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CONTENTS No. 1, July 1996 Effects of Nutrient Level on Cost and Benefit of Apical Dominance in Epilobium ciliatum Sak Aivadindaed suheneeesotgmdbleteend keGkesheded tatc ensuacerparseceseeenessens D. L. Irwin and L. W. Aarssen Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nutrient Concentrations in Foliage of Riparian Species Kevin K. Moorhead andJ Vaun McArthur Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) Communities in the Hudson Valley Region of New York Franz K. Seischab and John M. Bernard Effects of Microtopography and Disturbance on Fine-root Dynamics in Wetland Forests of Low-order Stream i Robert H. Jones, B. Graeme Lockaby and Greg L. Somers Hardwood Snag Fragmentation in a Pine-oak Forest of Southeastern Arkansas Michael D. Cain Global Warming and Regional Persistence of a Temperate-zone Insect (Tenodera sinensis) Thomas P. Rooney, Amy Tetlow Smith and L. E. Hurd Mortality Sources of Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Inhabiting Single versus Double-galled Stems SI ives ecesdesscscessccsssepecscscscrscconcsenecay Joseph G. Zurovchak and David A. Shealer Composition of Bodies of Cave Crickets (Hadenoecus subterraneus), their Eggs, and their Egg Predator, Neaphaenops tellkampfi Eugene H. Studier Effects of a Thermal Effluent on Macroinvertebrates in a Central Texas Reservoir Gary A. Wellborn and James V. Robinson Intraspecific Competition in the Goldenrod Ball-gallmaker (Eurosta solidaginis): Larval Mortality, Adult Fit- ness, Ovipositional and Host-plant Response Matthew D. Hess, Warren G. Abrahamson and Jonathan M. Brown Spring Migration Patterns of Male Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoenicenus) from Two Migratory Roosts in South Dakota and Minnesota C. Edward Knittle, George M. Linz, John L. Cummings, James E.D avis, Jr., Brad E. Johns and Jerome F. Besser Factors Influencing Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia) Nest Densities and Numbers in Western ER eGridvcincngghedtekendsenppatsanhahneas Veceneerdbecmanae Martha J. Desmond and Julie A. Savidge Seasonal Variation in the Diet of Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) on Shortgrass Prairie Guthrie Zimmerman, Paul Stapp and Beatrice Van Horne Feeding Ecology of Merriam’s Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo merriam) in the Black Hills, South Dakota ans sia M aden cnlcdssblacdebapebdsGhetlgsacennessacanneied Mark A. Rumble and Stanley H. Anderson An Improved Timing Device for Monitoring Pulse Frequency of Temperature-sensing Transmitters in Free- ranging Animals William I. Lutterschmidt, Jerry J. Lutterschmidt and Howard K. Reinert A Comparison of Diel Nest Temperature and Nest Site Selection for Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater NE a cincivenneecnddasecsesecatnsetegesasancancsa J. Russell Bodie, Kelly R. Smith and VincentJ . Burke Nontroglobitic Fishes in Caves: Their Abnormalities, Ecological Classification and Importance William J. Poly and Charles E. Boucher Notes and Discussion Harem Size and Adult Sex Ratios in Elk (Cervus elaphus) Louis C. Bender Effects of Soil Moisture and Temperature on Overwintering Survival of Curculio Larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mark A. Ricca, Floyd W. Weckerly and Raymond D. Semlitsch CONTENTS No. 1, July 1996 Effects of Nutrient Level on Cost and Benefit of Apical Dominance in Epilobium ciliatum Sak Aivadindaed suheneeesotgmdbleteend keGkesheded tatc ensuacerparseceseeenessens D. L. Irwin and L. W. Aarssen Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nutrient Concentrations in Foliage of Riparian Species Kevin K. Moorhead andJ Vaun McArthur Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) Communities in the Hudson Valley Region of New York Franz K. Seischab and John M. Bernard Effects of Microtopography and Disturbance on Fine-root Dynamics in Wetland Forests of Low-order Stream i Robert H. Jones, B. Graeme Lockaby and Greg L. Somers Hardwood Snag Fragmentation in a Pine-oak Forest of Southeastern Arkansas Michael D. Cain Global Warming and Regional Persistence of a Temperate-zone Insect (Tenodera sinensis) Thomas P. Rooney, Amy Tetlow Smith and L. E. Hurd Mortality Sources of Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Inhabiting Single versus Double-galled Stems SI ives ecesdesscscessccsssepecscscscrscconcsenecay Joseph G. Zurovchak and David A. Shealer Composition of Bodies of Cave Crickets (Hadenoecus subterraneus), their Eggs, and their Egg Predator, Neaphaenops tellkampfi Eugene H. Studier Effects of a Thermal Effluent on Macroinvertebrates in a Central Texas Reservoir Gary A. Wellborn and James V. Robinson Intraspecific Competition in the Goldenrod Ball-gallmaker (Eurosta solidaginis): Larval Mortality, Adult Fit- ness, Ovipositional and Host-plant Response Matthew D. Hess, Warren G. Abrahamson and Jonathan M. Brown Spring