| | Other Issues: latest | archiveThe motion after-effect: local and global contributions to contrast sensitivity Karin Nordström and David C. O'Carroll Proc Biol Sci. 2009 May 7; 276(1662): 1545–1554. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1932.PMCID: PMC2660997 The causes of mutation accumulation in mitochondrial genomes Maurine Neiman and Douglas R. Taylor Proc Biol Sci. 2009 April 7; 276(1660): 1201–1209. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1758.PMCID: PMC2660971 Targeting mitotic chromosomes: a conserved mechanism to ensure viral genome persistence Katherine M. Feeney and Joanna L. Parish Proc Biol Sci. 2009 May 7; 276(1662): 1535–1544. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1642.PMCID: PMC2660980 Seasonal host dynamics drive the timing of recurrent epidemics in a wildlife population Michael Begon, Sandra Telfer, Matthew J. 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Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1510.PMCID: PMC2664377 Echolocating bats emit a highly directional sonar sound beam in the field Annemarie Surlykke, Simon Boel Pedersen, and Lasse Jakobsen Proc Biol Sci. 2009 March 7; 276(1658): 853–860. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1505.PMCID: PMC2664374 Wholes and subparts in visual processing of human agency Peter Neri Proc Biol Sci. 2009 March 7; 276(1658): 861–869. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1363.PMCID: PMC2664361 Lifetime reproductive success is maximized with optimal major histocompatibility complex diversity Martin Kalbe, Christophe Eizaguirre, Ilka Dankert, Thorsten B.H. Reusch, Ralf D. Sommerfeld, K. Mathias Wegner, and Manfred Milinski Proc Biol Sci. 2009 March 7; 276(1658): 925–934. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1466.PMCID: PMC2664370 Warning displays may function as honest signals of toxicity Jonathan D. Blount, Michael P. Speed, Graeme D. Ruxton, and Philip A. Stephens Proc Biol Sci. 2009 March 7; 276(1658): 871–877. Published online 2008 November 18. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1407.PMCID: PMC2664363 Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: ecological corridor rather than barrier? Robert E. Gill, Jr, T. Lee Tibbitts, David C. Douglas, Colleen M. Handel, Daniel M. Mulcahy, Jon C. Gottschalck, Nils Warnock, Brian J. McCaffery, Philip F. Battley, and Theunis Piersma Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 447–457. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1142.PMCID: PMC2664343 Evolution of trust and trustworthiness: social awareness favours personality differences John M. McNamara, Philip A. Stephens, Sasha R.X. Dall, and Alasdair I. Houston Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 22; 276(1657): 605–613. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1182.PMCID: PMC2660932 Reproductive skew in female common marmosets: what can proximate mechanisms tell us about ultimate causes? Wendy Saltzman, Leslie J. Digby, and David H. Abbott Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 389–399. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1374.PMCID: PMC2592602 Infrared radiation from hot cones on cool conifers attracts seed-feeding insects Stephen Takács, Hannah Bottomley, Iisak Andreller, Tracy Zaradnik, Joseph Schwarz, Robb Bennett, Ward Strong, and Gerhard Gries Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 22; 276(1657): 649–655. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0742.PMCID: PMC2660928 Representing the UK's cattle herd as static and dynamic networks Matthew C. Vernon and Matt J. Keeling Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 469–476. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1009.PMCID: PMC2592553 Atlantic salmon eggs favour sperm in competition that have similar major histocompatibility alleles Sarah E. Yeates, Sigurd Einum, Ian A. Fleming, Hendrik-Jan Megens, René J.M. Stet, Kjetil Hindar, William V. Holt, Katrien J.W. Van Look, and Matthew J.G. Gage Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 559–566. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1257.PMCID: PMC2592554 Experimental evolution of a sexually selected display in yeast David W. Rogers and Duncan Greig Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 543–549. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1146.PMCID: PMC2590883 Between-group competition and human cooperation Mikael Puurtinen and Tapio Mappes Proc Biol Sci. 1–6. