Density dependence: an ecological Tower of Babel Salvador Herrando-PérezSteven DeleanCorey J. A. Bradshaw Concepts, Reviews and Syntheses 31 May 2012 Pages: 585 - 603
Immune function in a free-living bird varies over the annual cycle, but seasonal patterns differ between years Arne HegemannKevin D. MatsonB. Irene Tieleman Physiological ecology - Original research Open access 06 May 2012 Pages: 605 - 618
Individual birds advance offspring hatching in response to increased temperature after the start of laying Oscar Vedder Behavioral ecology - Original research 09 May 2012 Pages: 619 - 628
Effects of size and size structure on predation and inter-cohort competition in red-eyed treefrog tadpoles Christopher M. AsquithJames R. Vonesh Population ecology - Original research 06 May 2012 Pages: 629 - 639
Seasonality determines patterns of growth and age structure over a geographic gradient in an ectothermic vertebrate Mårten B. HjernquistFredrik SödermanJuha Merilä Population ecology - Original research 08 May 2012 Pages: 641 - 649
Effects of extreme climatic events on small-scale spatial patterns: a 20-year study of the distribution of a desert spider Klaus BirkhoferJoh HenschelYael Lubin Population ecology - Original research 12 May 2012 Pages: 651 - 657
Quantifying how fine-grained environmental heterogeneity and genetic variation affect demography in an annual plant population Andrew M. LatimerBrooke S. Jacobs Population ecology - Original research 17 June 2012 Pages: 659 - 667
Do the antiherbivore traits of expanding leaves in the Neotropical tree Inga paraensis (Fabaceae) vary with light availability? G. SinimbuP. D. ColeyT. A. Kursar Population ecology - Original research 22 May 2012 Pages: 669 - 676
Plant defense, herbivory, and the growth of Cordia alliodora trees and their symbiotic Azteca ant colonies Elizabeth G. PringleRodolfo DirzoDeborah M. Gordon Plant-animal interactions - Original research 06 May 2012 Pages: 677 - 685
Family matters: effect of host plant variation in chemical and mechanical defenses on a sequestering specialist herbivore Romina D. DimarcoChris C. NiceJames A. Fordyce Plant-animal interactions - Original research 15 May 2012 Pages: 687 - 693
Relative importance of genetic, ontogenetic, induction, and seasonal variation in producing a multivariate defense phenotype in a foundation tree species Liza M. HoleskiMichael L. HillstromRichard L. Lindroth Plant-animal interactions - Original research 01 June 2012 Pages: 695 - 707
Shared pollinators and pollen transfer dynamics in two hybridizing species, Rhinanthus minor and R. angustifolius Laurent C. NatalisRenate A. Wesselingh Plant-animal interactions - Original research 19 May 2012 Pages: 709 - 721
Incorporating insect infestation into rodent seed dispersal: better if the larva is still inside Ramón PereaDavid LópezLuis Gil Plant-animal interactions - Original research 16 May 2012 Pages: 723 - 733
Ecosystem linkages revealed by experimental lake-derived isotope signal in heathland food webs David HoekmanMireia BartronsClaudio Gratton Community ecology - Original research 24 April 2012 Pages: 735 - 743
Primary assembly of soil communities: disentangling the effect of dispersal and local environment María IngimarsdóttirTancredi CarusoKatarina Hedlund Community ecology - Original research 26 April 2012 Pages: 745 - 754
Effects of local biotic neighbors and habitat heterogeneity on tree and shrub seedling survival in an old-growth temperate forest Xuejiao BaiSimon A. QueenboroughZhanqing Hao Community ecology - Original research 29 May 2012 Pages: 755 - 765
Incorporating intraspecific variation in tests of trait-based community assembly Andrew Siefert Community ecology - Original research 13 May 2012 Pages: 767 - 775
Geographic variation in salt marsh structure and function Brittany D. McCallSteven C. Pennings Community ecology - Original research 22 May 2012 Pages: 777 - 787
Post-mortem ecosystem engineering by oysters creates habitat for a rare marsh plant Hongyu GuoSteven C. Pennings Community ecology - Original research 29 May 2012 Pages: 789 - 798
Nitrogen cycling and water pulses in semiarid grasslands: are microbial and plant processes temporally asynchronous? Feike A. DijkstraDavid J. AugustineJoseph C. von Fischer Ecosystem ecology - Original research 04 May 2012 Pages: 799 - 808
Seasonal climate manipulations have only minor effects on litter decomposition rates and N dynamics but strong effects on litter P dynamics of sub-arctic bog species R. AertsT. V. CallaghanJ. H. C. Cornelissen Global change ecology - Original research Open access 21 April 2012 Pages: 809 - 819
Legacy effects of drought on plant growth and the soil food web Franciska Trijntje de VriesMira E. LiiriRichard D. Bardgett Global change ecology - Original research 04 May 2012 Pages: 821 - 833
Phylogenetic niche conservatism in C4 grasses Hui LiuErika J. EdwardsColin P. Osborne Global change ecology - Original research 09 May 2012 Pages: 835 - 845
Response of epiphytic bryophytes to simulated N deposition in a subtropical montane cloud forest in southwestern China Liang SongWen-Yao LiuJin-Hua Qi Global change ecology - Original research 12 May 2012 Pages: 847 - 856
Increasing nitrogen deposition enhances post-drought recovery of grassland productivity in the Mongolian steppe Toshihiko KinugasaAtsushi TsunekawaMasato Shinoda Global change ecology - Original research 15 May 2012 Pages: 857 - 865
High urban population density of birds reflects their timing of urbanization Anders Pape MøllerMario DiazPiotr Tryjanowski Global change ecology - Original research 16 May 2012 Pages: 867 - 875
A field study on the influence of food and immune priming on a bumblebee–gut parasite system Gabriel CisarovskyHauke KochPaul Schmid-Hempel Conservation ecology - Original research 24 April 2012 Pages: 877 - 884