1. Soil solution phosphate, root uptake kinetics and nutrient acquisition: implications for a patchy soil environment

   • M. M. Caldwell
   • L. M. Dudley
   • B. Lilieholm

   Original Papers Pages: 305 - 309

2. Plant size, geitonogamy and seed set in Ipomopsis aggregata

   • Tom J. de Jong
   • Nickolas M. Waser
   • Richard M. Ring

   Original Papers Pages: 310 - 315

3. Foliage quality changes during canopy development of some northern hardwood trees

   • Alison F. Hunter
   • Martin J. Lechowicz

   Original Papers Pages: 316 - 323

4. Energy sources for aquatic animals in the Orinoco River floodplain: evidence from stable isotopes

   • S. K. Hamilton
   • W. M. Lewis Jr.
   • S. J. Sippel

   Original Papers Pages: 324 - 330

5. Feeding electivity of two epiphytic chironomids in a subtropical lake

   • P. S. Botts
   • B. C. Cowell

   Original Papers Pages: 331 - 337

6. Physiological integration in the clonal perennial herb Trifolium repens L.

   • D. F. Chapman
   • M. J. Robson
   • R. W. Snaydon

   Original Papers Pages: 338 - 347

7. Costs of carnivory in the common bladderwort, Utricularia macrorhiza

   • Susan E. Knight

   Original Papers Pages: 348 - 355

8. Intraseasonal effects of clutch manipulation on parental provisioning and residual reproductive value of eastern phoebes (Sayornis phoebe)

   • K. F. Conrad
   • R. J. Robertson

   Original Papers Pages: 356 - 364

9. Pollinator visitation in populations of tristylous Eichhornia paniculata in northeastern Brazil

   • Brian C. Husband
   • Spencer C. H. Barrett

   Original Papers Pages: 365 - 371

10. The Mauna Loa environmental matrix: foliar and soil nutrients

    • Peter M. Vitousek
    • Gregory Aplet
    • John J. Lockwood

    Original Papers Pages: 372 - 382

11. Seasonal changes in photosynthesis in the desiccation-tolerant fern Polypodium virginianum

    • B. S. Gildner
    • D. W. Larson

    Original Papers Pages: 383 - 389

12. Photosynthetic response to sunflecks in the desiccation-tolerant fern Polypodium virginianum

    • B. S. Gildner
    • D. W. Larson

    Original Papers Pages: 390 - 396

13. Sexual differences in over-winter torpor patterns of Richardson's ground squirrels in natural hibernacula

    • Gail R. Michener

    Original Papers Pages: 397 - 406

14. Divergent dispersal strategies in the freshwater bryozoan Plumatella repens: ramet size effects on statoblast numbers

    • R. H. Karlson

    Original Papers Pages: 407 - 411

15. Effects of light and nutrient availability on dry matter and N allocation in six successional grassland species

    • Han Olff

    Original Papers Pages: 412 - 421

16. The performance of the leaf mining microlepidopteran Bucculatrix maritima (Stt.) on the salt marsh halophyte, Aster tripolium (L.), exposed to different salinity conditions

    • M. A. Hemminga
    • J. van Soelen

    Original Papers Pages: 422 - 427

17. Modelling the nutritional ecology of ungulate herbivores: evolution of body size and competitive interactions

    • A. W. Illius
    • I. J. Gordon

    Original Papers Pages: 428 - 434

18. The carbon isotope ratio of plant organic material reflects temporal and spatial variations in CO₂ within tropical forest formations in Trinidad

    • M. S. J. Broadmeadow
    • H. Griffiths
    • A. M. Borland

    Original Papers Pages: 435 - 441

19. The role of spider cocoons in controlling desiccation

    • Craig S. Hieber

    Original Papers Pages: 442 - 448

20. The effect of dietary nicotine on the allocation of assimilated food to energy metabolism and growth in fourth-instar larvae of the southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    • James E. Cresswell
    • Stewart Z. Merritt
    • Michael M. Martin

    Original Papers Pages: 449 - 453

21. Stability in a multi-species assemblage of large herbivores in East Africa: an alternative interpretation

    • M. Rejmánek

    Short Communication Pages: 454 - 456