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50:1 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-01)
50:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)
50:3 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-07)
50:4 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-10)
50: Index - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996)
Abstracts of Papers. Twentieth Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, 27-28 April 1995

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

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 Hawai'i at Manoa. The faculty and students ...
Alien Ferns in Hawai'i

Wilson, Kenneth A (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

Human activity has led to the naturalization of 30 species of pteridophytes in the Hawaiian flora. The first record of naturalized ferns in Hawai'i is in collections made in 1887. By 1950,21 species had become ...
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Hawaiian Sand Dunes: Island of Kaua'i

Koske, RE; Gemma, JN (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-01)

Fourteen species of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi were isolated from the roots of plants growing on sand dunes of Kaua'i. The dominant AM fungal species included Scutellospora hawaiiensis Koske & Gemma, Glomus 807 ...
Atlantid Heteropods as Living Substrata for Eggs of Halobates sericeus (Heteroptera: Gerridae)

Seapy, Roger R (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-01)

Atlantid heteropods are collected occasionally in Hawaiian waters with yellow, narrowly elliptical objects attached to their shells. Examination of 139 of these objects from 72 atlantids showed that they consisted of an ...
Chromosome Counts on Angiosperms Cultivated at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua'i, Hawai'i

Kiehn, Michael; Lorence, David H (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-07)

Karyological data for 30 collections of angiosperms cultivated at the National Tropical Botanical Garden representing 29 species (mainly Hawaiian or Pacific endemics) from seven families (mostly Rubiaceae) are ...
Development of a DNA Library for Native Hawaiian Plants

Morden, Clifford W; Caraway, Vickie; Motley, Timothy J (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-07)

The native Hawaiian flora is under severe stress because of habitat loss and effects of invasive plants and animals introduced into the ecosystem. These factors are threatening to push many of the endemic species ...
Distribution and Population Status of the Endangered 'Akiapola'au

Fancy, Steven G; Sandin, Stuart A; Reynolds, Michelle H; Jacobi, James D (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-10)

The 'Akiapola'au (Hemignathus munroi Rothschild) is an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper that is found only in high-elevation native forests on the island of Hawai'i. The Hawai'i Forest Bird Surveys (HFBS) during 1976-1979 ...
Effect of Exploitation on the Limpet Lottia gigantea: A Field Study in Baja California (Mexico) and California (U.S.A.)

Pombo, Oscar Alberto; Escofet, Anamaria (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-10)

Specimens of Lottia gigantea (Sowerby) from intertidal populations, artisanal catches, and shell middens were obtained from 1985 to 1988 at 11 sites along the Pacific coasts of Baja California (Mexico) and California (U.S.A.). ...
Etymology of Some Common Names for New Zealand Freshwater Fishes

McDowall, RM (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-01)

Three vernacular names for New Zealand freshwater fishes have phonetic similarities that might suggest related etymologies: "kokopu" (family Galaxiidae), "cockabully" (family Tripterygiidae), and "bully" (family ...
Evolution of Rhaphithamnus venustus (Verbenaceae), A Gynodioecious Hummingbird-Pollinated Endemic of the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile

Sun, Byung Y; Stuessy, Tod F; Humana, Ana M; Riveros G, Magaly; Crawford, Daniel J (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-01)

Rhaphithamnus Miers. (Verbenaceae) consists of two species restricted to southern South America. Rhaphithamnus spinosus (A. L. Juss.) Mold. occurs in mainland Chile and adjacent Argentina; R. venustus (philippi) Robinson is ...
An Experimental Study of Growth and Reproduction in the Hawaiian Tree Snails Achatinella mustelina and Partulina redfieldii (Achatinellinae)

Kobayashi, Sharon R; Hadfield, Michael G (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-10)

Hawaiian tree snails of the subfamily Achatinellinae are unique to the Hawaiian Islands and highly endangered in the wild. Achatinellines are arboreal pulmonate gastropods characterized by slow growth and late age at first ...
Fin Whale Sighting North of Kaua'i, Hawai'i

Mobley, JR; Smultea, M; Norris, T; Weller, D (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

A rare fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sighting occurred on 26 February 1994 during an aerial survey of waters north of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. The sighting occurred ca. 24 nm north of Makaha Point, at 220 31.5' ...
Fishes of the Remote Southwest Palau Islands: A Zoogeographic Perspective

Donaldson, Terry J (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-07)

Fishes of the Southwest Palau Islands (SWPI) recorded from the SWPI Expedition of 1992 were analyzed for patterns of distribution, species richness, diversity, evenness, and similarity between island localities. ...
Habitat and Life History of Juvenile Hawaiian Pink Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus

Moffitt, Robert B; Parrish, Frank A (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-10)

Eteline snappers are an important component of commercial demersal fisheries in the central and western Pacific, but there is a substantial gap in the knowledge of their life histories, specifically the larval and ...
Hermatypic Coral Fauna of Subtropical Southeast Africa: A Checklist

Riegl, Bernhard (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-10)

The South African hermatypic coral fauna consists of 96 species in 42 scleractinian genera, one stoloniferous octocoral genus (Tubipora), and one hermatypic hydrocoral genus (Millepora). There are more species in southern ...