New articles for Population Ecology (May 2008) Six new articles of Population Ecology were published at 'Online First' last month.
(1) Janne Sundell, Lenka Trebaticka, Tarja Oksanen, Otso Ovaskainen, Marko Haapakoski and Hannu Ylonen Predation on two vole species by a shared predator: antipredatory response and prey preference (2) Alla Mashanova, Alan C. Gange and Vincent A. A. Jansen Density-dependent dispersal may explain the mid-season crash in some aphid populations (3) Laurent Crespin, Remi Choquet, Mauricio Lima, Joseph Merritt and Roger Pradel Is heterogeneity of catchability in capture--recapture studies a mere sampling artifact or a biologically relevant feature of the population? (4) Jennifer A. Brown, Mohammad Salehi M., Mohammad Moradi, Gavin Bell and David R. Smith An adaptive two-stage sequential design for sampling rare and clustered populations (5) Yoshitake Takada Contrasting characteristics in increasing and decreasing phases of the Nerita japonica (Mollusca: Gastropoda) population on a boulder shore (6) Ikuko Fujisaki, Elise V. Pearlstine and Mark Miller Detecting population decline of birds using long-term monitoring data The abstracts of these articles are available for everyone free of charge at Online First. The full texts are available for the members of the Society of Population Ecology and institutions registered with SpringerLink. * Population Ecology at Online First: http://www.springerlink.com/content/103139/?Content+Status=Accepted However, the articles (4) and (5) above have been published as 'Open Choice'; the 'Open Choice' articles have full, free access to anyone, any time, and anywhere in the world, regardless of the individual membership of the society or the institutional registration with SpringerLink. Have a read of those articles promoted by Population Ecology at http://www.springerlink.com/content/103139/?Content+Status=Accepted The details of 'Open Choice' are explained at the following site. http://www.springer.com/east/home/open+choice?SGWID=5-40359-0-0-0 Population Ecology is an English scientific journal published by the Society of Population Ecology four times a year. It enjoys a high international reputation and has a long history of over 40 years. All manuscripts are reviewed anonymously by two referees, and the final editorial decision is made by the Chief Editor based on the referees' evaluations. The articles are abstracted/indexed in BIOSIS, Current Contents/ Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography (EPB). Population Ecology welcomes submissions of papers by non-members. To submit your manuscript to Population Ecology, go to https://www.editorialmanager.com/poec/ We look forward to your subscription and submission. Editorial Office Population Ecology Chief Editor Takashi Saitoh Field Science Center Hokkaido University, Japan