Pacific Science Volume 47, Number 1, 1993

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(University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)
Abstracts of Papers: Seventeenth Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, 15-16 April 1992

(University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

The Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium is held in honor of Professor Albert L. Tester, who, at the time of his death in 1974, was senior professor of zoology at the University of Hawaii. The faculty and students of the ...
Biosystematic Studies of Vaccinium Section Macropelma (Ericaeae) in Hawaii

Kloet, SP Vander (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

A survey of seed and seedling morphology of the three Hawaiian species of Vaccinium sect. Macropelma (V. calycinum Smith, V. den tatum Smith, and V. reticulatum Smith) revealed that seed shape, size, and seed coat ...
Contemporary Hawaiian Insect Fauna of a Lowland Agricultural Area on Kaua'i: Implications for Local and Island-wide Fruit Fly Eradication Programs

Asquith, Adam; Messing, Russell H (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

We sampled the insect fauna of a 900-ha, lowland agricultural area on the northeast shore of Kaua'i to identify native and beneficial species that could be potentially impacted by USDA fruit fly control measures. Of ...
Diet of Cypraea caputdraconis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) As It Relates to Food Availability in Easter Island

Osorio, C; Jara, F; Ramirez, ME (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

Diet and food preferences of Easter Island's endemic cowrie, Cypraea caputdraconis (Melvill), are reported. Gut content analyses of specimens from different rocky intertidal localities around the island revealed that ...
Diurnal Pattern of Salt Secretion in Leaves of the Black Mangrove, Avicennia marina, on the Sinai Coast of the Red Sea

Ish-Shalom-Gordon, Naomi; Dubinsky, Zvy (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-01)

Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh has a typical diurnal pattern of salt gland activity, with high secretion rate during the day, a peak at noon, declining after sunset, and remaining low throughout the night. The main ...
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 ...
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 ...
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).