1. Dispersal of a defensive symbiont depends on contact between hosts, host health, and host size

   • Skylar R. Hopkins
   • Lindsey J. Boyle
   • Jeremy M. Wojdak

   Highlighted Student Research 12 May 2015 Pages: 307 - 318

   

2. Traits influencing range contraction in New Zealand’s endemic forest birds

   • Elizabeth H. Parlato
   • Doug P. Armstrong
   • John G. Innes

   Highlighted Student Research 14 May 2015 Pages: 319 - 328

   

3. Ontogenetic variation in the body stoichiometry of two fish species

   • Gergely Boros
   • Péter Sály
   • Michael J. Vanni

   Physiological ecology - Original research 22 May 2015 Pages: 329 - 341

   

4. A test of energetic trade-offs between growth and immune function in watersnakes

   • Chelsea A. Korfel
   • Jeremy D. Chamberlain
   • Matthew E. Gifford

   Physiological ecology - Original research 11 June 2015 Pages: 343 - 351

   

5. Habitat complexity reduces parasitoid foraging efficiency, but does not prevent orientation towards learned host plant odours

   • H. M. Kruidhof
   • A. L. Roberts
   • J. A. Harvey

   Behavioral ecology - Original research Open access 23 May 2015 Pages: 353 - 361

   

6. Seasonal change in tropical habitat quality and body condition for a declining migratory songbird

   • Emily A. McKinnon
   • James A. Rotenberg
   • Bridget J. M. Stutchbury

   Behavioral ecology - Original research 23 May 2015 Pages: 363 - 375

   

7. Asynchronous vegetation phenology enhances winter body condition of a large mobile herbivore

   • Kate R. Searle
   • Mindy B. Rice
   • N. T. Hobbs

   Behavioral ecology - Original research 26 May 2015 Pages: 377 - 391

   

8. Clonal integration in homogeneous environments increases performance of Alternanthera philoxeroides

   • Bi-Cheng Dong
   • Peter Alpert
   • Fei-Hai Yu

   Population ecology - Original research 26 May 2015 Pages: 393 - 403

   

9. Age-dependent survival of island vs. mainland populations of two avian scavengers: delving into migration costs

   • Ana Sanz-Aguilar
   • Félix De Pablo
   • José Antonio Donázar

   Population ecology - Original research 27 May 2015 Pages: 405 - 414

   

10. Spatial asymmetries in connectivity influence colonization−extinction dynamics

    • Miguel A. Acevedo
    • Robert J. Fletcher Jr.
    • Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman

    Population ecology - Original research 10 June 2015 Pages: 415 - 424

    

11. Intercohort size structure dynamics of fire salamander larvae in ephemeral habitats: a mesocosm experiment

    • Asaf Sadeh
    • Antonina Polevikov
    • Leon Blaustein

    Population ecology - Original research 17 June 2015 Pages: 425 - 433

    

12. The demographic consequences of mutualism: ants increase host-plant fruit production but not population growth

    • Kevin R. Ford
    • Joshua H. Ness
    • William F. Morris

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 24 May 2015 Pages: 435 - 446

    

13. Do exotic plants lose resistance to pathogenic soil biota from their native range? A test with Solidago gigantea

    • John L. Maron
    • Wenbo Luo
    • Robert W. Pal

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 24 May 2015 Pages: 447 - 454

    

14. Feeding damage to plants increases with plant size across 21 Brassicaceae species

    • Hella Schlinkert
    • Catrin Westphal
    • Teja Tscharntke

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 30 May 2015 Pages: 455 - 466

    

15. Bacteria influence mountain pine beetle brood development through interactions with symbiotic and antagonistic fungi: implications for climate-driven host range expansion

    • Janet Therrien
    • Charles J. Mason
    • Nadir Erbilgin

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 03 June 2015 Pages: 467 - 485

    

16. Endophyte-mediated interactions between cauliflower, the herbivore Spodoptera litura, and the ectoparasitoid Bracon hebetor

    • Tamanreet Kaur
    • Bahaderjeet Singh
    • Sanehdeep Kaur

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 04 June 2015 Pages: 487 - 494

    

17. Effects of non-native Melilotus albus on pollination and reproduction in two boreal shrubs

    • Katie V. Spellman
    • Laura C. Schneller
    • Matthew L. Carlson

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions – original research 13 June 2015 Pages: 495 - 507

    

18. Effects of landscape composition and configuration on pollination in a native herb: a field experiment

    • Johan Ekroos
    • Anna Jakobsson
    • Henrik G. Smith

    Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 18 June 2015 Pages: 509 - 518

    

19. Inhibitory effects of soil biota are ameliorated by high plant diversity

    • Lixue Yang
    • John L. Maron
    • Ragan M. Callaway

    Community ecology - Original research 23 May 2015 Pages: 519 - 525

    

20. Concordance and discordance between taxonomic and functional homogenization: responses of soil mite assemblages to forest conversion

    • Akira S. Mori
    • Aino T. Ota
    • Motohiro Hasegawa

    Community ecology - Original research 23 May 2015 Pages: 527 - 535

    

21. Spatially structured environmental filtering of collembolan traits in late successional salt marsh vegetation

    • Lina A. Widenfalk
    • Jan Bengtsson
    • Matty P. Berg

    Community ecology - Original research Open access 23 May 2015 Pages: 537 - 549

    

22. Root depth and morphology in response to soil drought: comparing ecological groups along the secondary succession in a tropical dry forest

    • Horacio Paz
    • Fernando Pineda-García
    • Luisa F. Pinzón-Pérez

    Community ecology - Original research 06 June 2015 Pages: 551 - 561

    

23. Rapid plant evolution in the presence of an introduced species alters community composition

    • David Solance Smith
    • Matthew K. Lau
    • Thomas G. Whitham

    Community ecology - Original research 11 June 2015 Pages: 563 - 572

    

24. Contrasting effects of plant species traits and moisture on the decomposition of multiple litter fractions

    • Charlotte E. Riggs
    • Sarah E. Hobbie
    • Xiaojing Wei

    Ecosystem ecology - Original research 26 May 2015 Pages: 573 - 584

    

25. Effects of precipitation regime and soil nitrogen on leaf traits in seasonally dry tropical forests of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

    • Lilia L. Roa-Fuentes
    • Pamela H. Templer
    • Julio Campo

    Ecosystem ecology - Original research 27 May 2015 Pages: 585 - 597

    

26. Temperature, precipitation and biotic interactions as determinants of tree seedling recruitment across the tree line ecotone

    • Lise Tingstad
    • Siri Lie Olsen
    • Mikael Ohlson

    Ecosystem ecology - Original research 12 June 2015 Pages: 599 - 608

    

27. Climatic variation and seed persistence: freeze–thaw cycles lower survival via the joint action of abiotic stress and fungal pathogens

    • Brian M. Connolly
    • John L. Orrock

    Global change ecology - Original research 16 June 2015 Pages: 609 - 616