| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Review Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops Alexandra-Maria Klein, Bernard E Vaissière, James H Cane, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Saul A Cunningham, Claire Kremen, and Teja Tscharntke Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 303–313. Published online 2006 October 27. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3721.PMCID: PMC1702377 Research Articles Plants use macronutrients accumulated in leaf-cutting ant nests Leonel da S.L Sternberg, Maria Camila Pinzon, Marcelo Z Moreira, Paulo Moutinho, Enith I Rojas, and Edward Allen Herre Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 315–321. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3746.PMCID: PMC1702380 Foetal age determination and development in elephants Thomas Hildebrandt, Barbara Drews, Ann P Gaeth, Frank Goeritz, Robert Hermes, Dennis Schmitt, Charlie Gray, Peter Rich, Wolf Juergen Streich, Roger V Short, and Marilyn B Renfree Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 323–331. Published online 2006 October 31. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3738.PMCID: PMC1702383 Plasticity in animal personality traits: does prior experience alter the degree of boldness? Ashley J Frost, Alexandria Winrow-Giffen, Paul J Ashley, and Lynne U Sneddon Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 333–339. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3751.PMCID: PMC1702388 Rarity of a top predator triggers continent-wide collapse of mammal prey: dingoes and marsupials in Australia Christopher N Johnson, Joanne L Isaac, and Diana O Fisher Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 341–346. Published online 2006 October 31. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3711.PMCID: PMC1702374 Multimodal pattern formation in phenotype distributions of sexual populations Michael Doebeli, Hendrik J Blok, Olof Leimar, and Ulf Dieckmann Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 347–357. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3725.PMCID: PMC1702389 Pterin pigment granules are responsible for both broadband light scattering and wavelength selective absorption in the wing scales of pierid butterflies Nathan I Morehouse, Peter Vukusic, and Ron Rutowski Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 359–366. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3730.PMCID: PMC1702378 Spread of arbitrary conventions among chimpanzees: a controlled experiment Kristin E Bonnie, Victoria Horner, Andrew Whiten, and Frans B.M de Waal Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 367–372. Published online 2006 October 31. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3733.PMCID: PMC1702386 Experimental evidence for chick discrimination without recognition in a brood parasite host Tomáš Grim Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 373–381. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3731.PMCID: PMC1702381 Social personalities influence natal dispersal in a lizard J Cote and J Clobert Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 383–390. Published online 2006 November 7. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3734.PMCID: PMC1702372 Reproduction and modulation of the stress response: an experimental test in the house sparrow Ádám Zoltán Lendvai, Mathieu Giraudeau, and Olivier Chastel Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 391–397. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3735.PMCID: PMC1702373 Sexual selection drives speciation in an Amazonian frog Kathryn E Boul, W Chris Funk, Catherine R Darst, David C Cannatella, and Michael J Ryan Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 399–406. Published online 2006 October 25. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3736.PMCID: PMC1702375 Temporal and spatial variation in age-specific survival rates of a long-lived mammal, the Hawaiian monk seal Jason D Baker and Paul M Thompson Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 407–415. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3737.PMCID: PMC1702379 Selection against males in Caenorhabditis elegans under two mutational treatments Diogo Manoel, Sara Carvalho, Patrick C Phillips, and Henrique Teotónio Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 417–424. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3739.PMCID: PMC1702385 Condition dependence of reproductive strategy and the benefits of polyandry in a viviparous lizard Christophe Eizaguirre, David Laloi, Manuel Massot, Murielle Richard, Pierre Federici, and Jean Clobert Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 425–430. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3740.PMCID: PMC1702382 Little left in the tank: metabolic scaling in marine teleosts and its implications for aerobic scope Shaun S Killen, Isabel Costa, Joseph A Brown, and A. Kurt Gamperl Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 431–438. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3741.PMCID: PMC1702384 The effects of taxonomic standardization on sampling-standardized estimates of historical diversity Peter J Wagner, Martin Aberhan, Austin Hendy, and Wolfgang Kiessling Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 439–444. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3742.PMCID: PMC1702387 Costs of egg-laying and offspring provisioning: multifaceted parental investment in a digger wasp Jeremy Field, Ed Turner, Tom Fayle, and William A Foster Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 7; 274(1608): 445–451. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3745.PMCID: PMC1702376 |