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Food Supply, Feeding Habits, and Egg Production in Pacific Mole Crabs (Hippa pacifica Dana)

Wenner, Adrian M (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

Well-studied hippid sand crabs (genus Emerita) on wave-washed beaches in the temperate zone obtain their food by filtering microorganisms from the water. Related mole crabs (genus Hippa) in the tropics and subtropics ...
A Fossil Garcinia Fruit from the New Hebrides, Melanesia

Fosberg, FR (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-07)
The Genus Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae) on Rapa Island and on the Austral Islands, Polynesia Pacific Plant Studies 31

St. John, Harold (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-04)
Gracilaria dotyi sp. nov. (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales): a New Intertidal Species from Oahu, Hawaiian Islands

Hoyle, Mitchell D (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

A new species of Gracilaria (G. doryi sp. nov.) is described from Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. The species resembles G. coronopifolia but differs in several morphological and anatomical features. It has a surprisingly limited ...
Hybrid Hibiscadelphus (Malvaceae) in the Hawaiian Islands

Baker, James K; Allen, Suzy (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-07)

First- and second-generation hybrids of Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Rock and H. hualalaiensis Rock have been found in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands. They are under cultivation ...
Low Seabird Densities in the Pelagic Environment of the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia

Robertson, Ian (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-07)

Seabird surveys in the pelagic environment of the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, indicated an exceptionally low annual average density of 3.16 seabirds per km2 when compared to similar estimates of seabird densities ...
Manganese Crusts and Nodules from the Hawaiian Ridge

Glasby, GP; Andrews, JE (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-10)

Manganese stains, crusts, and nodules are widely distributed on the insular slopes of the Hawaiian ridge. The thickness of the manganese crusts depends on depth of water, water circulation, and the age and lithology ...
Movements and Home Ranges of Polynesian Rats in Hawaiian Sugarcane

Nass, Roger D (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-04)

Fifty-seven Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans), equipped with transmitters, were monitored in sugarcane fields and neighboring wastelands at various seasons so that a better understanding of crop damage by rats might be ...
A New Species of Peroderma Heller (Caligoida: Lernaeoceridae), Parasitic on the Fish Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka

Izawa, Kunihiko (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-07)

Two female specimens of parasitic copepods found on the fish Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka, taken on the Pacific coast of Japan, represent a new species, which is described under the name of Peroderma pacifica n. sp.
Note on Cryptodromiopsis tridens (Brachyura, Dromiidae)

Eldredge, LG (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-07)
Observations on the Life History of Diplectrum pacificum and D. macropoma (Pisces, Serranidae) from the Bay of Panama

Bortone, Stephen A (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

Diplectrum pacificum and D. macropoma were collected in abundance from January through February 1973 at a depth of 20-30 m in the Bay of Panama. Juvenile D. pacificum apparently occur in shallow water (less than 2 m). ...
On a Hitherto Unknown Phyllosoma Larval Species of the Slipper Lobster Scyllarus (Decapoda, Scyllaridae) in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Johnson, Martin W (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-04)
Population Biology of the Japanese Little-neck Clam, Tapes philippinarum, in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands

Yap, Wilfredo G (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-07)

The Japanese little-neck clam, Tapes philippinarum, an introduced species in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, has a thriving population only in a U5-hectare mud flat after heavy fishing triggered depletion in six other ...
Population Structure, Spawning, and Growth of the Coral Reef Asteroid Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus)

Yamaguchi, Masashi (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

The blue coral reef asteroid Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus) makes up conspicuous adult-only populations on shallow reef flat habitats in the tropical Indo-West-Pacific. Monthly year-round census showed a consistent ...
A Reassessment of Factors, Particularly Rattus rattus L., That Influenced the Decline of Endemic Forest Birds in the Hawaiian Islands

Atkinson, IAE (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-04)

Between 1892 and 1930, 58 percent (30 taxa) of Hawaiian endemic forest birds either were greatly reduced or became extinct. The order in which the islands experienced major declines of several forest birds is Oahu (ca. ...
The SO4:Cl Ratio in Oceanic Rainwater

Kroopnick, Peter (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

Rainwater samples collected on 20 islands in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans since 1961 have been analyzed for dissolved sulfate and chloride ion concentrations. Samples from sparsely populated islands have S04: CI ratios ...
A Taxonomic Review of Hawaiian Gelidiales (Rhodophyta)

Santelices, Bernabe (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

The present study reviews most collections of Gelidiales known from Hawaii. Three genera, each one including four species, are recognized among nearly 350 specimens examined. The genus Gelidiefla is represented in Hawaii ...
Taxonomic Status, Biology, and Distribution of Hawaiian Lentipes, a Diadromous Goby

Maciolek, JA (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-10)

Three species ascribed to the goby genus Lentipes include two from Hawaii, L. concolor (Gill 1860) and L. seminudus Gunther (1880), and one from the Gulf of Guinea, L. bustamantaei Boulenger (1916). The Hawaiian species ...
Two Interesting Crabs from Hawaii

Takeda, Masatsune (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-01)

Crabs of the family Dynomenidae from precious coral beds off Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, are described as Dynomene devanryi sp. nov. The species is characterized by the velvetlike tomentum without long hairs, some ...
Vegetation and Urbanization on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands

Sabath, Michael D (University of Hawaii Press, 1977-10)

The urban and nonurban vegetation on the Micronesian atoll of Majuro is described, including changes in forest canopy, understory shrubs, yards, and cultural features since urbanization began in 1944. Currently, the nonurban ...