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1060.PMCID: PMC2581672 Inferring malaria parasite population structure from serological networks Caroline O. Buckee, Peter C. Bull, and Sunetra Gupta Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 477–485. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1122.PMCID: PMC2581777 Size-structured risk assessments govern Daphnia migration Lars-Anders Hansson and Samuel Hylander Proc Biol Sci. 1–6. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1088.PMCID: PMC2581673 Lake warming favours small-sized planktonic diatom species Monika Winder, John E. Reuter, and S. Geoffrey Schladow Proc Biol Sci. 2009 February 7; 276(1656): 427–435. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1200.PMCID: PMC2581674 Directional sensitivity of the retina: 75 years of Stiles–Crawford effect Gerald Westheimer Proc Biol Sci. 2008 December 22; 275(1653): 2777–2786. Published online 2008 September 2. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0712.PMCID: PMC2572678 A Killer–Rescue system for self-limiting gene drive of anti-pathogen constructs Fred Gould, Yunxin Huang, Mathieu Legros, and Alun L Lloyd Proc Biol Sci. 2008 December 22; 275(1653): 2823–2829. Published online 2008 September 2. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0846.PMCID: PMC2572679 Early cortical specialization for face-to-face communication in human infants Tobias Grossmann, Mark H Johnson, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Anna Blasi, Fani Deligianni, Clare Elwell, and Gergely Csibra Proc Biol Sci. 2008 December 22; 275(1653): 2803–2811. Published online 2008 August 28. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0986.PMCID: PMC2572680 Three-dimensional images of choanoflagellate loricae Barry S.C Leadbeater, QiBin Yu, Joyce Kent, and Dov J Stekel Proc Biol Sci. 2009 January 7; 276(1654): 3–11. Published online 2008 August 26. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0844.PMCID: PMC2581655 In your face: facial metrics predict aggressive behaviour in the laboratory and in varsity and professional hockey players Justin M Carré and Cheryl M McCormick Proc Biol Sci. 2008 November 22; 275(1651): 2651–2656. Published online 2008 August 19. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0873.PMCID: PMC2570531 A latitudinal cline in the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Clock gene: evidence for selection on PolyQ length variants Kathleen G O'Malley and Michael A Banks Proc Biol Sci. 2008 December 22; 275(1653): 2813–2821. Published online 2008 August 19. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0524.PMCID: PMC2572187 MHC-correlated odour preferences in humans and the use of oral contraceptives S. Craig Roberts, L. Morris Gosling, Vaughan Carter, and Marion Petrie Proc Biol Sci. 2008 December 7; 275(1652): 2715–2722. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0825.PMCID: PMC2605820 Summation of perceptual cues in natural visual scenes M To, P.G Lovell, T Troscianko, and D.J Tolhurst Proc Biol Sci. 2008 October 22; 275(1649): 2299–2308. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0692.PMCID: PMC2495046 Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds? Silke S Steiger, Andrew E Fidler, Mihai Valcu, and Bart Kempenaers Proc Biol Sci. 2008 October 22; 275(1649): 2309–2317. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0607.PMCID: PMC2495045 Temporal trends in the discovery of human viruses Mark E.J Woolhouse, Richard Howey, Eleanor Gaunt, Liam Reilly, Margo Chase-Topping, and Nick Savill Proc Biol Sci. 2008 September 22; 275(1647): 2111–2115. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0294.PMCID: PMC2475551 Acoustic alarm signalling facilitates predator protection of treehoppers by mutualist ant bodyguards Manuel A Morales, Jennifer L Barone, and Charles S Henry Proc Biol Sci. 2008 August 22; 275(1645): 1935–1941. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0410.PMCID: PMC2627810 Recent advances in reproductive neuroendocrinology: a role for RFamide peptides in seasonal reproduction? Timothy J Greives, Lance J Kriegsfeld, George E Bentley, Kazuyoshi Tsutsui, and Gregory E Demas Proc Biol Sci. 2008 September 7; 275(1646): 1943–1951. Published online 2008 May 13. