Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. 144A, No. 4 pp. I-V, 2006 R CONTENTS OF VOLUME 144 Vol. 144A, No. 1 General papers I. Swapna, M. Rajasekhar, A. Supriya, Thiourea-induced thyroid hormone depletion impairs testicular recrudescence K. Raghuveer, G. Sreenivasulu, in the air-breathing catfish, Clarias gariepinus M.K. Rasheeda, K.C. Majumdar, H. Kagawa, H. Tanaka, A. Dutta-Gupta and B. Senthilkumaran H. Lin, E. Decuypere and J. Buyse Acute heat stress induces oxidative stress in broiler chickens I. Yano and R. Hoshino Effects of 17 B-estradiol on the vitellogenin synthesis and oocyte development in the ovary of kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus) S.J. Brooks and C. Lloyd Mills Gill Na’, K’-ATPase in a series of hyper-regulating gammarid amphipods. Enzyme characterisation and the effects of salinity acclimation D. Lemos, B. Netto and A. Germano Energy budget of juvenile fat snook Centropomus parallelus fed live food Q. Ai and X. Xie Effects of dietary soybean protein levels on metabolic response of the southern catfish, Si/urus meridionalis K.-F. Chung and H.-C. Lin Osmoregulation and Na,K-ATPase expression in osmoregulatory organs of Scylla paramamosain E. Gefen and A. Ar Temperature dependence of water loss rates in scorpions and its effect on the distribution of Buthotus judaicus (Buthidae) in Israel D. Mukherjee, D. Mukherjee, U. Sen, In vitro effects of insulin-like growth factors and insulin on oocyte maturation S. Paul and S.P. Bhattacharyya and maturation-inducing steroid production in ovarian follicles of common carp, Cyprinus carpio B. Sun and N.W. Pankhurst In vitro effect of vitellogenin on steroid production by ovarian follicles of greenback flounder Rhombosolea tapirina V. Tervonen, O. Vuolteenaho and Haemoconcentration via diuresis in short-term hypoxia: A possible role for M. Nikinmaa cardiac natriuretic peptide in rainbow trout A.C. Brown Effect of natural and laboratory diet on O : N ratio in juvenile lobsters (Homarus americanus ) G.C. Packard and M.J. Packard The relationship between gut contents and supercooling capacity in hatchling painted turtles (Chrvsemys picta) P.J. Ponganis, T.K. Stockard, Cardiac output and muscle blood flow during rest-associated apneas of D.H. Levenson, L. Berg and elephant seals E.A. Baranov Contents of volume J. Nechev, K. Stefanov and S. Popov 112 Effect of cobalt ions on lipid and sterol metabolism in the marine invertebrates Mytilus galloprovincialis and Actinia equina H.G. Noblega, F. Rigon, C. Stenert, 119 Permeability of the haemolymph—neural interface in the terrestrial snail M.C. Faccioni-Heuser and M. Achaval Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Gastropoda, Pulmonata): An_ ultrastructural approach Instructions to Authors Vol. 144A, No. 2 General papers C. Cretegny and M. Genoud 125 Rate of metabolism during lactation in small terrestrial mammals (Crocidura russula, Mus domesticus and Microtus arvalis) B. Tsukimura, W.K. Nelson and 135 Inhibition of ovarian development by methyl farnesoate in the tadpole shrimp, C.J. Linder Triops longicaudatus M. Salem, H. Levesque, T.W. Moon, 145 Anabolic effects of feeding ®2-adrenergic agonists on rainbow trout muscle C.E. Rexroad and J. Yao proteases and proteins S.P. Griffin, R. Bhagooli and E. Weil 155 Evaluation of thermal acclimation capacity in corals with different thermal histories based on catalase concentrations and antioxidant potentials S.F. Perry and P.R. Desforges 163 Does bradycardia or hypertension enhance gas transfer in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)? S. Aparicio, C. Garau, M.C. Nicolau, 173 Opposite effects of tryptophan intake on motor activity in ring doves (diurnal) R.V. Rial and S. Esteban and rats (nocturnal) J.F. Lépez-Olmeda, J.A. Madrid and 180 Melatonin effects on food intake and activity rhythms in two fish species with F.J. Sanchez-Vazquez different activity patterns: Diurnal (goldfish) and nocturnal (tench) S. Caldwell, J.L. Rummer and 188 Blood sampling techniques and storage duration: Effects on the presence and C.J. Brauner magnitude of the red blood cell f-adrenergic response in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) R.M. Belanger, L.D. Corkum, W. Li and 196 Olfactory sensory input increases gill ventilation in male round gobies B.S. Zielinski (Neogobius melanostomus) during exposure to steroids S. Sri Kantha and J. Suzuki 203 Sleep quantitation in common marmoset, cotton top tamarin and squirrel monkey by non-invasive actigraphy M.L. Powell and S.A. Watts Effect of temperature acclimation on metabolism and hemocyanin binding affinities in two crayfish, Procambarus clarkii and Procambarus zonangulus C.A. Tanner, L.E. Burnett and The effects of hypoxia and pH on phenoloxidase activity in the Atlantic blue K.G. Burnett crab, Callinectes sapidus P. Kilgas, R. Mand, M. Magi and Hematological parameters in brood-rearing great tits in relation to habitat, V. Tilgar multiple breeding and sex Il Contents of volume A.G. Hindle, R.W. Senkiw and 232 Body cooling and the diving capabilities of muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus): A R.A. MacArthur test of the adaptive hypothermia hypothesis Instructions to Authors Vol. 144A, No. 3 Comparative neuroendocrinology: Integration of hormonal and environmental signals in vertebrates and invertebrates Special issue papers V.L. Trudeau Comparative neuroendocrinology: Integration of hormonal and environmental signals in vertebrates and invertebrates W.