| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Research Articles Senescent birds redouble reproductive effort when ill: confirmation of the terminal investment hypothesis Alberto Velando, Hugh Drummond, and Roxana Torres Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1443–1448. Published online 2006 March 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3480.PMCID: PMC1560321 Lifetime reproductive success and density-dependent, multi-variable resource selection Philip D McLoughlin, Mark S Boyce, Tim Coulson, and Tim Clutton-Brock Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1449–1454. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3486.PMCID: PMC1560319 Wolbachia infection reduces sperm competitive ability in an insect Fleur E Champion de Crespigny and Nina Wedell Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1455–1458. Published online 2006 March 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3478.PMCID: PMC1560322 Biocomplexity in a highly migratory pelagic marine fish, Atlantic herring Daniel E Ruzzante, Stefano Mariani, Dorte Bekkevold, Carl André, Henrik Mosegaard, Lotte A.W Clausen, Thomas G Dahlgren, William F Hutchinson, Emma M.C Hatfield, Else Torstensen, Jennifer Brigham, E. John Simmonds, Linda Laikre, Lena C Larsson, René J.M Stet, Nils Ryman, and Gary R Carvalho Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1459–1464. Published online 2006 February 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3463.PMCID: PMC1560315 Species richness changes lag behind climate change Rosa Menéndez, Adela González Megías, Jane K Hill, Brigitte Braschler, Stephen G Willis, Yvonne Collingham, Richard Fox, David B Roy, and Chris D Thomas Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1465–1470. Published online 2006 March 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3484.PMCID: PMC1560312 The snail's love-dart delivers mucus to increase paternity Ronald Chase and Katrina C Blanchard Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1471–1475. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3474.PMCID: PMC1560308 Evolution in group-structured populations can resolve the tragedy of the commons Timothy Killingback, Jonas Bieri, and Thomas Flatt Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1477–1481. Published online 2006 March 15. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3476.PMCID: PMC1560314 Weak genetic structure indicates strong dispersal limits: a tale of two coral reef fish John F.H Purcell, Robert K Cowen, Colin R Hughes, and Dean A Williams Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1483–1490. Published online 2006 March 15. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3470.PMCID: PMC1560316 Genetic rescue of an insular population of large mammals John T Hogg, Stephen H Forbes, Brian M Steele, and Gordon Luikart Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1491–1499. Published online 2006 February 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3477.PMCID: PMC1560318 Environmental influence on the genetic basis of mosquito resistance to malaria parasites Louis Lambrechts, Jean-Marc Chavatte, Georges Snounou, and Jacob C Koella Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1501–1506. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3483.PMCID: PMC1560309 Unifying measures of gene function and evolution Yuri I Wolf, Liran Carmel, and Eugene V Koonin Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1507–1515. Published online 2006 March 29. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3472.PMCID: PMC1560323 Resource distribution mediates synchronization of physiological rhythms in locust groups Emma Despland and Stephen J Simpson Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1517–1522. Published online 2006 March 29. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3471.PMCID: PMC1560320 Maternal food provisioning in relation to condition-dependent offspring odours in burrower bugs (Sehirus cinctus) Mathias Kölliker, John P Chuckalovcak, Kenneth F Haynes, and Edmund D Brodie, III Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1523–1528. Published online 2006 March 10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3475.PMCID: PMC1560311 Experimentally increased food resources in the natal territory promote offspring philopatry and helping in cooperatively breeding carrion crows Vittorio Baglione, Daniela Canestrari, José M Marcos, and Jan Ekman Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1529–1535. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3481.PMCID: PMC1560324 Stochastic predation events and population persistence in bighorn sheep Marco Festa-Bianchet, Tim Coulson, Jean-Michel Gaillard, John T Hogg, and Fanie Pelletier Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1537–1543. Published online 2006 March 2. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3467.PMCID: PMC1560313 An invasive species induces rapid adaptive change in a native predator: cane toads and black snakes in Australia Ben L Phillips and Richard Shine Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1545–1550. Published online 2006 March 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3479.PMCID: PMC1560325 Kittiwakes strategically reduce investment in replacement clutches Julien Gasparini, Alexandre Roulin, Verena A Gill, Scott A Hatch, and Thierry Boulinier Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1551–1554. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3457.PMCID: PMC1560326 Testing game theory models: fighting ability and decision rules in chameleon contests Devi Stuart-Fox Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1555–1561. Published online 2006 February 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3468.PMCID: PMC1560317 Tuataras and salamanders show that walking and running mechanics are ancient features of tetrapod locomotion Stephen M Reilly, Eric J McElroy, R Andrew Odum, and Valerie A Hornyak Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1563–1568. Published online 2006 March 7. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3489.PMCID: PMC1560307 Living males of the ‘ancient asexual’ Darwinulidae (Ostracoda: Crustacea) Robin J Smith, Takahiro Kamiya, and David J Horne Proc Biol Sci. 2006 June 22; 273(1593): 1569–1578. Published online 2006 March 15. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3452.PMCID: PMC1560310 |