| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Modelling non-additive and nonlinear signals from climatic noise in ecological time series: Soay sheep as an example. Nils Chr Stenseth, Kung-Sik Chan, Giacomo Tavecchia, Tim Coulson, Atle Mysterud, Tim Clutton-Brock, and Bryan Grenfell Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 1985–1993. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2794.PMCID: PMC1691829 Differences in the timing of reproduction between urban and forest European blackbirds (Turdus merula): result of phenotypic flexibility or genetic differences? Jesko Partecke, Thomas Van't Hof, and Eberhard Gwinner Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 1995–2001. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2821.PMCID: PMC1691820 Crocodyliform biogeography during the Cretaceous: evidence of Gondwanan vicariance from biogeographical analysis. Alan H. Turner Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2003–2009. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2840.PMCID: PMC1691824 Evolution of a climbing habit promotes diversification in flowering plants. Ernesto Gianoli Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2011–2015. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2827.PMCID: PMC1691831 Paternal effects on functional gender account for cryptic dioecy in a perennial plant. Miguel Verdú, Ana I. Montilla, and John R. Pannell Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2017–2023. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2836.PMCID: PMC1691823 Two classes of deleterious recessive alleles in a natural population of zebrafish, Danio rerio. Amy R McCune, David Houle, Kyle McMillan, Rebecca Annable, and Alexey S Kondrashov Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2025–2033. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2787.PMCID: PMC1691827 Sire attractiveness influences offspring performance in guppies. Jonathan P Evans, Jennifer L Kelley, Angelo Bisazza, Elisabetta Finazzo, and Andrea Pilastro Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2035–2042. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2815.PMCID: PMC1691832 Cannabinoid inhibition improves memory in food-storing birds, but with a cost. Michael W Shiflett, Alexander Z Rankin, Michelle L Tomaszycki, and Timothy J DeVoogd Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2043–2048. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2823.PMCID: PMC1691822 Evolution of mammals: lactation helps mothers to cope with unreliable food supplies. Sasha R X Dall and Ian L Boyd Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2049–2057. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2830.PMCID: PMC1691826 Reproductive success in presenescent common gulls (Larus canus): the importance of the last year of life. Kalev Rattiste Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2059–2064. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2832.PMCID: PMC1691830 Queen-signal modulation of worker pheromonal composition in honeybees. Tamar Katzav-Gozansky, Raphaël Boulay, Victoria Soroker, and Abraham Hefetz Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2065–2069. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2839.PMCID: PMC1691821 Tuning of Strouhal number for high propulsive efficiency accurately predicts how wingbeat frequency and stroke amplitude relate and scale with size and flight speed in birds. Robert L. Nudds, Graham K. Taylor, and Adrian L. R. Thomas Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2071–2076. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2838.PMCID: PMC1691825 Face pictures reduce behavioural, autonomic, endocrine and neural indices of stress and fear in sheep. Ana P da Costa, Andrea E Leigh, Mei-See Man, and Keith M Kendrick Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2077–2084. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2831.PMCID: PMC1691828 Facial resemblance increases the attractiveness of same-sex faces more than other-sex faces. Lisa M. DeBruine Proc Biol Sci. 2004 October 7; 271(1552): 2085–2090. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2824.PMCID: PMC1691833 |