1. Occurrence and performance of the aspen blotch miner, Phyllonorycter salicifoliella, on three host-tree species

   • Michael Auerbach
   • Jeffrey D. Alberts

   Original Papers Pages: 1 - 9

2. Leaf life spans in wild perennial herbaceous plants: a survey and attempts at a functional interpretation

   • M. Diemer
   • Ch. Körner
   • Silvia Prock

   Original Papers Pages: 10 - 16

3. Adaptive phenology of desert and Mediterranean populations of annual plants grown with and without water stress

   • J. Aronson
   • J. Kigel
   • J. Klein

   Original Papers Pages: 17 - 26

4. Patterns of seed germination in Californian serpentine grassland species

   • S. L. Gulmon

   Original Papers Pages: 27 - 31

5. Terrestrial isopods: useful biological indicators of urban metal pollution

   • Reinhard Dallinger
   • Burkhard Berger
   • Stefan Birkel

   Original Papers Pages: 32 - 41

6. Differentiation of spring emerging and autumn emerging ecotypes in Galium spurium L. var. echinospermon

   • Michiko Masuda
   • Izumi Washitani

   Original Papers Pages: 42 - 46

7. Trends in abundance of tropical forest insects

   • Henk Wolda

   Original Papers Pages: 47 - 52

8. Host-pathogen interactions in natural populations of Linum marginale and Melampsora lini

   • A. M. Jarosz
   • J. J. Burdon

   Original Papers Pages: 53 - 61

9. The role of the hemiparasitic annual Rhinanthus minor in determining grassland community structure

   • C. C. Gibson
   • A. R. Watkinson

   Original Papers Pages: 62 - 68

10. Chaoborus and fish-mediated influences on Daphnia longispina population structure, dynamics and life history strategies

    • Michael T. Brett

    Original Papers Pages: 69 - 77

11. Abiotic and biotic factors influencing the winter distribution of predatory insects

    • Matthew B. Thomas
    • Heidi J. Mitchell
    • Stephen D. Wratten

    Original Papers Pages: 78 - 84

12. Feeding time strategies of the fringe-toed lizard, Uma inornata, during breeding and non-breeding seasons

    • Richard D. Durtsche

    Original Papers Pages: 85 - 89

13. Numerical and functional response of predators to a long-term decline in mammalian prey at a semi-arid Neotropical site

    • F. M. Jaksié
    • J. E. Jiménez
    • P. Feinsinger

    Original Papers Pages: 90 - 101

14. Limits to predator regulation of rabbits in Australia: evidence from predator-removal experiments

    • R. P. Pech
    • A. R. E. Sinclair
    • P. C. Catling

    Original Papers Pages: 102 - 112

15. Honeybees mark with scent and reject recently visited flowers

    • Martin Giurfa
    • Josué A. Núñez

    Original Papers Pages: 113 - 117

16. Soil texture as an influence on the distribution of the desert seed-harvester ants Pogonomyrmex rugosus and Messor pergandei

    • Robert A. Johnson

    Original Papers Pages: 118 - 124

17. Possible indirect interactions between transient and resident killer whales: implications for the evolution of foraging specializations in the genus Orcinus

    • Robin W. Baird
    • Peter A. Abrams
    • Lawrence M. Dill

    Original Papers Pages: 125 - 132

18. Patterns of resource allocation in male and female plants of Rumex acetosa and R. acetosella

    • Helena Korpelainen

    Original Papers Pages: 133 - 139

19. Phenotypic variation in the breeding phenology of the woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare

    • J. M. Dangerfield
    • Mark Hassall

    Original Papers Pages: 140 - 146

20. Unisexual broods and sex ratios in a polyembryonic encyrtid parasitoid (Copidosoma sp.: Hymenoptera)

    • G. H. Walter
    • A. R. Clarke

    Short Communications Pages: 147 - 149

21. Gregariousness versus solitude: another look at parasite faunal richness in Canadian freshwater fishes

    • Esa Ranta

    Short Communications Pages: 150 - 152