Standardizing the double-observer survey method for estimating mountain ungulate prey of the endangered snow leopard Kulbhushansingh R. SuryawanshiYash Veer BhatnagarCharudutt Mishra Methods 10 January 2012 Pages: 581 - 590
Leaf-level nitrogen use efficiency: definition and importance Tadaki Hirose Physiological ecology - Original research 18 December 2011 Pages: 591 - 597
The advantage of growing on moss: facilitative effects on photosynthetic performance and growth in the cyanobacterial lichen Peltigera rufescens Claudia ColesieSarah ScheuBurkhard Büdel Physiological ecology - Original research 20 December 2011 Pages: 599 - 607
Complementary ecophysiological strategies combine to facilitate survival in the hostile conditions of a deep chlorophyll maximum Mark R. CleggUrsula GaedkeElly Spijkerman Physiological ecology - Original research 28 December 2011 Pages: 609 - 622
Strategic larval decision-making in a bivoltine butterfly Magne FribergJosefin DahlerusChrister Wiklund Physiological ecology - Original research Open access 26 January 2012 Pages: 623 - 635
Evidence of variant intra- and interspecific scaling of tree crown structure and relevance for allometric theory Hans PretzschJochen Dieler Physiological ecology - Original research Open access 11 January 2012 Pages: 637 - 649
Ozone exposure causes a decoupling of conductance and photosynthesis: implications for the Ball-Berry stomatal conductance model Danica LombardozziJed P. SparksSamuel Levis Physiological ecology - Original research 05 January 2012 Pages: 651 - 659
Response of photosynthetic carbon gain to ecosystem retrogression of vascular plants and mosses in the boreal forest Sheel BansalMarie-Charlotte NilssonDavid A. Wardle Physiological ecology - Original research 08 January 2012 Pages: 661 - 672
Aggregative response in bats: prey abundance versus habitat Jörg MüllerMilenka MehrRoland Brandl Behavioral ecology - Original research 05 January 2012 Pages: 673 - 684
Within and between species competition in a seabird community: statistical exploration and modeling of time-series data J. M. DurantY. V. KrasnovN. C. Stenseth Population ecology - Original research 18 December 2011 Pages: 685 - 694
Density-dependent nest predation in waterfowl: the relative importance of nest density versus nest dispersion Kevin M. RingelmanJohn M. EadieJoshua T. Ackerman Population ecology - Original research 18 December 2011 Pages: 695 - 702
Determinants of extinction in fragmented plant populations: Crepis sancta (asteraceae) in urban environments Antoine DornierPierre-Olivier Cheptou Population ecology - Original research 27 December 2011 Pages: 703 - 712
Microgeographical, inter-individual, and intra-individual variation in the flower characters of Iberian pear Pyrus bourgaeana (Rosaceae) Magdalena ŻywiecMiguel DelibesJosé M. Fedriani Population ecology - Original research Open access 27 December 2011 Pages: 713 - 722
The coexistence of acorns with different maturation patterns explains acorn production variability in cork oak Josep PonsJuli G. Pausas Population ecology - Original research 15 January 2012 Pages: 723 - 731
Habitat exclusion and reduced growth: a field experiment on the effects of inter-cohort competition in young-of-the-year brown trout Rasmus KasperssonJohan HöjesjöTorgny Bohlin Population ecology - Original research 21 January 2012 Pages: 733 - 742
Choosing between good and better: optimal oviposition drives host plant selection when parents and offspring agree on best resources Martín VidelaGraciela R. ValladaresAdriana Salvo Plant-animal interactions - Original research 15 January 2012 Pages: 743 - 751
Plant neighborhood influences colonization of Brassicaceae by specialist and generalist aphids Pauline Le GuigoAlexandre RolierJosiane Le Corff Plant-animal interactions - Original research 05 January 2012 Pages: 753 - 761
Testing the directed dispersal hypothesis: are native ant mounds (Formica sp.) favorable microhabitats for an invasive plant? Moni C. Berg-BinderAndrew V. Suarez Plant-animal interactions - Original research 10 January 2012 Pages: 763 - 772
How to cheat when you cannot lie? Deceit pollination in Begonia gracilis Reyna A. CastilloHelga CaballeroCésar A. Domínguez Plant-animal interactions - Original research 03 February 2012 Pages: 773 - 782
Resource limitation and the role of a hemiparasite on a restored prairie Victoria A. BorowiczJoseph E. Armstrong Community ecology - Original research 04 January 2012 Pages: 783 - 792
Grassland plant species diversity decreases invasion by increasing resource use Bodil E. Frankow-Lindberg Community ecology - Original research 24 December 2011 Pages: 793 - 802
The relationship between species richness and evenness: a meta-analysis of studies across aquatic ecosystems Janne SoininenSophia PassyHelmut Hillebrand Community ecology - Original research 31 December 2011 Pages: 803 - 809
Testing the low latitude/high defense hypothesis for broad-leaved tree species Robert J. MarquisRobert E. RicklefsLuis Abdala-Roberts Community ecology - Original research 22 January 2012 Pages: 811 - 820
Contributions of algae to GPP and DOC production in an Alaskan fen: effects of historical water table manipulations on ecosystem responses to a natural flood Kevin H. WyattMerritt R. TuretskyR. Jan Stevenson Ecosystem ecology - Original research 27 December 2011 Pages: 821 - 832
Sporadic rainy events are more critical than increasing of drought intensity for woody species recruitment in a Mediterranean community Luis MatíasRegino ZamoraJorge Castro Global change ecology - Original research 05 January 2012 Pages: 833 - 844
Unexpected patterns of sensitivity to drought in three semi-arid grasslands Karie CherwinAlan Knapp Global change ecology - Original research 06 January 2012 Pages: 845 - 852
Implications of body condition on the unsustainable predation rates of endangered mountain caribou Michelle L. McLellanRobert SerrouyaHeiko U. Wittmer Conservation ecology - Original research 20 December 2011 Pages: 853 - 860