Behavioral Ecology

Male dominance and immunocompetence in a field cricket
pp. 187-191(5)
Authors: Markus J. Rantala; Raine Kortet

Hatchery selection promotes boldness in newly hatched brown trout (Salmo trutta): implications for dominance
pp. 192-198(7)
Authors: L. Fredrik Sundström; Erik Petersson; Johan Höjesjö; Jörgen I. Johnsson; Torbjörn Järvi

Have your cake and eat it too: male sand gobies show more parental care in the presence of female partners
pp. 199-204(6)
Authors: Christophe Pampoulie; Kai Lindström; Colette M. St. Mary

Sex differences in embryo development periods and effects on avian hatching patterns
pp. 205-209(5)
Authors: Mark I. Cook; Pat Monaghan

The evolution of egg size in the brood parasitic cuckoos
pp. 210-218(9)
Authors: Oliver Krüger; Nicholas B. Davies

Replacement female house sparrows regularly commit infanticide: gaining time or signaling status?
pp. 219-222(4)
Authors: José P. Veiga

Sex allocation within broods: the intrabrood sharing-out hypothesis
pp. 223-232(10)
Author: Juan Carranza

A test of the importance of direct and indirect fitness benefits for helping decisions in western bluebirds
pp. 233-238(6)
Author: Janis L. Dickinson

Female mate assessment and choice behavior affect the frequency of alternative male mating tactics
pp. 239-247(9)
Author: Barney Luttbeg

Discrimination and classification of foraging paths produced by search-tactic models
pp. 248-254(7)
Authors: Chris L. Higgins; Richard E. Strauss

The economic basis of cooperation: tradeoffs between selfishness and generosity
pp. 255-261(7)
Authors: Jeffrey R. Stevens; David W. Stephens

Early learning affects social dominance: interspecifically cross-fostered tits become subdominant
pp. 262-268(7)
Authors: Bo Terning Hansen; Tore Slagsvold

The role of conformity in foraging when personal and social information conflict
pp. 269-277(9)
Authors: Rachel L. Kendal; Isabelle Coolen; Kevin N. Laland

Uncertainty in territory quality affects the benefits of usurpation in a Mediterranean wrasse
pp. 278-285(8)
Author: Suzanne H. Alonzo

Scent marking by voles in response to predation risk: a field-laboratory validation
pp. 286-289(4)
Author: Jerry O. Wolff

Site attachment of floaters predicts success in territory acquisition
pp. 290-296(7)
Authors: Leo W. Bruinzeel; Martijn van de Pol

Female signals enhance the efficiency of mate assessment in satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
pp. 297-304(8)
Authors: Gail L. Patricelli; J. Albert C. Uy; Gerald Borgia

Relative allocation to horn and body growth in bighorn rams varies with resource availability
pp. 305-312(8)
Authors: Marco Festa-Bianchet; David W. Coltman; Luca Turelli; Jon T. Jorgenson

Steroid hormone profiles and relative body condition of calling and satellite toads: implications for proximate regulation of behavior in anurans
pp. 313-320(8)
Authors: Christopher J. Leary; Tim S. Jessop; Apryl M. Garcia; Rosemary Knapp

Exploitation of floral signals by crab spiders (Thomisus spectabilis, Thomisidae)
pp. 321-326(6)
Authors: Astrid M. Heiling; Ken Cheng; Marie E. Herberstein

Increased performance of offspring sired by parasitic males in bluegill sunfish
pp. 327-331(5)
Author: Bryan D. Neff

Natural variation in the sexually selected feather ornaments of crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) does not predict future survival
pp. 332-337(6)
Authors: Ian L. Jones; Fiona M. Hunter; Gregory J. Robertson; Gail Fraser

Scent-marking displays provide honest signals of health and infection
pp. 338-344(7)
Authors: Sarah M. Zala; Wayne K. Potts; Dustin J. Penn

The influence of prey-scent stimuli on predatory behavior of the North American copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix (Serpentes: Viperidae)
pp. 345-350(6)
Author: Eli Greenbaum

Sexual selection and mating patterns in a mammal with female-biased sexual size dimorphism
pp. 351-356(6)
Authors: Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde; John S. Millar; H. Lisle Gibbs

Symbiont choice in a fungus-growing ant (Attini, Formicidae)
pp. 357-364(8)
Authors: Ulrich G. Mueller; Jessica Poulin; Rachelle M. M. Adams

Size-based variation in antipredator behavior within a snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) population
pp. 365-370(6)
Authors: Eric D. Roth; Joel A. Johnson