Mucuna urens, a Tropical Liana 72
Gary W. Diller O'Dell
Epiphytes 72
Stephan W. Ingram
Bromeliads 73
Harry E. Luther
Orchids 74
John T. Atwood
Evolution in Cloud Forest Psychotria
Section Notopleura via Growth Form
Diversification 75
Molly Nepokroeff& Kenneth J. Sytsma
Bryophytes 78
S. Robert Gradstein
Plants Growing on Living Leaves 80
Maria Morales
Mistletoes and Where They Grow 81
Sarah Sargent
An Exceptional Mistletoe, Gaiadendron
punctatum 82
Sarah Sargent
Gut Fungi of Invertebrates 83
Robert W. Lichtwardt
Breeding Systems of Monteverde Inga 85
Suzanne Koptur
Sex Ratios and the Distribution of
Male and Female Trees 87
Nathaniel T. Wheelwright
Clonal Reproduction through Plant
Fragments in Poikilacanthus
macranthus 88
Stephen P. Bush
Ferns 89
Seth Bigelow & Peter Kukle
Description of Permanent Forest Plots
in Monteverde 90
William A. Haber
Literature Cited 90
- Insects and Spiders 95
Edited by Paul Hanson
4.1 Aquatic Insects 96
4.2 Orthoptera: Katydids, Crickets, and
Grasshoppers 98
4.3 Hemiptera: Heteroptera and
Homoptera 99
4.4 Coleoptera: Beetles 106
4.5 Lepidoptera: Moths and
Butterflies 118
4.6 Diptera: Flies 122
4.7 Hymenoptera: Sawflies, Wasps, Ants,
and Bees 124
4.8 Arachnids: Spiders, Scorpions, and
Mites 139
Literature Cited 141
5. Amphibians and Reptiles 149
J. Alan Pounds
5.1 The Area and Its Fauna 151
5.2 Distribution and Diversity 153
5.3 Geography and History 155
5.4 Population Ecology 157
5.5 Reproductive Ecology 163
5.6 Habitat Use 166
5.7 Conservation 169
5.8 Summary 170
The Discovery of the Golden Toad 171
Jay M. Savage
Monteverde Salamanders, Golden Toads,
and the Emergence of the Global Amphibian
Crisis 172
j. Alan Pounds
How Do Meadow Treefrogs Decide Where
to Lay Eggs? 173
Martha L Crump
The Golden Toad Laboratory for
Conservation 174
J. Alan Pounds & Marlene Brenes
Literature Cited 174
- Birds 179
Bruce £. Young & David B. McDonald
6.1 Distribution, Species Richness, and
Diversity 182
6.2 Behavior 184
6.3 Reproductive Biology 190
6.4 Responses to Seasonality 194
6.5 Population Biology 195
6.6 Community Ecology 199
6.7 Comparative Ecology 201
6.8 Conservation Issues 202
6.9 Conclusions 203
Cooperation Between Male Long-Tailed
Manakins 204
David B. McDonald
Why Join Mixed-Species Flocks? A Frugivore's
Perspective 205
Lisa K. Valburg
The Cost of Social Foraging in Mixed-Species
Bird Flocks 206
Jennifer Shopland
Choosiness and Productivity in Wrens of
Forests, Fragments, and Farms 208
Kathy Winnett-Murray
Do Fruit-Eating Birds Actively Select or
Avoid Insect-Infested Fruits? 210
Lisa K. Valburg
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