Functional Ecology

© British Ecological Society

Cover image for Vol. 26 Issue 2

April 2012

Volume 26, Issue 2

Pages 305–549

  1. FE Spotlight

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
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      Pushing boundaries in above–belowground interactions (pages 305–306)

      Alison Bennett

      Article first published online: 27 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01957.x

  2. Behavioural ecology

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
    1. Consumption of tabular acroporid corals by reef fishes: a comparison with plant–herbivore interactions (pages 307–316)

      Andrew J. Cole, Rebecca J. Lawton, Shaun K. Wilson and Morgan S. Pratchett

      Article first published online: 18 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01935.x

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    2. Diet composition does not affect ant colony tempo (pages 317–323)

      Adam D. Kay, Jonathan Z. Shik, Andy Van Alst, Katie A. Miller and Michael Kaspari

      Article first published online: 15 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01944.x

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    3. Acceleration data reveal the energy management strategy of a marine ectotherm during reproduction (pages 324–333)

      Sabrina Fossette, Gail Schofield, Martin K. S. Lilley, Adrian C. Gleiss and Graeme C. Hays

      Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01960.x

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    4. How the ladybird got its spots: effects of resource limitation on the honesty of aposematic signals (pages 334–342)

      Jonathan D. Blount, Hannah M. Rowland, Falko P. Drijfhout, John A. Endler, Richard Inger, John J. Sloggett, Gregory D. D. Hurst, David J. Hodgson and Michael P. Speed

      Article first published online: 6 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01961.x

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  3. Plant physiological ecology

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
    1. Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species (pages 343–352)

      Sean M. Gleason, Don W. Butler, Kasia Ziemińska, Paweł Waryszak and Mark Westoby

      Article first published online: 7 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x

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    2. Direct physiological effects of nitrogen on Sphagnum: a greenhouse experiment (pages 353–364)

      Gustaf Granath, Joachim Strengbom and Håkan Rydin

      Article first published online: 15 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01948.x

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    3. Seasonal bryophyte productivity in the sub-Arctic: a comparison with vascular plants (pages 365–378)

      Lorna E. Street, Paul C. Stoy, Martin Sommerkorn, Benjamin J. Fletcher, Victoria L. Sloan, Timothy C. Hill and Mathew Williams

      Article first published online: 1 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01954.x

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  4. Animal physiological ecology

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
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      Parental phase status affects the cold hardiness of progeny eggs in locusts (pages 379–389)

      Hongsheng Wang, Zongyuan Ma, Feng Cui, Xianhui Wang, Wei Guo, Zhe Lin, Pengcheng Yang and Le Kang

      Article first published online: 14 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01927.x

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    2. Thermal adaptation in endotherms: climate and phylogeny interact to determine population-level responses in a wild rat (pages 390–398)

      Elsa J. Glanville, Shauna A. Murray and Frank Seebacher

      Article first published online: 21 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01933.x

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    3. Enhanced growth reduces precocial male maturation in Atlantic salmon (pages 399–405)

      Darek T. R. Moreau and Ian A. Fleming

      Article first published online: 2 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01941.x

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    4. Developmental immune history affects adult immune function but not carotenoid-based ornamentation in mallard ducks (pages 406–415)

      Michael W. Butler and Kevin J. McGraw

      Article first published online: 12 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01942.x

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    5. Incubation temperature affects the metabolic cost of thermoregulation in a young precocial bird (pages 416–422)

      Sarah E. DuRant, William A. Hopkins, Amanda F. Wilson and Gary R. Hepp

      Article first published online: 7 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01945.x

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    6. Tissue-dependent changes in oxidative damage with male reproductive effort in house mice (pages 423–433)

      Michael Garratt, Francis McArdle, Paula Stockley, Aphrodite Vasilaki, Robert J. Beynon, Malcolm J. Jackson and Jane L. Hurst

      Article first published online: 4 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01952.x

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    7. Elevated haemocyte number is associated with infection and low fitness potential in wild Daphnia magna (pages 434–440)

      Stuart K. J. R. Auld, Andrea L. Graham, Philip J. Wilson and Tom J. Little

      Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01959.x

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  5. Evolutionary ecology

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
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      Mycorrhiza changes plant volatiles to attract spider mite enemies (pages 441–449)

      Peter Schausberger, Stefan Peneder, Simone Jürschik and Daniela Hoffmann

      Article first published online: 12 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01947.x

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    2. Integrating behaviour with life history: boldness of the field cricket, Gryllus integer, during ontogeny (pages 450–456)

      Petri T. Niemelä, Anssi Vainikka, Ann V. Hedrick and Raine Kortet

      Article first published online: 23 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01939.x

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    3. Geographic adaptation in plant–soil mutualisms: tests using Acacia spp. and rhizobial bacteria (pages 457–468)

      Luke G. Barrett, Linda M. Broadhurst and Peter H. Thrall

      Article first published online: 23 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01940.x

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    4. Hot mothers, cool eggs: nest-site selection by egg-guarding spiders accommodates conflicting thermal optima (pages 469–475)

      David A. Pike, Jonathan K. Webb and Richard Shine

      Article first published online: 7 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01946.x

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    5. Interspecific competition in pollination systems: costs to male fitness via pollen misplacement (pages 476–482)

      Nathan Muchhala and James D. Thomson

      Article first published online: 12 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01950.x

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    6. The temperature-size rule emerges from ontogenetic differences between growth and development rates (pages 483–492)

      Jack Forster and Andrew G. Hirst

      Article first published online: 27 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01958.x

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  6. Animal morphology and coloration

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
    1. The effect of natural substrates on jump height in click-beetles (pages 493–499)

      Gal Ribak, Sonia Reingold and Daniel Weihs

      Article first published online: 6 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01943.x

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    2. Phenotypic compromises in a long-distance migrant during the transition from migration to reproduction in the High Arctic (pages 500–512)

      François Vézina, Tony D. Williams, Theunis Piersma and R. I. Guy Morrison

      Article first published online: 15 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01955.x

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    3. Influence of experimental venue on phenotype: multiple traits reveal multiple answers (pages 513–521)

      Jasmin D. Winkler and Josh Van Buskirk

      Article first published online: 23 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01965.x

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  7. Community ecology

    1. Top of page
    2. FE Spotlight
    3. Behavioural ecology
    4. Plant physiological ecology
    5. Animal physiological ecology
    6. Evolutionary ecology
    7. Animal morphology and coloration
    8. Community ecology
    1. Spatial scale influences the outcome of the predator–prey space race between tadpoles and predatory dragonflies (pages 522–531)

      John I. Hammond, Barney Luttbeg, Tomas Brodin and Andrew Sih

      Article first published online: 27 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01949.x

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    2. Long-term effects of soil nutrient deficiency on arbuscular mycorrhizal communities (pages 532–540)

      Pedro M. Antunes, Anika Lehmann, Miranda M. Hart, Michael Baumecker and Matthias C. Rillig

      Article first published online: 4 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01953.x

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    3. Understanding trait interactions and their impacts on growth in Scots pine branches across Europe (pages 541–549)

      Frank J. Sterck, Jordi Martínez-Vilalta, Maurizio Mencuccini, Hervé Cochard, Pieter Gerrits, Roman Zweifel, Asier Herrero, Janne F.J. Korhonen, Pilar Llorens, Eero Nikinmaa, Angelo Nolè, Rafael Poyatos, Francesco Ripullone and Ute Sass-Klaassen

      Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01963.x

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