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0433.PMCID: PMC2459216 Perceptual switch rates with ambiguous structure-from-motion figures in bipolar disorder Kristine Krug, Emma Brunskill, Antonina Scarna, Guy M Goodwin, and Andrew J Parker Proc Biol Sci. 2008 August 22; 275(1645): 1839–1848. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0043.PMCID: PMC2494571 Parent–offspring conflict and co-adaptation: behavioural ecology meets quantitative genetics Per T Smiseth, Jonathan Wright, and Mathias Kölliker Proc Biol Sci. 2008 August 22; 275(1645): 1823–1830. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0199.PMCID: PMC2459215 Poor condition and infection: a vicious circle in natural populations Pablo M Beldomenico, Sandra Telfer, Stephanie Gebert, Lukasz Lukomski, Malcolm Bennett, and Michael Begon Proc Biol Sci. 2008 August 7; 275(1644): 1753–1759. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0147.PMCID: PMC2453294 Viability of brown trout embryos positively linked to melanin-based but negatively to carotenoid-based colours of their fathers Claus Wedekind, Alain Jacob, Guillaume Evanno, Sébastien Nusslé, and Rudolf Müller Proc Biol Sci. 2008 August 7; 275(1644): 1737–1744. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0072.PMCID: PMC2453293 Feeding, fecundity and lifespan in female Drosophila melanogaster Andrew I Barnes, Stuart Wigby, James M Boone, Linda Partridge, and Tracey Chapman Proc Biol Sci. 2008 July 22; 275(1643): 1675–1683. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0139.PMCID: PMC2452982 Tomographic techniques for the study of exceptionally preserved fossils Mark D Sutton Proc Biol Sci. 2008 July 22; 275(1643): 1587–1593. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0263.PMCID: PMC2394564 Macrophysiology for a changing world Steven L Chown and Kevin J Gaston Proc Biol Sci. 2008 July 7; 275(1642): 1469–1478. Published online 2008 April 8. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0137.PMCID: PMC2394563 Accuracy of models for the 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic Michael J Tildesley, Rob Deardon, Nicholas J Savill, Paul R Bessell, Stephen P Brooks, Mark E.J Woolhouse, Bryan T Grenfell, and Matt J Keeling Proc Biol Sci. 2008 June 22; 275(1641): 1459–1468. Published online 2008 March 25. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0006.PMCID: PMC2376304 Revealing the paradox of drug reward in human evolution Roger J Sullivan, Edward H Hagen, and Peter Hammerstein Proc Biol Sci. 2008 June 7; 275(1640): 1231–1241. Published online 2008 March 19. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1673.PMCID: PMC2367444 A community change in the algal endosymbionts of a scleractinian coral following a natural bleaching event: field evidence of acclimatization A.M Jones, R Berkelmans, M.J.H van Oppen, J.C Mieog, and W Sinclair Proc Biol Sci. 2008 June 22; 275(1641): 1359–1365. Published online 2008 March 18. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0069.PMCID: PMC2367621 Evolution of growth in Gulf of St Lawrence cod? Mikko Heino, Loïc Baulier, David S Boukal, Erin S Dunlop, Sigrunn Eliassen, Katja Enberg, Christian Jørgensen, and Øystein Varpe Proc Biol Sci. 2008 May 22; 275(1639): 1111–1112. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1429.PMCID: PMC2376251 CD4+T cells do not mediate within-host competition between genetically diverse malaria parasites Victoria C Barclay, Lars Råberg, Brian H.K Chan, Sheila Brown, David Gray, and Andrew F Read Proc Biol Sci. 2008 May 22; 275(1639): 1171–1179. Published online 2008 February 20. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1713.PMCID: PMC2373868 Introduction. Evolutionary dynamics of wild populations: the use of long-term pedigree data L.E.B Kruuk and W.G Hill Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 593–596. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1689.PMCID: PMC2596852 Testing evolutionary models of senescence in a natural population: age and inbreeding effects on fitness components in song sparrows L.F Keller, J.M Reid, and P Arcese Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 597–604. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0961.PMCID: PMC2366077 Swingin' in the rain: condition dependence and sexual selection in a capricious world Andrew Cockburn, Helen L Osmond, and Michael C Double Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 605–612. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0916.PMCID: PMC2596836 Wild pedigrees: the way forward J.M Pemberton Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 613–621. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1531.PMCID: PMC2386891 Quantitative genetics and sex-specific selection on sexually dimorphic traits in bighorn sheep Jocelyn Poissant, Alastair J Wilson, Marco Festa-Bianchet, John T Hogg, and David W Coltman Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 623–628. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1361.PMCID: PMC2596849 Maturational costs of reproduction due to clutch size and ontogenetic conflict as revealed in the invisible fraction Barry Sinervo and Andrew G McAdam Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 629–638. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1084.PMCID: PMC2596848 Pedigree-free animal models: the relatedness matrix reloaded Francesca D Frentiu, Sonya M Clegg, John Chittock, Terry Burke, Mark W Blows, and Ian P.F Owens Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 639–647. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1032.PMCID: PMC2596847 Keeping up with a warming world; assessing the rate of adaptation to climate change Marcel E Visser Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 649–659. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0997.PMCID: PMC2409451 Pedigrees, assortative mating and speciation in Darwin's finches Peter R Grant and B. Rosemary Grant Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 661–668. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0898.PMCID: PMC2596835 A Bayesian framework for comparative quantitative genetics Otso Ovaskainen, José Manuel Cano, and Juha Merilä Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 669–678. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0949.PMCID: PMC2596838 Estimation of quantitative genetic parameters Robin Thompson Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 679–686. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1417.PMCID: PMC2392985 Exploring plasticity in the wild: laying date–temperature reaction norms in the common gull Larus canus Jon E Brommer, Kalev Rattiste, and Alastair J Wilson Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 687–693. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0951.PMCID: PMC2596839 Robustness of linkage maps in natural populations: a simulation study Jon Slate Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 695–702. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0948.PMCID: PMC2596837 Dispersal as a means of inbreeding avoidance in a wild bird population Marta Szulkin and Ben C Sheldon Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 703–711. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0989.PMCID: PMC2596843 When fecundity does not equal fitness: evidence of an offspring quantity versus quality trade-off in pre-industrial humans Duncan O.S Gillespie, Andrew F Russell, and Virpi Lummaa Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 713–722. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1000.PMCID: PMC2366115 Estimating evolutionary parameters when viability selection is operating Jarrod D Hadfield Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 723–734. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1013.PMCID: PMC2596846 Natural and sexual selection against hybrid flycatchers Nina Svedin, Chris Wiley, Thor Veen, Lars Gustafsson, and Anna Qvarnström Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 735–744. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0967.PMCID: PMC2596841 Testing for genetic trade-offs between early- and late-life reproduction in a wild red deer population Daniel H Nussey, Alastair J Wilson, Alison Morris, Josephine Pemberton, Tim Clutton-Brock, and Loeske E.B Kruuk Proc Biol Sci. 2008 March 22; 275(1635): 745–750. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0986.PMCID: PMC2366114 Area summation in human vision at and above detection threshold Tim S Meese and Robert J Summers Proc Biol Sci. 2007 November 22; 274(1627): 2891–2900. Published online 2007 September 13. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0957.PMCID: PMC2211515 Individuation and holistic processing of faces in rhesus monkeys Christoph D Dahl, Nikos K Logothetis, and Kari L Hoffman Proc Biol Sci. 2007 September 7; 274(1622): 2069–2076. Published online 2007 June 26. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0477.PMCID: PMC1919404 |