No changes apart from corrections of printer's errors can be made at proof stage. Thirty reprints are supplied free of charge. Additional reprints may be purchased by ordering when page proofs are returned. Policy on animal treatment . All animal experimentation reported in the journal must have been conducted in accordance with the pertinent national statements regarding the care and use of animals in the country of residence of the principal author.
Animal welfare is of paramount concern in reviewing the methods section of a submitted manuscript.
Our goal is to make your results known to the scientific community as rapidly and effectively as possible. Beginning with the year 2001, an electronic version of the journal will also be available on the internet. We aim to present your research most efficiently, and we can accommodate to formats suitable for specific publication purposes. Free color plates will be available at the editors' discretion. With a new and ambitious advisory board, an efficient scheme of manuscript flow, electronic communication, and a professional editorial office, publication time will be 3 months after acceptance of the manuscript for publication.