Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. 138A, No. 4 pp. I—V, 2004 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 138 Vol. 138A, No. 1 General papers M.L. Zippay, S.P. Place and G.E. Hofmann The molecular chaperone Hsc70 from a eurythermal marine goby exhibits temperature insensitivity during luciferase refolding assays S. Sadok, M. M’Hetli, A. El Abed and R.F. Uglow Changes in some nitrogenous compounds in the blood and tissues of freshwater pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) during salinity acclimation T.G. Ramsay, J.A. Bush, J.P. McMurtry, 17 Peripheral leptin administration alters hormone and metabolite M.C. Thivierge and T.A. Davis levels in the young pig J.P. McMurtry, C.M. Ashwell, D.M. Brocht and 27 Plasma clearance and tissue distribution of radiolabeled leptin in the T.J. Caperna chicken B.S. Green 33 Embryogenesis and oxygen consumption in benthic egg clutches of a tropical clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus (Pomacentridae) S. Bae and Y. Kim 39 Host physiological changes due to parasitism of a braconid wasp, Cotesia plutellae, on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. Ballarin, M. Dall’Oro, D. Bertotto, A. Libertini, 45 Haematological parameters in Umbrina cirrosa (Teleostei, A. Francescon and A. Barbaro Sciaenidae): a comparison between diploid and triploid specimens H.M. Murray, J.C. Perez-Casanova, J.W. Gallant, 53 Trypsinogen expression during the development of the exocrine S.C. Johnson and S.E. Douglas pancreas in winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) A. Kalauzi and S. Spasic 61 Estimation of neuronal population activity changes in rat cerebellum using one electrode T. Lehr and R. Schipp 69 Serotonergic regulation of the central heart auricles of Sepia officinalis L. (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) H. Matsukawa, I. Hasunuma, T. Kato, K. Yamamoto, 79 Expression of prolactin receptor mRNA in the abdominal S. Miura, T. Fujita and S. Kikuyama gland of the newt Cynops ensicauda M. Jurani, P. Vyboh, M. Zeman, D. LamoSova, 89 Post-hatching dynamics of plasma biochemistry in free-living L. KoSt’al and P. Blazi¢ek European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) R.C.H. Barros, A.S. Abe, E.C. Carnio and 97 Regulation of breathing and body temperature of a burrowing L.G.S. Branco rodent during hypoxic—hypercapnia B.W. Weber, D.E. Paglia and E.H. Harley 105 Elevated free tyrosine in rhinoceros erythrocytes A.T. Gannon and R.P. Henry 111 Oxygen and carbon dioxide sensitivity of ventilation in amphibious crabs, Cardisoma guanhumi, breathing air and water Contents of volume Vol. 138A, No. 2 General papers A. Alila-Johansson, L. Eriksson, T. Soveri and 119 Daily and annual variations of free fatty acid, glycerol and leptin M.-L. Laakso plasma concentrations in goats (Capra hircus) under different photoperiods J. Amin-Naves, H. Giusti and M.L. Glass 133 Effects of acute temperature changes on aerial and aquatic gas exchange, pulmonary ventilation and blood gas status in the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa L.B. Esberg, X. Zhang, G.I. Scott, B. Culver and 141 Impact of gender on basal and insulin-like growth factor I-regulated J. Ren nitric oxide synthase activity in adult rat left ventricular myocytes K. Kagawa and H. Kagawa 147 DNA modification in chick heart and cerebrum M. Bermudes and A.J. Ritar 161 The ontogeny of physiological response to temperature in early stage spiny lobster (Jasus edwardsii) larvae F.R. Oakes, S. McTee, J. McMullen, C.S. Culver and 169 The effect of captivity and diet on KLH isoform ratios in D.E. Morse Megathura crenulata A. Pirone, C. Lenzi, L. Betti, G. Giannaccini, 175 Immunohistochemical distribution of neuropeptide Y in the A. Lucacchini, P. Marroni and O. Fabiani mesencephalon and rhombencephalon of carp, Cyprinus carpio L. (Cyprinidae: Teleostei) K.L. Gayathri, K.B. Shenoy and S.N. Hegde 187 Blood profile of pigeons (Columba livia) during growth and breeding R.D. Ruggieri, P. Pierobon and G. Kass-Simon 193 Pacemaker activity in hydra is modulated by glycine receptor ligands J.A. Gregory, J.B. Graham, J.J. Cech Jr., N. Dalton, 203 Pericardial and pericardioperitoneal canal relationships to cardiac J. Michaels and N. Chin Lai function in the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) R.K. Buddington, A. Pajor, K.K. Buddington and 215 Absorption of a-ketoglutarate by the gastrointestinal tract of pigs S. Pierzynowski H. Kondo and S. Watabe 221 Temperature-dependent enhancement of cell proliferation and mRNA expression for type I collagen and HSP70 in primary cultured goldfish cells F.L. Consoli, H.-S. Tian, S.B. Vinson and C.J. Coates 229 Differential gene expression during wing morph differentiation of the ectoparasitoid Melittobia digitata (Hym., Eulophidae) O. Brix, S. Thorkildsen and A. Colosimo 241 Temperature acclimation modulates the oxygen binding properties of the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) genotypes—Hb/* 1/1, HbI* 1/2, and HbI*2/2—by changing the concentrations of their major hemoglobin components (results from growth studies at different temperatures) A.J. Grant, T. Starke-Peterkovic, K.J.T. Withers and 253 Aposymbiotic Plesiastrea versipora continues to produce R. Hinde cell-signalling molecules that regulate the carbon metabolism of symbiotic algae Contents of volume Vol. 138A, No. 3 Obituary R.J. Walker 261 Professor Gerald Allan Kerkut: 19 August 1927—6 March 2004: Editor: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 1960-1994 Review R.W. Davis, L. Polasek, R. Watson, A. Fuson, 263 The diving paradox: new insights into the role of the dive response T.M. Williams and S.B. Kanatous in air-breathing vertebrates General papers D.L. Claussen, J. Snashall and C. Barden 269 Effects of slope, substrate, and temperature on forces associated with locomotion of the ornate box turtle, Terrapene ornata N. Joaquim, G.N. Wagner and A.K. Gamperl 277 Cardiac function and critical swimming speed of the winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) at two temperatures C.H. Lin, R.S. Tsai and T.H. Lee 287 Expression and distribution of Na, K-ATPase in gill and kidney of the spotted green pufferfish, Tetraodon nigroviridis, in response to salinity challenge P.A. Veillette and G. Young 297 Temporal changes in intestinal Na’, K’-ATPase activity and in vitro responsiveness to cortisol in juvenile chinook salmon E.D. Peebles, M.R. Burnham, R.L. Walzem, 305 Effects of fasting on serum lipids and lipoprotein profiles in the S.L. Branton and P.D. Gerard egg-laying hen (Gallus domesticus) F.C. Granato, T.S. Tironi, F.E. Maciel, C.E. Rosa, 313 Circadian rhythm of pigment migration induced by chromatrophoro- M.A. Vargas and L.E.M. Nery tropins in melanophores of the crab Chasmagnathus granulata P.A. Fleming, D.A. Gray and S.W. Nicolson 321 Osmoregulatory response to acute diet change in an avian nectarivore: rapid rehydration following water shortage L.A.F. Mendes, P.L.B. Rocha, M.E.S. Ribeiro, 327 Differences in ingestive balance of two populations of neotropical S.F. Perry and E. Spinelli Oliveira Thrichomys apereoides (Rodentia, Echimyidae) N. Sergent, T. Rogers and M. Cunningham 333 Influence of biological and ecological factors on hematological values in wild Little Penguins, Eudyptula minor S. McKenzie, E.M. Deane and L. Burnett 341 Are serum cortisol levels a reliable indicator of wellbeing in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii? M. Holcomb, J.G. Cloud, J. Woolsey and 349 Oxygen consumption in unfertilized salmonid eggs: an indicator of R.L. Ingermann egg quality? T.M. Glaus, B. Grenacher, D. Koch, B. Reiner and 355 High altitude training of dogs results in elevated erythropoietin and M. Gassmann endothelin-1 