Oikos

Spatio-temporal development of forests – current trends in field methods and models
pp. 3-15(13)
Authors: Georg Gratzer; Charles Canham; Ulf Dieckmann; Anton Fischer; Yoh Iwasa; Richard Law; Manfred J. Lexer; Holger Sandmann; Thomas A. Spies; Bernhard E. Splechtna; Jerzy Szwagrzyk

The relationship between wetland hydroperiod and nestedness patterns in assemblages of larval amphibians and predatory macroinvertebrates
pp. 16-27(12)
Authors: Matthew J. Baber; Erica Fleishman; Kimberly J. Babbitt; Tracy L. Tarr

Effects of trophic-eggs on offspring performance and rivalry in a sub-social bug
pp. 28-35(8)
Authors: Shin-ichi Kudo; Taichi Nakahira

A model for the evolution of pathogen-induced leaf shedding
pp. 36-49(14)
Authors: F. van den Berg; F. van den Bosch

Species evenness and productivity in experimental plant communities
pp. 50-63(14)
Authors: C. P. H. Mulder; E. Bazeley-White; P. G. Dimitrakopoulos; A. Hector; M. Scherer-Lorenzen; B. Schmid

Variability in population and community biomass in a grassland community affected by environmental productivity and diversity
pp. 64-71(8)
Author: Jan Lep

Sprouting by semi-arid plants: testing a dichotomy and predictive traits
pp. 72-89(18)
Authors: Peter A. Vesk; David I. Warton; Mark Westoby

Temporal variation in predation risk: stage-dependency, graded responses and fitness costs in tadpole antipredator defences
pp. 90-99(10)
Authors: Anssi Laurila; Maria Järvi-Laturi; Susanna Pakkasmaa; Juha Merilä

Experience influences diet mixing by herbivores: implications for plant biochemical diversity
pp. 100-109(10)
Authors: Juan J. Villalba; Frederick D. Provenza; Guo-dong Han

Responses of temperate woody seedlings to shade and drought: do trade-offs limit potential niche differentiation?
pp. 110-127(18)
Author: Lawren Sack

Is predation on waterfowl nests density dependent? – Tests at three spatial scales
pp. 128-140(13)
Authors: Joshua T. Ackerman; Alexis L. Blackmer; John M. Eadie

Assembly rules for functional groups of North American shrews: effects of geographic range and habitat partitioning
pp. 141-147(7)
Authors: Timothy S. McCay; Matthew J. Lovallo; W. Mark Ford; Michael A. Menzel

Litter quality and nutrient cycling affected by grazing-induced species replacements along a precipitation gradient
pp. 148-160(13)
Authors: María Semmartin; Martín R. Aguiar; Roberto A. Distel; Alicia S. Moretto; Claudio M. Ghersa

Defensive traits of savanna trees – the role of shoot exposure to browsers
pp. 161-171(11)
Authors: Tuulikki Rooke; Kjell Danell; Roger Bergström; Christina Skarpe; Joakim Hjältén

Foraging costs of vigilance in large mammalian herbivores
pp. 172-180(9)
Authors: Daniel Fortin; Mark S. Boyce; Evelyn H. Merrill; John M. Fryxell

Spatial patterns of herbivory by gall-forming insects: a test of the soil fertility hypothesis in a Mexican tropical dry forest
pp. 181-189(9)
Authors: Pablo Cuevas-Reyes; Mauricio Quesada; Christina Siebe; Ken Oyama

Owl winter irruptions as an indicator of small mammal population cycles in the boreal forest of eastern North America
pp. 190-198(9)
Authors: Marianne Cheveau; Pierre Drapeau; Louis Imbeau; Yves Bergeron

Plant feedbacks increase the temporal heterogeneity of soil moisture
pp. 199-205(7)
Authors: Jennie R. McLaren; Scott D. Wilson; Duane A. Peltzer

On the use of public information by social foragers to assess patch quality
pp. 206-209(4)
Author: Guy Beauchamp

When range expansion rate is faster in marginal habitats
pp. 210-214(5)
Authors: Reidar Andersen; Ivar Herfindel; Bernt-Erik Sæther; John D. C. Linnell; John Oddén; Olof Liberg

Additive apportioning of species diversity: towards more sophisticated models and analyses
pp. 215-221(7)
Authors: Pierre Couteron; Raphaël Pélissier

Errata
pp. 222-223(2)