| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Sexual conflict and anti-aphrodisiac titre in a polyandrous butterfly: male ejaculate tailoring and absence of female control. Johan Andersson, Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson, and Christer Wiklund Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1765–1770. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2671.PMCID: PMC1691801 Multiple origins of parasitism in lice. Kevin P. Johnson, Kazunori Yoshizawa, and Vincent S. Smith Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1771–1776. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2798.PMCID: PMC1691793 Convergent coevolution in the domestication of coral mushrooms by fungus-growing ants. A B Munkacsi, J J Pan, P Villesen, U G Mueller, M Blackwell, and D J McLaughlin Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1777–1782. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2759.PMCID: PMC1691797 Widespread vertical transmission and associated host sex-ratio distortion within the eukaryotic phylum Microspora. Rebecca S Terry, Judith E Smith, Rosie G Sharpe, Thierry Rigaud, D Timothy J Littlewood, Joseph E Ironside, David Rollinson, Didier Bouchon, Calum MacNeil, Jaimie T A Dick, and Alison M Dunn Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1783–1789. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2793.PMCID: PMC1691802 Exploiting a mutualism: parasite specialization on cultivars within the fungus-growing ant symbiosis. Nicole M Gerardo, Ulrich G Mueller, Shauna L Price, and Cameron R Currie Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1791–1798. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2792.PMCID: PMC1691791 Changing partners in the dark: isotopic and molecular evidence of ectomycorrhizal liaisons between forest orchids and trees. Martin I. Bidartondo, Bastian Burghardt, Gerhard Gebauer, Thomas D. Bruns, and David J. Read Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1799–1806. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2807.PMCID: PMC1691795 Evolutionary stability of mutualism: interspecific population regulation as an evolutionarily stable strategy. J. Nathaniel Holland, Donald L. DeAngelis, and Stewart T. Schultz Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1807–1814. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2789.PMCID: PMC1691799 The relationship between genotype, developmental stability and mating performance: disentangling the epigenetic causes. Michal Polak and Elizabeth M Stillabower Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1815–1821. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2786.PMCID: PMC1691789 Male heterozygosity predicts territory size, song structure and reproductive success in a cooperatively breeding bird. Nathalie Seddon, William Amos, Raoul A. Mulder, and Joseph A. Tobias Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1823–1829. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2805.PMCID: PMC1691794 Vane emargination of outer tail feathers improves flight manoeuvrability in streamerless hirundines, Hirundinidae. Piotr Matyjasiak, Jolanta Matyjasiak, Florentino de Lope, and Anders P Møller Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1831–1838. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2812.PMCID: PMC1691798 Decreased sexual signalling reveals reduced viability in small populations of the drumming wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata. Jari J Ahtiainen, Rauno V Alatalo, Johanna Mappes, and Laura Vertainen Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1839–1845. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2791.PMCID: PMC1691803 Adaptive significance of synchronous chorusing in an acoustically signalling wolf spider. Janne S Kotiaho, Rauno V Alatalo, Johanna Mappes, and Silja Parri Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1847–1850. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2788.PMCID: PMC1691792 Reliability and the adaptive utility of discrimination among alarm callers. Daniel T Blumstein, Laure Verneyre, and Janice C Daniel Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1851–1857. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2808.PMCID: PMC1691796 Warning signals and predator-prey coevolution. Daniel W Franks and Jason Noble Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1859–1865. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2795.PMCID: PMC1691800 Top-down population regulation of a top predator: lions in the Ngorongoro Crater. Bernard M Kissui and Craig Packer Proc Biol Sci. 2004 September 7; 271(1550): 1867–1874. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2797.PMCID: PMC1691790 |