-H. Twan, J.-S. Hwang, Y.-H. Lee, Hormones and reproduction in scleractinian corals H.-F. Wu, Y.-H. Tung and C.-F. Chang N.M. Sherwood, J.A. Tello and Neuroendocrinology of protochordates: Insights from Ciona genomics G.J. Roch L.G. Guilgur, N.P. Moncaut, Evolution of GnRH ligands and receptors in gnathostomata A.V.M. Canario and G.M. Somoza A.O.L. Wong, H. Zhou, Y. Jiang and Feedback regulation of growth hormone synthesis and secretion in fish and the W.K.W. Ko emerging concept of intrapituitary feedback loop D. Zhang and V.L. Trudeau Integration of membrane and nuclear estrogen receptor signaling I. Orchard Serotonin: A coordinator of feeding-related physiological events in the blood- gorging bug, Rhodnius prolixus H. Volkoff The role of neuropeptide Y, orexins, cocaine and amphetamine-related transcript, cholecystokinin, amylin and leptin in the regulation of feeding in fish S.C. Wiens and V.L. Trudeau Thyroid hormone and y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) interactions in neuro- endocrine systems T. Yoshimura Molecular mechanism of the photoperiodic response of gonads in birds and mammals C.G.H. Steel and X. Vafopoulou Circadian orchestration of developmental hormones in the insect, Rhodnius prolixus A.J. Zera Evolutionary genetics of juvenile hormone and ecdysteroid regulation in Gryllus: A case study in the microevolution of endocrine regulation Instructions to Authors Vol. 144A, No. 4 General papers M.D. McCue J Specific dynamic action: A century of investigation IT] Contents of volume C. Haldar, R. Yadav and Alipreeta Annual reproductive synchronization in ovary and pineal gland function of female short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx E. Sandblom, M. Axelsson and Venous responses during exercise in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss: D.J. McKenzie a-adrenergic control and the antihypotensive function of the renin—angiotensin system R.L. Ingermann Do sperm contribute to the buffering capacity of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) semen? A. Mishra and K.P. Joy 2-Hydroxyestradiol-17-induced oocyte maturation in catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) involves protein kinase C and its interaction with protein phosphatases M.L. Conrad, R.L. Pardy, N. Wainwright, Response of the blood clotting system of the American horseshoe crab, A. Child and P.B. Armstrong Limulus polyphemus, to a novel form of lipopolysaccharide from a green alga N.J. Berner and E.P. Bessay Correlation of seasonal acclimatization in metabolic enzyme activity with preferred body temperature in the Eastern red spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) B. Reinhart, S.J. DeWitte-Orr, Cell adhesion characteristics of a monocytic cell line derived from rainbow S.J. Van Es, N.C. Bols and L.E.J. Lee trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss A.-M. Mustonen, M. Puukka, Adaptations to fasting in a terrestrial mustelid, the sable (Martes zibellina) S. Saarela, T. Paakkonen, J. Aho and P. Nieminen D. Lingwood, G. Harauz and Decoupling the Na —K'—ATPase in vivo: A possible new role in the gills of J.S. Ballantyne freshwater fishes A.J. Grant, M. Réemond, A cell signal from the coral Plesiastrea versipora reduces starch synthesis in its T. Starke-Peterkovic and R. Hinde symbiotic alga, Symbiodinium sp L. Fiandra, M. Casartelli and The paracellular pathway in the lepidopteran larval midgut: Modulation by B. Giordana intracellular mediators X. Ji, W.-G. Du, H. Li and L.-H. Lin Experimentally reducing clutch size reveals a fixed upper limit to egg size in snakes, evidence from the king ratsnake, Elaphe carinata M. Langenbuch, C. Bock, D. Leibfritz Effects of environmental hypercapnia on animal physiology: A '*C NMR and H.O. Portner study of protein synthesis rates in the marine invertebrate Sipunculus nudus P. Sabat, G. Cavieres, C. Veloso and Water and energy economy of an omnivorous bird: Population differences in M. Canals the Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis ) S. Sangiao-Alvarellos, F.J. Arjona, Growth hormone and prolactin actions on osmoregulation and energy J.M. Miguez, M.P. Martin del Rio, metabolism of gilthead sea bream (Sparus auratus ) J.L. Soengas and J.M. Mancera D.C. McFarland, S.G. Velleman, Effect of myostatin on turkey myogenic satellite cells and embryonic J.E. Pesall and C. Liu myoblasts M. Amano, M. ligo, S. Kitamura, Changes in melatonin binding sites under artificial light-dark, constant light N. Amiya and K. Yamamori and constant dark conditions in the masu salmon brain D. Carlson, J. Sehested and H.D. Poulsen Zinc reduces the electrophysiological responses in vitro to basolateral receptor mediated secretagogues in piglet small intestinal epithelium Contents of volume Contents of Volume Subject Index Author Index Instructions to Authors