Volume 29 Number 2

Contents



PAPERS

Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Litter Decomposition On A Long Soil-Age Gradient In Hawaiian Montane Rain Forest
Matthew V. Thompson and Peter M. Vitousek

Correlating Stem Biomechanical Properties Of Hawaiian Canopy Trees With Hurricane Wind Damage
Gregory P. Asner and Guillermo Goldstein

Contrasting Growth Rate Patterns In Eighteen Tree Species From A Post-hurricane Forest In Nicaragua
John Vandermeer, Iñigo Granzow De La Cerda, and Douglas Boucher

Pollination Biology Of Myrrhinium atropurpureum (Myrtaceae): Sweet, Fleshy Petals Attract Frugivorous Birds
G. Germán Roitman, Norberto H. Montaldo, and Diego Medan

Flower Herbivory and Gall Formation On Males and Females Of Neea psychotrioides, A Dioecious Tree
Lorne M. Wolfe

Nectar Production Of Two Sympatric Species Of Columnar Cacti
Sophie Petit and C. Edward Freeman

Dispersal Of Spores Of Mycorrhizal Fungi In Scats Of Native Mammals In Tropical Forests Of Northeastern Australia
Paul Reddell, Alister V. Spain, and Michael Hopkins

Structure and Dynamics Of The Arboreal Termite Community In New Guinean Coconut Plantations
Maurice Leponce, Yves Roisin, and Jacques M. Pasteels

The Food Habits Of Two Sympatric Large Felids In The Paraguayan Chaco
Andrew B. Taber, andrés J. Novaro, Nora Neris, and Flavio H. Colman

The Diet and Reproductive Schedules Of Leptonycteris curasoae curasoae and Glossophaga longirostris elongata (Chiroptera: Glossophaginae) On Curaçao
Sophie Petit

Cyclone-induced Shift In Foraging Behavior Of Flying Foxes In American Samoa
Gilbert S. Grant, Peter Craig, and Pepper Trail




Notes

Hamelia patens (Rubiaceae) Accelerates Fruit Maturation Rate In Response To Increased Fruit Removal
Joseph G. Zurovchak

The Weedy Tropical Milkweeds Asclepias curassavica and A. fruticosa Are Self-compatible
Robert Wyatt and Steven B. Broyles

Regeneration From Cotyledons In Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae)
Kyle E. Harms, James W. Dalling, and Rafael Aizprúa

Influence Of Aerial Azteca Nests On The Epiphyte Community Of Some Belizean Orange Orchards
Paul M. Catling

Low-tech Methods For Forest Canopy Access
Martin Barker and Stephen Sutton