New articles for Population Ecology (July 2009) Eleven new articles of Population Ecology were published at 'Online First' last month.
(1) Rachel M. Goodman Evidence of divergent growth rates among populations of the lizard Anolis carolinensis based on experimental manipulations of egg size (2) Shouhei Ueda, Swee-Peck Quek, Takao Itioka, Kaori Murase and Takao Itino Phylogeography of the Coccus scale insects inhabiting myrmecophytic Macaranga plants in Southeast Asia (3) Jan Riegert, Drahomíra Fainová and Dagmar Bystřická Genetic variability, body characteristics and reproductive parameters of neighbouring rural and urban common kestrel (Falco tinnuculus) populations (4) Xue-Bing Yan, Yu-Xia Guo, Fa-Yang Liu, Chong Zhao, Quan-Lan Liu and Bao-Rong Lu Population structure affected by excess gene flow in self-pollinating Elymus nutans and E. burchan-buddae (Triticeae: Poaceae) (5) Hiroshi O. Tanaka, Seiki Yamane and Takao Itioka Within-tree distribution of nest sites and foraging areas of ants on canopy trees in a tropical rainforest in Borneo (6) Mauro Fasola, Diego Rubolini, Enrico Merli, Eleonora Boncompagni Long-term trends of heron and egret populations in Italy, and the effects of climate, human-induced mortality, and habitat on population dynamics (7) James G. Smith, Anthony D. Griffiths and Barry W. Brook Survival estimation in a long-lived monitor lizard: radio-tracking of Varanus mertensi (8) Joseph O. Ogutu, Hans-Peter Piepho, Holly T. Dublin, Nina Bhola and Robin S. Reid Rainfall extremes explain interannual shifts in timing and synchrony of calving in topi and warthog (9) James Joseph Campanella, Paul A. X. Bologna, Stephanie M. Smith, Eric B. Rosenzweig and John V. Smalley Zostera marina population genetics in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, and implications for grass bed restoration (10) Lázaro Rafael Sánchez-Velásquez and María del Rosario Pineda-López Comparative demographic analysis in contrasting environments of Magnolia dealbata: an endangered species from Mexico (11) Cristina Lopez-Gallego and Pamela O’Neil Life-history variation following habitat degradation associated with differing fine-scale spatial genetic structure in a rainforest cycad 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 article (6) above has 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 this article 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