1. δ¹³C analysis of phloem sap carbon: novel means of evaluating seasonal water stress and interpreting carbon isotope signatures of foliage and trunk wood of Eucalyptus globulus

   • John Pate
   • David Arthur

   Article Pages: 301 - 311

2. Spatial and temporal variations in phloem sap composition of plantation-grown Eucalyptus globulus

   • John Pate
   • Erica Shedley
   • Mark Adams

   Article Pages: 312 - 322

3. Contribution of photosynthetic rate to growth and reproduction in Amaranthus hybridus

   • A. Michele Arntz
   • Evan H. DeLucia
   • Nicholas Jordan

   Article Pages: 323 - 330

4. Seston quality controls zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha ) energetics in turbid rivers

   • Daniel W. Schneider
   • Sharook P. Madon
   • Richard E. Sparks

   Article Pages: 331 - 341

5. Partial self-incompatibility and inbreeding depression in a native tree species of La Réunion (Indian Ocean)

   • Luc Gigord
   • Clarie Lavigne
   • Jacqui A. Shykoff

   Article Pages: 342 - 352

6. The developmental strategy of an idiobiont ectoparasitoid, Dendrocerus carpenteri : influence of variations in host quality on offspring growth and fitness

   • Mathias Otto
   • Manfred Mackauer

   Article Pages: 353 - 364

7. Effects of climatic variation on field metabolism and water relations of desert tortoises

   • Brian T. Henen
   • Charles C. Peterson
   • Kenneth A. Nagy

   Article Pages: 365 - 373

8. Trade-off between reproduction and moult – a comparison of three Fennoscandian pied flycatcher populations

   • Christer Hemborg
   • Arne Lundberg
   • Pirkko Siikamäki

   Article Pages: 374 - 380

9. Micro-evolutionary change and population dynamics of a brood parasite and its primary host: the intermittent arms race hypothesis

   • Manuel Soler
   • Juan J. Soler
   • Anders P. Møller

   Article Pages: 381 - 390

10. Female-biased sex allocation in relation to growth rate of fruit in Erythronium japonicum

    • Satoki Sakai

    Article Pages: 391 - 395

11. Effects of microbivore species composition and basal resource enrichment on trophic-level biomasses in an experimental microbial-based soil food web

    • Juha Mikola

    Article Pages: 396 - 403

12. The role of competition by dominants and temperature in the foraging of subordinate species in Mediterranean ant communities

    • Xim Cerdá
    • Javier Retana
    • Antonio Manzaneda

    Article Pages: 404 - 412

13. Omnivory and the stability of simple food webs

    • Marcel Holyoak
    • Sambhav Sachdev

    Article Pages: 413 - 419

14. Parasitoids deter foraging by Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in their native habitat in Brazil

    • Matthew R. Orr
    • Sergio H. Seike

    Article Pages: 420 - 425

15. Influence of plant resistance at the third trophic level: interactions between parasitoids and entomopathogenic fungi of cereal aphids

    • Edurado Fuentes-Contreras
    • Judith K. Pell
    • Hermann M. Niemeyer

    Article Pages: 426 - 432

16. Influence of puffer predation on vertical distribution of mangrove littorinids in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

    • R. Scot Duncan
    • William A. Szelistowski

    Article Pages: 433 - 442

17. Effect of lamellae autotomy on survival and foraging success of the damselfly Lestes sponsa (Odonata: Lestidae)

    • Robby Stoks

    Article Pages: 443 - 448