Migration Patterns of Male Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoenicenus) from Two Migratory Roosts in South Dakota and Minnesota C. Edward Knittle, George M. Linz, John L. Cummings, James E.D avis, Jr., Brad E. Johns and Jerome F. Besser Factors Influencing Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia) Nest Densities and Numbers in Western ER eGridvcincngghedtekendsenppatsanhahneas Veceneerdbecmanae Martha J. Desmond and Julie A. Savidge Seasonal Variation in the Diet of Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) on Shortgrass Prairie Guthrie Zimmerman, Paul Stapp and Beatrice Van Horne Feeding Ecology of Merriam’s Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo merriam) in the Black Hills, South Dakota ans sia M aden cnlcdssblacdebapebdsGhetlgsacennessacanneied Mark A. Rumble and Stanley H. Anderson An Improved Timing Device for Monitoring Pulse Frequency of Temperature-sensing Transmitters in Free- ranging Animals William I. Lutterschmidt, Jerry J. Lutterschmidt and Howard K. Reinert A Comparison of Diel Nest Temperature and Nest Site Selection for Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater NE a cincivenneecnddasecsesecatnsetegesasancancsa J. Russell Bodie, Kelly R. Smith and VincentJ . Burke Nontroglobitic Fishes in Caves: Their Abnormalities, Ecological Classification and Importance William J. Poly and Charles E. Boucher Notes and Discussion Harem Size and Adult Sex Ratios in Elk (Cervus elaphus) Louis C. Bender Effects of Soil Moisture and Temperature on Overwintering Survival of Curculio Larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mark A. Ricca, Floyd W. Weckerly and Raymond D. Semlitsch CONTENTS No. 2, October 1996 Fire Impact on Groundlayer Flora in a Sand Forest 1990-1994 Victoria A. Nuzzo, William McClain and Todd Strole The Influence of Prairie and Forest Vegetation on Soil Moisture and Available Nitrogen Scott D. Wilson and Heather R. Kleb Recruitment and Establishment of Salt Marsh Plants Following Disturbance by Flooding ....Stuart K. Allison Comparison of the Microclimates of a Small Aspen Grove and Adjacent Prairie in Saskatchewan O. W. Archibold, E. A. Ripley and D. L. Bretell Occurrence of Multi-genet Tree Clusters in “Wind-dispersed” Pines. Lisa L. Torick, Diana F. Tomaback and Ronald Espinoza Reproductive Biology of Caulophyllum thalictroides (Berberidaceae), an Early Flowering Perennial of Eastern North America Gary L. Hannan and Hewlett A. Prucher Factors Influencing the Distribution and Abundance of the Endangered Winged Mapleleaf Mussel Quadrula fragosa in the St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin Daniel J. Hornbach, James G. March, Tony Deneka, Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr. and James A. Perry Density and Adult Size in Natural Populations of a Southern Appalachian Low-density Land Snail, Mesodon normalis (Pilsbry) Alan E. Stiven and Bradley A. Foster Experimental Effects of Density and Food on Growth and Mortality of the Southern Appalachian Land Gas- tropod Mesodon normalis (Pilsbry) Bradley A. Foster and Alan E. Stiven Snail-tadpole Interactions in Streamside Pools Joseph R. Holomuzki and Nina Hemphill A Test for Constitutive and Induced Resistance by Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea) to an Insect Herbivore: Impact of the Fungal Endophyte, Acremonium coenophialum Rebecca A. Boning and Thomas L. Bultman The Influence of Vegetation Removal by Western Harvester Ants (Pogonomyrmex owyheei) in a Relict Area of Sagebrush-steppe in Central Oregon Peter T. Soulé and Paul A. Knapp Trap Height and Capture Success of Arboreal Small Mammals: Evidence from Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) Thomas S. Risch and Matthew J. Brady Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Burrow-site Selection by the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) Carolyn G. Mahan and Richard H. Yahner Reproductive Success of Grassland Birds at East-Central Illinois Airports Eric L. Kershner and Eric K. Bollinger Application of Fitted Polynomial Functions to Modeling Contours Derived from Mammalian Mandibular and Dental Morphology Richard L. Cifelli Life History and Population Characteristics of the Salamander Plethodon kentucki with a Review of Plethodon Life Histories Glenn A. Marvin Notes and Discussion Resource Partitioning and Per-flower Foraging Efficiency in Two Bumble Bee Species Liza Graham and Kristina N. Jones Impact of Floral Herbivory by Parsnip Webworm (Oecophoridae: Depressaria pastinacella Duponchel) on Pollination and Fitness of Wild Parsnip (Apiaceae: Pastinaca sativa L.)...................++eeeeee D. J. Lohman, A. R. Zangerl and M. R. Berenbaum Lunar Condition Influences Coyote (Canis latrans) Howling Darren J. Bender, Erin M. Bayne and R. Mark Brigham Advertisement Calls of Four Microhylid Frogs from Bolivia (Amphibia, Anura) Ignacia de la Riva, Rafael Marquez and Jaime Bosch