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Journal of Animal Ecology

Editors Bryan Shorrocks Department of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Leeds

Steve Albon Institute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London

Editorial Review Board Mike Begon Liverpool, UK Stan Boutin Edmonton, Canada Graeme Caughley Lyneham, Australia Richard Cormack St Andrews, UK Paul Giller Cork, Ireland Charles Godfray Imperial College, UK Pete Hudson Game Conservancy, UK Roger Hughes Bangor, UK Anne Keymer Oxford, UK John Lawton Imperial College, UK Kate Lessells Sheffield, UK Bob May Oxford, UK Ian Newton Monks Wood, UK Josephine Pemberton Cambridge, UK Stuart Pimm Knoxville, USA David Rogers Oxford, UK John Thorpe Pitlochry, UK

Editorial Assistant Maureen Gorman

Sub-editor Penny Baker Blackwell Scientific Publications

Editorial policy

Journal of Animal Ecology publishes original research papers on any aspect of animal ecology. Reviews that shed light on subjects central to animal ecology, including theoretical analyses of specific topics may also be accepted. The Journal publishes standard papers, essay reviews and comments.

Standard papers: report original research. Reviews: on topical subjects of general interest. Comments: short responses to published material.

Manuscripts should be in English. Authors must submitfour copies of the text andfigures, and retain a fifth copy. Concise, logical and unequivocal presentation, as well as scientific excellence, are essential for acceptance. Most PhD theses need to be completely rewritten before presentation. Authors are asked to read the Instructions for Contributors concern- ing preparation of the manuscript, and to study the format in a recent issue of the Journal.

Send all manuscripts and correspondence to Professor Bryan Shorrocks, Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Baines Wing, The University, Leeds LS2 9JT. The Editors corres- pond directly with the authors.

Full instructions to contributors can be found in the first issue of each volume.

150 offprints of each paper will be provided free of charge, and additional copies may be ordered when proofs are returned. A scale of charges will be sent with the proofs.

The journal is covered by ASCA Current Contents, CABS Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Geo Abstracts, GEOBASE and Science Citation Index.

This journal is printed on acid-free paper.

Subscription information. Journal of Animal Ecology is pub- lished four times a year and the subscription prices for 1993 are ?172 (Europe), ?187 (overseas except North America) and ?335 (North America and Canada), in all cases post free. Orders for current subscriptions and back issues should be sent to Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd, PO Box 88, Oxford OX2 ONE, United Kingdom; all other business correspondence, including orders for offprints and advertis- ing space, should be addressed to Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 OEL (Tel: 0865 240201; Telex: 83355 Medbok G; Fax: 0865 721205).

Dispatch. The Journal is dispatched within Europe by surface mail, to other continents by various forms of air speeded delivery: to the UK* by air freight for forwarding by second class post; to India by air freight by guaranteed local delivery; and to other countries by Accelerated Surface Post.

Copyright and photocopying. ? 1993 British Ecological Society. Authorization to photocopy for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the British Ecological Society for libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Centre (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided that the base fee of $10.00 per copy is paid directly to CCC, 27 Congress Street, Salem, Ma 01970, USA. This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works or for resale. Special requests should be addressed to the Editors. 0269-2183/93 $10.00.

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