| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Research Articles The myth of dorsal ribs in gnathostome vertebrates. R Britz and P Bartsch Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S1–S4. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0035.PMCID: PMC1698028 Island-finding ability of marine turtles. Graeme C Hays, Susanne Akesson, Annette C Broderick, Fiona Glen, Brendan J Godley, Floriano Papi, and Paolo Luschi Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S5–S7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0022.PMCID: PMC1698032 Bird orientation: compensation for wind drift in migrating raptors is age dependent. Kasper Thorup, Thomas Alerstam, Mikael Hake, and Nils Kjellén Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S8–11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0014.PMCID: PMC1698035 Self-sacrificing gall repair by aphid nymphs. Utako Kurosu, Shigeyuki Aoki, and Takema Fukatsu Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S12–S14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0026.PMCID: PMC1698039 Natural selection on molar size in a wild population of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata). David DeGusta, Melanie A Everett, and Katharine Milton Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S15–S17. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0001.PMCID: PMC1698006 Humans deceived by predatory stealth strategy camouflaging motion. Andrew James Anderson and Peter William McOwan Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S18–S20. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0030.PMCID: PMC1698008 A brachypterous butterfly? Angel L Viloria, Tomasz W Pyrcz, Janusz Wojtusiak, José R Ferrer-Paris, George W Beccaloni, Klaus Sattler, and David C Lees Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S21–S24. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0015.PMCID: PMC1698010 Conspicuous, ultraviolet-rich mouth colours in begging chicks. Sarah Hunt, Rebecca M Kilner, Naomi E Langmore, and Andrew T D Bennett Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S25–S28. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0009.PMCID: PMC1698012 Cratonia cotyledon gen. et sp. nov: a unique Cretaceous seedling related to Welwitschia. Catarina Rydin, Barbara Mohr, and Else Marie Friis Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S29–S32. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0044.PMCID: PMC1698015 An evolutionary explanation of the aggregation model of species coexistence. Marko Rohlfs and Thomas S Hoffmeister Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S33–S35. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0002.PMCID: PMC1698018 Costs influence male mate choice in a freshwater fish. Bob B M Wong and Michael D Jennions Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S36–S38. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0003.PMCID: PMC1698014 Tendon conditioning: artefact or property? Constantinos N Maganaris Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S39–S42. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0004.PMCID: PMC1698017 Photoperiodic response may facilitate adaptation to climatic change in long-distance migratory birds. Timothy Coppack, Francisco Pulido, Michael Czisch, Dorothee P Auer, and Peter Berthold Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S43–S46. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0005.PMCID: PMC1698020 Shark skin: a function in feeding. E J Southall and D W Sims Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S47–S49. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0006.PMCID: PMC1698022 Prostaglandins are important in thermoregulation of a reptile (Pogona vitticeps). Frank Seebacher and Craig E Franklin Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S50–S53. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0007.PMCID: PMC1698025 Facultative sperm storage in response to nutritional status in a female insect. S Roth and K Reinhardt Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S54–S56. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0008.PMCID: PMC1698029 African wild dogs test the 'survival of the fittest' paradigm. Alistair Pole, Iain J Gordon, and Martyn L Gorman Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S57. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0011.PMCID: PMC1698031 Shaker K(+)-channels are predicted to reduce the metabolic cost of neural information in Drosophila photoreceptors. J E Niven, M Vähäsöyrinki, and M Juusola Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S58–S61. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0010.PMCID: PMC1698034 Preliminary evaluation of nanoscale biogenic magnetite in Alzheimer's disease brain tissue. D Hautot, Q A Pankhurst, N Khan, and J Dobson Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S62–S64. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0012.PMCID: PMC1698038 Evidence of lophophore diversity in early Cambrian brachiopoda. Xi-Guang Zhang, Xian-Guang Hou, and Christian C Emig Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S65–S68. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0013.PMCID: PMC1698005 Evidence for the presence of a cellulase gene in the last common ancestor of bilaterian animals. Nathan Lo, Hirofumi Watanabe, and Masahiro Sugimura Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S69–S72. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0016.PMCID: PMC1698037 Nestling discrimination without recognition: a possible defence mechanism for hosts towards cuckoo parasitism? Tomás Grim, Oddmund Kleven, and Oldrich Mikulica Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S73–S75. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0017.PMCID: PMC1698041 Fig wasp dispersal and the stability of a keystone plant resource in Borneo. Rhett D Harrison Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S76–S79. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0018.PMCID: PMC1698007 Rapid appearance of epistasis during adaptive divergence following colonization. Scott P Carroll, Hugh Dingle, and Thomas R Famula Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S80–S83. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0019.PMCID: PMC1698009 The evolution of population stability as a by-product of life-history evolution. N G Prasad, Sutirth Dey, Mallikarjun Shakarad, and Amitabh Joshi Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S84–S86. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0020.PMCID: PMC1698011 Infanticide by male house sparrows: gaining time or manipulating females? José P Veiga Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S87–S89. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0027.PMCID: PMC1698013 Fine-scale behaviour of bottlenose dolphins around gillnets. Andrew J Read, Danielle M Waples, Kim W Urian, and Dave Swanner Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S90–S92. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0021.PMCID: PMC1698016 Does sexual dimorphism in human faces signal health? Gillian Rhodes, Janelle Chan, Leslie A Zebrowitz, and Leigh W Simmons Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S93–S95. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0023.PMCID: PMC1698019 Barcoding animal life: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 divergences among closely related species. Paul D N Hebert, Sujeevan Ratnasingham, and Jeremy R deWaard Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S96–S99. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0025.PMCID: PMC1698023 Evidence for a priming effect on maternal resource allocation: implications for interbrood competition. Marika Charalambous, Andrew Ward, and Laurence D Hurst Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S100–S103. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0028.PMCID: PMC1698026 First record of live birth in Cretaceous ichthyosaurs: closing an 80 million year gap. Erin E Maxwell and Michael W Caldwell Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S104–S107. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0029.PMCID: PMC1698021 Strong mothers bear more sons in rural Ethiopia. Mhairi A Gibson and Ruth Mace Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S108–S109. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0031.PMCID: PMC1698024 Estimating mechanisms and equilibria for offspring begging and parental provisioning. Mathias Kölliker Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S110–S113. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0032.PMCID: PMC1698027 Adoption as an offspring strategy to reduce ectoparasite exposure. Pierre Bize, Alexandre Roulin, and Heinz Richner Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S114–S116. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0037.PMCID: PMC1698030 A naked ape would have fewer parasites. Mark Pagel and Walter Bodmer Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S117–S119. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0041.PMCID: PMC1698033 Drift as a mechanism for cultural change: an example from baby names. Matthew W Hahn and R Alexander Bentley Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S120–S123. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0045.PMCID: PMC1698036 Nuclear ribosomal DNA monophyly versus mitochondrial DNA polyphyly in two closely related mite species: the influence of life history and molecular drive. M Navajas and P Boursot Proc Biol Sci. 2003 August 7; 270(Suppl 1): S124–S127. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0034.PMCID: PMC1698040 |