4. A native nitrogen-fixing shrub facilitates weed invasion

   • John L. Maron
   • Peter G. Connors

   Ecophysiology Pages: 302 - 312

5. The effect of barn owls (Tyto alba) on the activity and microhabitat selection of Gerbillus allenbyi and G. pyramidum

   • Z. Abramsky
   • E. Strauss
   • B. P. Kotler

   Ecophysiology Pages: 313 - 319

6. Localized migration and dispersal by the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci

   • David N. Byrne
   • Robin J. Rathman
   • John C. Palumbo

   Population Ecology Pages: 320 - 328

7. Scaling population density and spatial pattern for terrestrial, mammalian carnivores

   • K. Shawn Smallwood
   • Christine Schonewald

   Population Ecology Pages: 329 - 335

8. Interactions between host plants, endophytic fungi, and a phytophagous insect in an oak (Quercus grisea x Q. gambelii) hybrid zone

   • Eric S. Gaylord
   • Ralph W. Preszler
   • William J. Boecklen

   Population Ecology Pages: 336 - 342

9. Population sizes and within-deme movement of Trimerotropis saxatilis (Acrididae), a grasshopper with a fragmented distribution

   • Anne S. Gerber
   • Alan R. Templeton

   Population Ecology Pages: 343 - 350

10. Decline in snail abundance due to soil acidification causes eggshell defects in forest passerines

    • J. Graveland
    • R. van der Wal

    Population Ecology Pages: 351 - 360

11. Within-plant variation in seaweed palatability and chemical defenses: optimal defense theory versus the growth-differentiation balance hypothesis

    • Greg Cronin
    • Mark E. Hay

    Plant Animal Interactions Pages: 361 - 368

12. Heterotrophic gain of carbon from hosts by the xylem-tapping root hemiparasite Olax phyllanthi (Olacaceae)

    • K. U. Tennakoon
    • J. S. Pate

    Plant Animal Interactions Pages: 369 - 376

13. Facultative mutualism between an herbivorous crab and a coralline alga: advantages of eating noxious seaweeds

    • John J. Stachowicz
    • Mark E. Hay

    Plant Animal Interactions Pages: 377 - 387

14. Genetic and soil-nutrient effects on the abundance of herbivores on willow

    • Colin M. Orians
    • Robert S. Fritz

    Plant Animal Interactions Pages: 388 - 396

15. Worker size and seed size selection by harvester ants in a neotropical forest

    • M. Kaspari

    Plant Animal Interactions Pages: 397 - 404

16. Exploitation and interference competition between the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, and native ant species

    • Kathleen G. Human
    • Deborah M. Gordon

    Community Ecology Pages: 405 - 412

17. Nitrogen availability alters patterns of accumulation of heat stress-induced proteins in plants

    • Scott A. Heckathorn
    • Gretchen J. Poeller
    • Richard L. Hallberg

    Community Ecology Pages: 413 - 418