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The Effect of Alien Predatory Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Hawaiian Endemic Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

Gillespie, Rosemary G; Reimer, Neil (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

The fauna of the Hawaiian Islands is characterized by spectacular species radiations with high levels of endemism, which is coupled with an extreme vulnerability to invasion by alien species. Of all alien invertebrate ...
Effects on the Animal Community of Dislodgment of Holdfasts of Macrocystis pyrifera

Vasquez, Julio A (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

Effects of natural dislodgment of holdfasts of Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh on the associated holdfast community were studied during a 110-day period. Six holdfasts were collected at the beginning of the study ...
Elattostachys (Blume) Radlk. (Sapindaceae) in Fiji

Adema, Frits (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

Elattostachys vitiensis Seemann ex Radlk. is separated from E. falcata (A. Gray) Radlk., as a distinct species. Elattostachysfalcata is reduced to E. apetala (Labill.) Radlk. A key to the species of Elattostachys (Blume) ...
Eleven New Records and Validations of Shore Fishes from the Hawaiian Islands

Randall, John E; Earle, John L; Hayes, Therese; Pittman, Corydon; Severns, Mike; Smith, R Jan F (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

New records, new species, and name changes of shore fishes for the Hawaiian Islands published since 1980 are briefly reviewed. The following species of fishes are new records or recognized as valid species for Hawaii: ...
Evolutionary Dynamics of Behavioral Divergence among Populations of the Hawaiian Cave-dwelling Planthopper Oliarus polyphemus (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae)

Hoch, Hannelore; Howarth, Francis G (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-10)

The cixiid genus Oliarus has undergone extensive adaptive radiation on the Hawaiian Islands, with 80 described endemic species descending from an initial successful colonization by a single ancestral species. In ...
Feeding, Reproduction, and Sense Organs of the Hawaiian Anchialine Shrimp Halocaridina rubra (Atyidae)

Bailey-Brock, Julie H; Brock, Richard E (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-10)

The Hawaiian endemic shrimp Halocaridina ruhra Holthuis currently inhabits anchialine pools on Maui, Kaho'olawe, O'ahu, Moloka'i, and Hawai'i islands. Information is presented on the feeding, reproductive, and sensory ...
Fossil Lizards from the Late Quaternary of 'Eua, Tonga

Pregill, Gregory K (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

The lizard fauna of Polynesia consists mainly of skinks and geckos that are believed to have reached many of the islands by way of human assistance beginning with the early Polynesian voyagers. Documenting the natural ...
Further Additions to the Fish Faunas of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Francis, Malcolm P; Randall, John E (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

New fish records are reported from subtropical Lord Howe Island (34 species) and Norfolk Island (35 species). Most of the new records are based on few individuals of widespread tropical species. The new records increase ...
The Herpetofauna of the Senkaku Group, Ryukyu Archipelago

Ota, Hidetoshi; Sakaguchi, Noriaki; Ikehara, Sadao; Hikida, Tsutomu (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

The herpetofauna of the Senkaku Group, western Ryukyus, was reviewed on the basis of recent fieldwork, as well as museum specimens and literature records. As a result, six species of reptiles were recorded from the islands. ...
Hypereutrophication of the Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, Hawaii: Prospects for Cleanup

Laws, Edward A; Doliente, Dominador; Hiayama, Jamelle; Hokama, Mai-Li; Kim, Kay; Li, DeWang; Minami, Shigehiro; Morales, Christina (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

Studies of trophic conditions in the Ala Wai Canal were carried out during a 6-week period during the summer of 1991. The canal is a partially mixed estuary whose water quality and trophic status are impacted to a ...
Insect Introductions and Diet Changes in an Endemic Hawaiian Amphidromous Goby, Awaous stamineus (Pisces: Gobiidae)

Kido, Michael H; Ha, Phyllis; Kinzie, Robert A III (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

Data are presented from gut content analysis of 94 Awaous stamineus (Edouyx & Souleyet) ('o'opu nakea) collected from the Wainiha River on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i during the period from June 1990 ...
Lana'i A Case Study: The Loss of Biodiversity on a Small Hawaiian Island

Hobdy, Robert (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

Uina'i, with only 361 km2 of land area, is one of the smaller Hawaiian Islands. Its forest area is limited and its complement of flora and fauna is correspondingly low. Its relative isolation, however, has allowed ...
Low Frequency of Stabilimenta in Orb Webs of Argiope appensa (Araneae: Araneidae) from Guam: An Indirect Effect of an Introduced Avian Predator

Kerr, Alexander M (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-10)

The occurrence and patterns of stabilimenta in 1195 webs of the orb weaver Argiope appensa (Walckenaer) from four islands in the Mariana Archipelago were recorded. Webs on the largest and southernmost island, Guam, had ...
New and Noteworthy Malesian Myrsinaceae, VI. Scherantha, a New Subgenus of Ardisia

Stone, Benjamin C (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

Eight species originally described in Ardisia Sw., plus a ninth species newly described here, are grouped together to compose a new subgenus, Scherantha, within the genus Ardisia. A key to the species, illustrations, ...
A New Species of Cyrtopeltis from Coastal Vegetation in the Hawaiian Islands (Heteroptera: Miridae: Dicyphinae)

Asquith, Adam (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

A new species, Cyrtopeltis kahakai Asquith, is described from the Hawaiian Islands. This species is specific to the strand plant Scaevola sericea (Vahl).
Rediscovery of "Extinct" Lentipes concolor (Pisces: Gobiidae) on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii

Higashi, Glenn R; Yamamoto, Mike N (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

The endemic Hawaiian goby, Lentipes concolor (Gill), has been discovered in five streams on Oahu: Punaluu, Kaluanui, Waihee, Kawaiiki, and Maakua Gulch.
The Relationship between Shell Morphology and Microhabitat Flow in the Endemic Hawaiian Stream Limpet (Hihiwai), Neritina granosa (Prosobranchia: Neritidae)

Way, Carl M; Burky, Albert J; Lee, Michael T (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

The Hawaiian stream limpet, Neritina granosa Sowerby, has three shell morphologies: conic (smooth, narrow shell), intermediate (rugose, narrow shell), and winged (flattened, rugose, and flared shell margin). We studied ...
Status of Sea Turtles in American Samoa in 1991

Tuato'o-Bartley, Natasha; Morrell, Thomas E; Craig, Peter (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

To evaluate the status of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) and hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata L.) in American Samoa, residents in 58 coastal villages were interviewed, public sightings were monitored, and ...
Temporal Variability of the Nutrient Environment on Davies Reef in the Central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Ayukai, Tenshi (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

Nutrient concentrations were measured at a fixed station in the lagoon of Davies Reef, the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia, monthly between January and December 1990. The day-to-day variation in nutrient concentration ...
A Test of the Function of Juvenile Color Patterns in the Pomacentrid Fish Hypsypops rubicundus (Teleostei: Pomacentridae)

Neal, Thomas J (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)

Color patterns of juveniles of many fish species differ from those of adult conspecifics. The adaptiveness of such coloration has seldom been studied, despite longstanding interest in the subject. I tested the hypothesis that ...