1. Generalizing from experiments: is predation strong or weak in the New England rocky intertidal?

   • Bruce A. Menge

   Original Papers Pages: 1 - 8

2. Feeding ecology and life history variation of the blue tit in Mediterranean deciduous and sclerophyllous habitats

   • Jacques Blondel
   • Alain Dervieux
   • Philippe Perret

   Original Papers Pages: 9 - 14

3. Manipulation of food resources by a gall-forming aphid: the physiology of sink-source interactions

   • Katherine C. Larson
   • Thomas G. Whitham

   Original Papers Pages: 15 - 21

4. Ectoparasitism and the role of green nesting material in the European starling

   • Peter T. Fauth
   • David G. Krementz
   • James E. Hines

   Original Papers Pages: 22 - 29

5. Carbon isotope discrimination by plants follows latitudinal and altitudinal trends

   • Ch. Körner
   • G. D. Farquhar
   • S. C. Wong

   Original Papers Pages: 30 - 40

6. Influence of soil drying on root development, water relations and leaf growth of Ceratonia siliqua L.

   • S. Rhizopoulou
   • W. J. Davies

   Original Papers Pages: 41 - 47

7. Small-scale distributional dynamics of the yellow water-lily and its herbivore Galerucella nymphaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

   • Jari Kouki

   Original Papers Pages: 48 - 54

8. Growth schedule of Xanthium canadense: Does it optimize the timing of reproduction?

   • H. Sugiyama
   • T. Hirose

   Original Papers Pages: 55 - 60

9. Interactive effects of fertilization and disturbance on community structure and resource availability in an old-field plant community

   • Scott D. Wilson
   • D. Tilman

   Original Papers Pages: 61 - 71

10. Life in extreme environments: Investigations on the ecophysiology of a desert bird, the Australian Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata Latham)

    • Elke Schleucher
    • Roland Prinzinger
    • Philip C. Withers

    Original Papers Pages: 72 - 76

11. Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum

    • Kevin J. Rice
    • Richard N. Mack

    Original Papers Pages: 77 - 83

12. Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum

    • Kevin J. Rice
    • Richard N. Mack

    Original Papers Pages: 84 - 90

13. Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum

    • Kevin J. Rice
    • Richard N. Mack

    Original Papers Pages: 91 - 101

14. Unpalatability of viceroy butterflies (Limenitis archippus) and their purported mimicry models, Florida queens (Danaus gilippus)

    • David B. Ritland

    Original Papers Pages: 102 - 108

15. Changes in metal-binding peptides due to acclimation to cadmium transferred between ramets of Salvinia minima

    • P. M. Outridge
    • W. E. Rauser
    • T. C. Hutchinson

    Original Papers Pages: 109 - 115

16. Spatial variability in the nutrient composition of Populus tremuloides: clone-to-clone differences and implications for cervids

    • D. E. Jelinski
    • L. J. Fisher

    Original Papers Pages: 116 - 124

17. Resource allocation of beech seedlings (Fagus sylvatica L.) —relationship to earthworm activity and soil conditions

    • Volkmar Wolters
    • Walter Stickan

    Original Papers Pages: 125 - 131

18. Reactions of the fauna on the bark of trees to the frequency of fires in a North American savanna

    • Volker Nicolai

    Original Papers Pages: 132 - 137

19. Developmental responses of portulaca seedlings to conflicting spectral signals

    • Ariel Novoplansky

    Original Papers Pages: 138 - 140

20. Porcupine disturbances and vegetation pattern along a resource gradient in a desert

    • Moshe Shachak
    • Sol Brand
    • Yitzchak Gutterman

    Original Papers Pages: 141 - 147

21. Effect of competition on stable carbon isotope ratios of two tussock grass species

    • K. Williams
    • J. H. Richards
    • M. M. Caldwell

    Short Communication Pages: 148 - 151

22. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 152 - 152