| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Lichen biomonitoring near Karabash smelter town, ural mountains, Russia, one of the most polluted areas in the world. O William Purvis, P Jim Chimonides, Gary C Jones, Irina N Mikhailova, Baruch Spiro, Dominik J Weiss, and Ben J Williamson Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 221–226. PMCID: PMC1691598 North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli. Douglas P Nowacek, Mark P Johnson, and Peter L Tyack Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 227–231. PMCID: PMC1691586 When enough is not enough: shorebirds and shellfishing. J D Goss-Custard, R A Stillman, A D West, R W G Caldow, P Triplet, S E A le V dit Durell, and S McGrorty Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 233–237. PMCID: PMC1691591 Digit ratio varies with sex, egg order and strength of mate preference in zebra finches. Nancy Tyler Burley and Valerie Suzanne Foster Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 239–244. PMCID: PMC1691596 Trade-offs between sexual advertisement and immune function in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). Janne Kilpimaa, Rauno V Alatalo, and Heli Siitari Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 245–250. PMCID: PMC1691584 Opposite sex-specific effects of Wolbachia and interference with the sex determination of its host Ostrinia scapulalis. Daisuke Kageyama and Walther Traut Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 251–258. PMCID: PMC1691589 Adaptive variation in senescence: reproductive lifespan in a wild salmon population. Andrew P. Hendry, Yolanda E. Morbey, Ole K. Berg, and John K. Wenburg Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 259–266. PMCID: PMC1691593 Genetic similarity and hatching success in birds. Claire Spottiswoode and Anders Pape Møller Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 267–272. PMCID: PMC1691583 Patterns of MHC selection in African mole-rats, family Bathyergidae: the effects of sociality and habitat. Samit Kundu and Christopher G Faulkes Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 273–278. PMCID: PMC1691588 Does predation maintain eyespot plasticity in Bicyclus anynana? Anne Lyytinen, Paul M Brakefield, Leena Lindström, and Johanna Mappes Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 279–283. PMCID: PMC1691594 Distorting limb design for dynamically similar locomotion. Sharon R Bullimore and Jeremy F Burn Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 285–289. PMCID: PMC1691587 Molecular design of the alpha-keratin composite: insights from a matrix-free model, hagfish slime threads. Douglas S Fudge and John M Gosline Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 291–299. PMCID: PMC1691592 Combining zooprophylaxis and insecticide spraying: a malaria-control strategy limiting the development of insecticide resistance in vector mosquitoes. Isao Kawaguchi, Akira Sasaki, and Motoyoshi Mogi Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 301–309. PMCID: PMC1691597 The phenotype of Arabidopsis ovule mutants mimics the morphology of primitive seed plants. Sung Ok Park, Soon Hwang, and Bernard A Hauser Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 311–316. PMCID: PMC1691585 Development of negative feedback during successive growth cycles of black cherry. Alissa Packer and Keith Clay Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 317–324. PMCID: PMC1691590 Amelioration of biodiversity impacts of genetically modified crops: predicting transient versus long-term effects. R. P. Freckleton, P. A. Stephens, W. J. Sutherland, and A. R. Watkinson Proc Biol Sci. 2004 February 7; 271(1536): 325–331. PMCID: PMC1691595 |