Pacific Science Volume 51, Number 1, 1997

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Pacific Science is a quarterly publication devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region.

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51:1 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)
Ammolabrus dicrus, A New Genus and Species of Labrid Fish from the Hawaiian Islands

Randall, John E; Carlson, Bruce A (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

Ammolabrus dicrus is described as a new genus and species of labrid fish from O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands. It is characterized by: dorsal rays IX,12; anal rays III,12; all fin spines flexible; caudal fin small and forked; ...
Biodiversity and Biogeography of Benthic Marine Algae in the Southwest Pacific, with Specific Reference to Rotuma and Fiji

N'Yeurt, ADR; South, GR (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

Occurrence and distribution of various species of benthic marine algae in Fiji and Rotuma were investigated, with the resulting floras being subjected to comparison indices (Jaccard) both between themselves and with ...
A New Approach for Analyzing Bird Densities from Variable Circular-Plot Counts

Fancy, Steven G (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

An approach for calculating bird densities from variable circular-plot counts is described. The approach differs from previous methods in that data from several surveys are pooled and detection distances are adjusted as ...
A New Genus and Species of Lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific

Sadlier, Ross A; Bauer, Aaron M (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

An unusual new lygosomine skink, Simiscincus aurantiacus Sadlier & Bauer, n. sp., is described from a single specimen collected in southern New Caledonia. This species is a member of the Eugongylus group of skinks, but ...
Notes on Juvenile Hawksbill and Green Turtles in American Samoa

Grant, Gilbert S; Craig, Peter; Balazs, George H (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

Both hawksbill [Eretmochelys imbricata (L.)] and green turtles [Chelonia mydas (L.)] occur in American Samoa. Three distinct size classes were encountered in the region in both species: hatchlings <5 cm in length, juveniles ...
Radar Study of Seabirds and Bats on Windward Hawai'i

Reynolds, Michelle H; Cooper, Brian A; Day, Robert H (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

Modified marine surveillance radar was used to study the presence/ absence, abundance, and flight activity of four nocturnal species: Hawaiian darkrumped petrel [Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis (Ridgeway)], Newell's ...
Reproductive Biology of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Hawai'i

Niethammer, Kenneth R; Balazs, George H; Hatfield, Jeff S; Nakai, Glynnis L; Megyesu, Jennifer L (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

We monitored nesting of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus) on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from 1986 through 1991. Egg oviposition occurred between 26 April and 20 ...
Sea-Floor Geology of a Part of Mamala Bay, Hawai'i

Hampton, Monty A; Torresan, Michael E; Barber, John H Jr (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

We surveyed the sea-floor geology within a 200-km2 area of Mamala Bay, off Honolulu, Hawai'i, by collecting and analyzing sidescan sonar images, 3.5kHz profiles, video and still visual images, and box-core samples. The ...
The Terrestrial Herpetofauna of the Loyalty Islands

Sadlier, Ross A; Bauer, Aaron M (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, is reviewed. This is the first comprehensive account of the reptile fauna of these islands since Roux's monograph on the region in 1913 and is based on ...
Transoceanic Transport Mechanisms: Introduction of the Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis, to California

Cohen, Andrew N; Carlton, James T (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

Live importation of the Chinese mitten crab, (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1854) was banned by both California and the United States in the late 1980s because of concerns about potential damage to levees, rice ...
Why Sailing Sea Animals Have Mirror Images

Woodcock, Alfred H (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

The worldwide distribution of Physalia physalis (L.) (the Portuguese man-of-war), a wind-propelled jellyfish-like animal on sea-surface waters, is a much discussed but poorly understood phenomenon. The radically different ...