serum levels R.D. Pillans and C.E. Franklin 363 Plasma osmolyte concentrations and rectal gland mass of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas, captured along a salinity gradient J.D. Luedeke, R.D. McCall, R.M. Dillaman and 373 Properties of slow- and fast-twitch skeletal muscle from mice with S.T. Kinsey an inherited capacity for hypoxic exercise L.K. Maxwell and E.R. Jacobson 383 Allometric scaling of kidney function in green iguanas Contents of volume N. Tuckey and W. Davison 391 Mode of locomotion places selective pressures on Antarctic and temperate labriform swimming fish J.E. Goudkamp, F. Seebacher, M. Ahern and 399 Physiological thermoregulation in a crustacean? Heart rate hysteresis C.E. Franklin in the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor I Instructions to Authors Vol. 138A, No. 4 Review D. Abele and S. Puntarulo 405 Formation of reactive species and induction of antioxidant defence systems in polar and temperate marine invertebrates and fish General papers D. Mukherjee, U. Sen, S.P. Bhattacharyya and 417 The effects of calcitonin on plasma calcium levels and bone D. Mukherjee metabolism in the fresh water teleost Channa punctatus A. Ghekiere, T. Verslycke, L. De Smet, 427 Purification and characterization of vitellin from the estuarine mysid J. Van Beeumen and C.R. Janssen Neomysis integer (Crustacea; Mysidacea) G. Guerriero, R. Ferro, G.L. Russo and G. Ciarcia 435 Vitamin E in early stages of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) development D.A. Gray, P.A. Fleming and S.W. Nicolson 44] Dietary intake effects on arginine vasotocin and aldosterone in cloacal fluid of whitebellied sunbirds (Nectarinia talatala) P.K. Phillips and J.E. Heath 451 Comparison of surface temperature in 13-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecimlineatus) and yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) during arousal from hibernation R. Zhao, Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, Y. Ni, L. Lu, 459 Dietary daidzein influences laying performance of ducks R. Grossmann and J. Chen (Anas platyrhynchos) and early post-hatch growth of their hatchlings by modulating gene expression L. Sterritt, G. Laming and P. Laming 467 Neuronal responses are differentially affected by the polarity of tectal DC stimulation in the toad Bufo bufo S.A. Johnson, S.W. Nicolson and S. Jackson 475 __ The effect of different oral antibiotics on the gastrointestinal microflora of a wild rodent (Aethomys namaquensis) M.P. Wilkie, S. Turnbull, J. Bird, Y.S. Wang, 485 Lamprey parasitism of sharks and teleosts: J.F. Claude and J.H. Youson high capacity urea excretion in an extant vertebrate relic A.R. Root, J.D. Sanford, S.I. Kavanaugh and 493 In vitro and in vivo effects of GABA, muscimol, and bicuculline S.A. Sower on lamprey GnRH concentration in the brain of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) B.J. Pierce, S.R. McWilliams, A.R. Place and 503 Diet preferences for specific fatty acids and their effect on M.A. Huguenin composition of fat reserves in migratory Red-eyed Vireos (Vireo olivaceous) B.D. Humphrey, C.B. Stephensen, 515 Glucose and cationic amino acid transporter expression C.C. Calvert and K.C. Klasing in growing chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) IV Contents of volume L.V. Emelyanova, E.M. Koroleva and M.V. Savina 527 Glucose and free amino acids in the blood of lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis L.) and frogs (Rana temporaria L.) under prolonged starvation S. Vega-Rubin de Celis, P. Rojas, P. Gomez-Requeni, 533 Nutritional assessment of somatolactin function in gilthead sea A. Albalat, J. Gutiérrez, F. Médale, S.J. Kaushik, bream (Sparus aurata): concurrent changes in somatotropic axis I. Navarro and J. Pérez-Sanchez and pancreatic hormones Contents of Volume Subject Index Author Index XII Instructions to Authors