Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. 135A, No. 4 pp. I-III, 2002 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 135 Vol. 135A No. 1 Symposium papers C.J. Kirk, L. Bottomley, N. Minican, H. Carpenter, Environmental endocrine disrupters dysregulate estrogen metabolism and Ca2+ S. Shaw, N. Kohli, M. Winter, E.W. Taylor, homeostasis in fish and mammals via receptor-independent mechanisms R.H. Waring, F. Michelangeli and R.M. Harris F.B. Jensen Nitrite disrupts multiple physiological functions in aquatic animals R.D. Handy 25 Chronic effects of copper exposure versus endocrine toxicity: two sides of the same toxicological process? Reviews E.M. Scarpelli 39 Physiology of the alveolar surface network S.J. Crockford 105 Thyroid rhythm phenotypes and hominid evolution: a new paradigm implicates pulsatile hormone secretion in speciation and adaptation changes T. Schwerte and R. Fritsche 131 Understanding cardiovascular physiology in zebrafish and Xenopus larvae: the use of microtechniques General papers M. Garcia-Guerrero, H. Villarreal and I.S. Racotta 147 Effect of temperature on lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates levels during development from egg extrusion to juvenile stage of Cherax quadricarinatus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) T.A. Leedom, T. Hirano and E.G. Grau 155 Effect of blood withdrawal and angiotensin II on prolactin release in the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus K.M. Gilmour and G.K. MacNeill 165 Apparent diffusion limitations on branchial CO, transfer are revealed by severe experimental anaemia in brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) H. He, M.B. Farnell and M.H. Kogut 177 Inflammatory agonist stimulation and signal pathway of oxidative burst in neonatal chicken heterophils R.A. Phillips, J.A. Green, B. Phalan, J.P. Croxall 185 Chick metabolic rate and growth in three species of albatross: a comparative study and P.J. Butler Instructions to Authors Vol. 135A, No. 2 Review C. Lucu and D.W. Towle 195 Na*+K*-ATPase in gills of aquatic Crustacea eneral papers P. Doughty, R. Shine and M.S.Y. Lee Energetic costs of tail loss in a montane scincid lizard M.M. Rahman, A. Vandingenen, M. Begum, Search for phase specific genes in the brain of desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria M. Breuer, A. De Loof and R. Huybrechts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) by differential display polymerase chain reaction B.K. McNab The energetics of New Zealand’s ducks M.C.J. Quinn, P.A. Veillette and G. Young Pseudobranch and gill Na*, K*-ATPase activity in juvenile chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha: developmental changes and effects of growth hormone, corti sol and seawater transfer I Contents of volume X. Zhou, M. Xie, C. Niu and R. Sun 263 The effects of dietary vitamin C on growth, liver vitamin C and serum cortisol in stressed and unstressed juvenile soft-shelled turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis) M. Rousseau, E. Plouguerné, G. Wan, R. Wan, Biomineralisation markers during a phase of active growth in Pinctada margaritifera E. Lopez and M. Fouchereau-Peron N. Kalin, R.D. Martin and M. Genoud 279 Basal rate of metabolism and temperature regulation in Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico goeldii) S.E. Lankford, T.E. Adams and J.J. Cech, Jr. 291 Time of day and water temperature modify the physiological stress response in green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris G.V. KOdllisch, P.D. Verhaert and K.H. Hoffmann 303 Vanessa cardui adipokinetic hormone (Vanca-AKH) in butterflies and a moth R.G. Morris, J.W. Beeman, S.P. VanderKooi 309 Lateral line pore diameters correlate with the development of gas bubble trauma signs in and A.G. Maule several Columbia River fishes C. Bosque and R. Calchi 321 Food choice by Blue—gray Tanagers in relation to protein content C.-H. Huang, M.-F. Liang and Y.-C. Kam 329 The fatty acid composition of oophagous tadpoles (Chirixalus eiffingeri) fed conspecific or chicken egg yolk A.J. Grant, D.A. Trautman, S. Frankland 337 A symbiosome membrane is not required for the actions of two host signalling and R. Hinde compounds regulating photosynthesis in symbiotic algae isolated from cnidarians H. Guderley, D. Lapointe, M. Bédard and J.