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A mathematical model of plant competition for sunlight	Biodiversity patterns in tropical montane rainforest flora of Costa Rica

Broken bones and shattered stones: On the foraging ecology of Oldowan hominins	Chinook salmon population dynamics and life history strategies in the Squamish River watershed, BC, Canada

Colonization and diversification on oceanic islands: Forest Tarphius and cave-dwelling Trechus beetles of the Azores	Determinants of community structure and resilience on tropical eastern Pacific coral reefs

Environmental heterogeneity and the evolution of alternative mating tactics in the damselfly, Protoneura amatoria	Evaluating ecosystem function of nutrient retention and recycling in excessively eutrophic estuaries

Evolutionary change in human-altered habitats: Morphological shifts, differential selection, and environmental drivers of phenotypic plasticity in the lizard Anolis sagrei	Factors affecting geographic patterns and long-term change of mussel abundances (Mytilus californianus Conrad) and bed-associated community composition along the California coast

Factors influencing invasion of giant reed (Arundo donax) in riparian ecosystems of Mediterranean-type climate regions	Hide and seek: The effects of dual chemical signals on predator and prey behaviors in a complex food web

How ecology shapes bird song in tropical rainforests: The importance of song in generating biodiversity and structuring communities	Impacts of hunting on seed dispersal in a Central African tropical forest

Individuality in animals: Consistent behavioral differences from an adaptive and conservation perspective	Morphological indicators of prey-size preference in the felidae

Paleoecology and functional morphology of beavers (family Castoridae)	Parasites of marine fishes associated with wastewater discharge in the Southern California Bight

Regeneration pattern and process in tropical secondary forest: How recruitment dynamics limit succession	Social dynamics among male chimpanzees: Adaptive significance of male bonds (Pan troglodytes)

Studies of vocal communications in cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus)	The effects of Marine Protected Areas on densities and movement patterns of rocky reef fish in Southern California

The influence of food and shelter on density-dependent processes in coral reef fishes	The role of Pleistocene glacial cycles in driving speciation and the evolution of migration in songbirds: Inferring evolutionary processes from mitochondrial DNA and morphological data

The shallow water marine Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the eastern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans: Approaches to understanding species richness and biodiversity	Vegetation and small mammals of the Mojave Desert mountains

Zooplankton aggregations in California coastal zones