| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Review A critique of comparative studies of brain size Susan D Healy and Candy Rowe Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 453–464. Published online 2006 December 12. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3748.PMCID: PMC1766390 Research Articles Brood care in a Silurian ostracod David J Siveter, Derek J Siveter, Mark D Sutton, and Derek E.G Briggs Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 465–469. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3756.PMCID: PMC1766388 Stroke frequency, but not swimming speed, is related to body size in free-ranging seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans Katsufumi Sato, Yutaka Watanuki, Akinori Takahashi, Patrick J.O Miller, Hideji Tanaka, Ryo Kawabe, Paul J Ponganis, Yves Handrich, Tomonari Akamatsu, Yuuki Watanabe, Yoko Mitani, Daniel P Costa, Charles-André Bost, Kagari Aoki, Masao Amano, Phil Trathan, Ari Shapiro, and Yasuhiko Naito Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 471–477. Published online 2006 December 5. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0005.PMCID: PMC1766382 Significance of temporal and spectral acoustic cues for sexual recognition in Xenopus laevis Clémentine Vignal and Darcy Kelley Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 479–488. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3744.PMCID: PMC1766379 A new time-scale for ray-finned fish evolution Imogen A Hurley, Rachel Lockridge Mueller, Katherine A Dunn, Eric J Schmidt, Matt Friedman, Robert K Ho, Victoria E Prince, Ziheng Yang, Mark G Thomas, and Michael I Coates Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 489–498. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3749.PMCID: PMC1766393 A pyritized polychaete from the Devonian of Ontario Úna C Farrell and Derek E.G Briggs Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 499–504. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0063.PMCID: PMC1766378 Building epidemiological models from R0: an implicit treatment of transmission in networks Juan Pablo Aparicio and Mercedes Pascual Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 505–512. Published online 2006 December 12. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0057.PMCID: PMC1766386 Helpers increase the reproductive potential of offspring in cooperative meerkats A.F Russell, A.J Young, G Spong, N.R Jordan, and T.H Clutton-Brock Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 513–520. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3698.PMCID: PMC1766384 Sexually selected females in the monogamous Western Australian seahorse Charlotta Kvarnemo, Glenn I Moore, and Adam G Jones Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 521–525. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3753.PMCID: PMC1766380 Unexpected heterozygosity in an island mouflon population founded by a single pair of individuals Renaud Kaeuffer, David W Coltman, Jean-Louis Chapuis, Dominique Pontier, and Denis Réale Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 527–533. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3743.PMCID: PMC1766376 The Cape element in the Afrotemperate flora: from Cape to Cairo? Chloé Galley, Benny Bytebier, Dirk U Bellstedt, and H Peter Linder Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 535–543. Published online 2006 November 29. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0046.PMCID: PMC1766381 Microsatellite typing of ancient maize: insights into the history of agriculture in southern South America Verónica V Lia, Viviana A Confalonieri, Norma Ratto, Julián A. Cámara Hernández, Ana M. Miante Alzogaray, Lidia Poggio, and Terence A Brown Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 545–554. Published online 2006 November 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3747.PMCID: PMC1766387 Drop or fly? Negative genetic correlation between death-feigning intensity and flying ability as alternative anti-predator strategies Tatsunori Ohno and Takahisa Miyatake Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 555–560. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3750.PMCID: PMC1766389 Sperm competition and sperm midpiece size: no consistent pattern in passerine birds Simone Immler and Tim R Birkhead Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 561–568. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3752.PMCID: PMC1766377 Effects of age and feeding history on structure-based UV ornaments of a jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) Matthew L.M Lim and Daiqin Li Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 569–575. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0020.PMCID: PMC1766392 Tameness and stress physiology in a predator-naive island species confronted with novel predation threat Thomas Rödl, Silke Berger, L Michael Romero, and Martin Wikelski Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 577–582. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3755.PMCID: PMC1766385 Experimental evidence that female ornamentation increases the acquisition of sperm and signals fecundity Charlie K Cornwallis and Tim R Birkhead Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 583–590. Published online 2006 November 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3757.PMCID: PMC1766391 Finding NEMO: nestedness engendered by mutualistic organization in anemonefish and their hosts Jeff Ollerton, Duncan McCollin, Daphne G Fautin, and Gerald R Allen Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 591–598. Published online 2006 November 29. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3758.PMCID: PMC1766375 How generation intervals shape the relationship between growth rates and reproductive numbers J Wallinga and M Lipsitch Proc Biol Sci. 2007 February 22; 274(1609): 599–604. Published online 2006 November 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3754.PMCID: PMC1766383 |