-D. Dutil 347 Metabolic priorities during starvation: enzyme sparing in liver and white muscle of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L. Instructions to Authors Vol. 135A, No. 3 General papers B.K. McNab 357 Standard energetics of phyllostomid bats: the inadequacies of phylogenetic-contrast analyses J.L.Wilkens and H.H. Taylor 369 The control of vascular resistance in the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii (Decapoda:Palinuridae) S. Iglesias, M.B. Thompson and F. Seebacher 377 Energetic cost of a meal in a frequent feeding lizard LY. Popova, Y.M. Kokoz, K.I. Zenchenko and 383 The paradoxically high reactivity of septal neurons in hibernating ground squirrels to O.S. Vinogradova endogenous neuropeptides is lost after chronic deafferentation of the septum from the preopticohypothalamic areas T. Tachibana, T. Takagi, E.-S. Saito, S. Tomonaga, 403 Beta 3-adrenergic receptor is involved in feeding regulation in chicks R. Zhang, Y. Koga, Y. Kido, D.M. Denbow and M. Furuse Th. Schaarschmidt and K. Jiirss 41] Locomotory capacity of Baltic Sea and freshwater populations of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) J.B. Andersen, D.V. Andrade and T. Wang 425 Effects of inhibition gastric acid secretion on arterial acid—base status during digestion in the toad Bufo marinus R. Kamata and H. Washio 435 Neuromuscular transmission of pectoral fin muscles of the goldfish Carassius auratus L. Debray, I. Le Huerou-Luron, T. Gidenne and 443 Digestive tract development in rabbit according to the dietary energetic source: L. Fortun-Lamothe correlation between whole tract digestion, pancreatic and intestinal enzymatic activities K.L. Montooth and A.G. Gibbs 457 Cuticular pheromones and water balance in the house fly, Musca domestica A. Mandal, T. Verri, P.K. Mandal, C. Storelli and 467 Expression of Na*t/p-glucose cotransport in Xenopus laevis oocytes by injection of G.A. Ahearn poly(A)+ RNA isolated from lobster (Homarus americanus) hepatopancreas P.J. Ponganis, R.P. Van Dam, D.H. Levenson, 477 Regional heterothermy and conservation of core temperature in emperor penguins diving T. Knower, K.V. Ponganis and G. Marshall under sea ice II Contents of volume Y.M. Lin, C.N. Chen and T.H. Lee 489 The expression of gill Na, K-ATPase in milkfish, Chanos chanos, acclimated to seawater, brackish water and fresh water I Instructions to Authors Vol. 135A, No. 4 Symposium papers H.S. Leong, R.W. Brownsey, J.E. Kulpa 499 Glycolysis and pyruvate oxidation in cardiac hypertrophy—Why so unbalanced? and M.F. Allard D.J. McKenzie, A. Shingles and E.W. Taylor 515 Sub-lethal plasma ammonia accumulation and the exercise performance of salmonids S.J. Brooks and C.L. Mills 527 The effect of copper on osmoregulation in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex General papers M.M. Anwar and A.-R.M.A. Meki 539 Oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: effects of garlic oil and melatonin T. Urashima, T. Nakamura, K. Yamaguchi, 549 Chemical characterization of the oligosaccharides in milk of high Arctic harbour seal J. Munakata, I. Arai, T. Saito, C. Lydersen (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and K.M. Kovacs S.K. Maloney, J.M. Bonomelli and J. DeSouza 565 Scrotal heating stimulates panting and reduces body temperature similarly in febrile and non-febrile rams (Ovis aries) J.C. Sanchez and R.J. Wilkins 575 Effects of hypotonic shock on intracellular pH in bovine articular chondrocytes M.L. Wright, C.J. Guertin, J.L. Duffy, 585 Developmental and diel profiles of plasma corticosteroids in the bullfrog, Rana M.C. Szatkowski, R.F. Visconti and C.D. Alves catesbeiana D.C. Jackson and S.F. Denniston 597 Effects of experimental anemia on blood ion and acid-base status of turtles during submergence in aerated water at 3 °C R.A.L. Osorio, V.L.F. Silveira, S. Maldjian, A. Morales, 605 Swimming of pregnant rats at different water temperatures J.S. Christofani, A.K. Russo, A.C. Silva and I.C. Picarro Y.H. Chan, C.H.K. Cheng and K.M. Chan 613 Recombinant goldfish growth hormones (gfGH-I and -II) expressed in Escherichia coli have similar biological activities H.M. Hull-Sanders, A.G. Appel and M.D. Eubanks 625 Comparative water relations of adult and juvenile tortoise beetles: differences among sympatric species E.A. Koutsos, C.C. Calvert and K.C. Klasing 635 ‘The effect of an acute phase response on tissue carotenoid levels of growing chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) I Contents of Volume V Subject Index IX Author Index XI Instructions to Authors Ill