1. Stemflow chemistry: Effects on population dynamics of detritivorous mosquitoes in tree-hole ecosystems

   • Stephen R. Carpenter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 6

2. Arctic tundra: A source or sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in a changing environment?

   • W. D. Billings
   • J. O. Luken
   • K. M. Peterson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 11

3. Overgrowth in a marine epifaumal community: Competitive hierarchies and competitive networks

   • Garry R. Russ

   OriginalPaper Pages: 12 - 19

4. A treefrog's menu: Selection for an evening's meal

   • Arthur N. Freed

   OriginalPaper Pages: 20 - 26

5. Thermoregulation and the determinants of heat transfer in Colias butterflies

   • Joel G. Kingsolver
   • Robert J. Moffat

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 33

6. The role of stomata in sensitivity of Betula papyrifera seedlings to SO₂ at different humidities

   • R. J. Norby
   • T. T. Kozlowski

   OriginalPaper Pages: 34 - 39

7. Epidermal nutrition of the alcyonarian Heteroxenia fuscescens (Ehrb.): absorption of dissolved organic material and lost endogenous photosynthates

   • Dietrich Schlichter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 40 - 49

8. Competition between plant populations with different rooting depths

   • Frank Berendse

   OriginalPaper Pages: 50 - 55

9. Parallel trends in the species diversity of west indian birds and bats

   • Theodore H. Fleming

   OriginalPaper Pages: 56 - 60

10. Germination ecology and seed population dynamics of Digitalis purpurea

    • J. van Baalen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 67

11. Inorganic C-sources for Lemanea, Cladophora and Ranunculus in a fast-flowing stream: Measurements of gas exchange and of carbon isotope ratio and their ecological implications

    • John Raven
    • John Beardall
    • Howard Griffiths

    OriginalPaper Pages: 68 - 78

12. The influence of photoperiod on drought induction of dormancy in Lotus scoparius

    • Erik T. Nilsen
    • W. H. Muller

    OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 83

13. Mimetic gain in batesian and Müllerian mimicry

    • K. P. Hadeler
    • P. de Mottoni
    • A. Tesei

    OriginalPaper Pages: 84 - 92

14. Anaerobic metabolism and behavior during predatory encounters between snakes (Thamnophis elegans) and salamanders (Plethodon jordani)

    • Martin E. Feder
    • Stevan J. Arnold

    OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 97

15. CO₂ exchange in the alpine sedge Carex curvula as influenced by canopy structure, light and temperature

    • Ch. Körner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 98 - 104

16. The effects of marking and capture on recapture frequencies of butterflies

    • A. C. Morton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 110

17. Brood reduction in temperate and sub-tropical ospreys

    • Alan Poole

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 119

18. Direct measurement of denitrification in a Prosopis (Mesquite) dominated Sonoran Desert ecosystem

    • Ross A. Virginia
    • W. M. Jarrell
    • E. Franco-Vizcaino

    OriginalPaper Pages: 120 - 122

19. The influence of desiccation and predation on vertical size gradients in populations of the gastropod Oxystele variegata (Anton) on an exposed rocky shore

    • C. D. McQuaid

    OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 127

20. Turnover of vascular plant species on small islands in lake Möckeln, South Sweden 1976–1980

    • Ingvar N. Nilsson
    • Sven G. Nilsson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 128 - 133

21. Food supply and prey selection in planktivorous cyprinidae

    • Erik Bohl

    OriginalPaper Pages: 134 - 138

22. Survival of refrigerated Tatochila butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) as an indicator of male nutrient investment in reproduction

    • Arthur M. Shapiro

    Short Communication Pages: 139 - 140