1. Insect defoliation enhances nitrate export from forest ecosystems

   • W. T. Swank
   • J. B. Waide
   • R. L. Todd

   OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 299

2. Predation by Patiria miniata (Asteroidea) on bryozoans: Prey diversity may depend on the mechanism of succession

   • R. W. Day
   • R. W. Osman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 300 - 309

3. The energetic costs of tail autotomy to reproduction in the lizard Coleonyx brevis (Sauria: Gekkonidae)

   • Benjamin E. Dial
   • Lloyd C. Fitzpatrick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 310 - 317

4. The influence of temperature and salinity on energy partitioning in the marine nematode Diplolaimelloides bruciei

   • R. M. Warwick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 318 - 325

5. Effects of extra food on Peromyscus and Clethrionomys populations in the southern Yukon

   • B. S. Gilbert
   • C. J. Krebs

   OriginalPaper Pages: 326 - 331

6. Influences of porcupine (Hystrix indica) activity on the slopes on the northern Negev mountains — Germination and vegetation renewal in different geomorphological types and slope directions

   • Yitzchak Gutterman
   • Nir Herr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 332 - 334

7. Ecological organization of a Chihuahuan desert lizard community

   • Robert Barbault
   • Maria-Eugenia Maury

   OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 342

8. Root growth and water relations of oak and birch seedlings

   • O. Osonubi
   • W. J. Davies

   OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 350

9. Tree dimensions: Maximizing the rate of height growth in dense stands

   • David King

   OriginalPaper Pages: 351 - 356

10. Validation of a primary production model of the desert shrub Larrea tridentata using soil-moisture augmentation experiments

    • James F. Reynolds
    • Gary L. Cunningham

    OriginalPaper Pages: 357 - 363

11. Species richness of Macrolepidoptera on Finnish deciduous trees and shrubs

    • Seppo Neuvonen
    • Pekka Niemelä

    OriginalPaper Pages: 364 - 370

12. Changes in the composition and activities of termite communities in relation to changing rainfall

    • R. D. Buxton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 371 - 378

13. Termites and the turnover of dead wood in an arid tropical environment

    • R. D. Buxton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 384

14. Seasonal dimorphism of foliage in Californian coastal sage scrub

    • Walter E. Westman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 385 - 388

15. The role of termites in the decomposition of wood and leaf litter in the Southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria

    • N. M. Collins

    OriginalPaper Pages: 389 - 399

16. Drought tolerance of germinating seeds and young seedlings of Anastatica hierochuntica L.

    • Jacob Friedman
    • Zipporah Stein
    • Edna Rushkin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 400 - 403

17. Time related decay in prey antigens ingested by the predator Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) as detected by ELISA

    • Becky L. Fichter
    • W. P. Stephen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 404 - 407

18. Temporal segregation in North American desert Membracidae

    • M. E. Stave
    • C. J. Shiff

    OriginalPaper Pages: 408 - 411

19. The nectar of Justicia and Columnea: Composition and concentration in a humid tropical climate

    • Sarah A. Corbet
    • P. G. Willmer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 412 - 418

20. Adult-young interactions in island and mainland populations of the deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus

    • Zuleyma Tang Halpin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 419 - 425

21. Moisture content and CO₂ exchange of lichens. II. Depression of net photosynthesis in Ramalina maciformis at high water content is caused by increased thallus carbon dioxide diffusion resistance

    • O. L. Lange
    • J. D. Tenhunen

    Short Communication Pages: 426 - 429

22. Erratum

    Erratum Pages: 429 - 429