| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Research Articles Paedocypris, a new genus of Southeast Asian cyprinid fish with a remarkable sexual dimorphism, comprises the world's smallest vertebrate Maurice Kottelat, Ralf Britz, Tan Heok Hui, and Kai-Erik Witte Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 895–899. Published online 2006 January 24. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3419.PMCID: PMC1560243 Alternative male reproductive tactics and the immunocompetence handicap in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius parvicornis Albert F.H Ros, Niels Bouton, Ricardo S Santos, and Rui F Oliveira Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 901–909. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3407.PMCID: PMC1560248 Strong assortative mating between allopatric sticklebacks as a by-product of adaptation to different environments Timothy H Vines and Dolph Schluter Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 911–916. Published online 2005 December 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3387.PMCID: PMC1560240 Evidence for adaptive male mate choice in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster Phillip G Byrne and William R Rice Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 917–922. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3372.PMCID: PMC1560241 Outbreeding selects for spiteful cytoplasmic elements Jan Engelstädter and Sylvain Charlat Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 923–929. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3411.PMCID: PMC1560239 Phenotypic plasticity in the scaling of avian basal metabolic rate Andrew E McKechnie, Robert P Freckleton, and Walter Jetz Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 931–937. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3415.PMCID: PMC1560247 No extension of lifespan by ablation of germ line in Drosophila Andrew I Barnes, James M Boone, Jake Jacobson, Linda Partridge, and Tracey Chapman Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 939–947. Published online 2005 December 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3388.PMCID: PMC1560242 Red dominates black: agonistic signalling among head morphs in the colour polymorphic Gouldian finch Sarah R Pryke and Simon C Griffith Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 949–957. Published online 2005 December 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3362.PMCID: PMC1560236 Symmetrical crypsis and asymmetrical signalling in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis Keri V Langridge Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 959–967. Published online 2005 December 20. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3395.PMCID: PMC1560237 The effects of floral mimics and models on each others' fitness Bruce Anderson and Steven D Johnson Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 969–974. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3401.PMCID: PMC1560233 Diverse staghorn corals (Acropora) in high-latitude Eocene assemblages: implications for the evolution of modern diversity patterns of reef corals Carden C Wallace and Brian R Rosen Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 975–982. Published online 2006 January 6. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3307.PMCID: PMC1560246 Coevolution of slow–fast populations: evolutionary sliding, evolutionary pseudo-equilibria and complex Red Queen dynamics F Dercole, R Ferrière, A Gragnani, and S Rinaldi Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 983–990. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3398.PMCID: PMC1560249 Ecological divergence promotes the evolution of cryptic reproductive isolation Patrik Nosil and Bernard J Crespi Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 991–997. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3359.PMCID: PMC1560232 Phylogenetic and ecological determinants of the neotropical dawn chorus Karl S Berg, Robb T Brumfield, and Victor Apanius Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 999–1005. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3410.PMCID: PMC1560234 Marsupials from space: fluctuating asymmetry, geographical information systems and animal conservation Camila Palhares Teixeira, André Hirsch, Henrique Perini, and Robert John Young Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 1007–1012. Published online 2006 January 16. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3386.PMCID: PMC1560235 What's in it for me? Self-regard precludes altruism and spite in chimpanzees Keith Jensen, Brian Hare, Josep Call, and Michael Tomasello Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 1013–1021. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3417.PMCID: PMC1560238 Parasites as causative agents of human affective disorders? The impact of anti-psychotic, mood-stabilizer and anti-parasite medication on Toxoplasma gondii's ability to alter host behaviour J.P Webster, P.H.L Lamberton, C.A Donnelly, and E.F Torrey Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 1023–1030. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3413.PMCID: PMC1560245 Temperature-dependent transmission and latency of Holospora undulata, a micronucleus-specific parasite of the ciliate Paramecium caudatum Daniel Fels and Oliver Kaltz Proc Biol Sci. 2006 April 22; 273(1589): 1031–1038. Published online 2006 January 17. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3404.PMCID: PMC1560244 |