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The behavior and broadband acoustic signaling of Hawaiʻian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris)

Lammers, Marc O (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003)

This dissertation explores the design of dolphin social acoustic signals by addressing the question: how have the signals used by these animals been adapted to the physical, sensory and social environments they inhabit? ...
The cephalic lateralis system of cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) and its application to the taxonomy and systematics of the family

Bergman, Laura M. Rodman (2004)
Community ecology of the invasive intertidal barnacle Chthamalus Proteus in Hawaiʻi

Zabin, Chela Juliet (2005)
Dynamics of the Hawaiʻian mesopelagic boundary community and their effects on predator foraging behavior

Bird, Kelly J. Benoit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003)

In the Hawaiian Islands, a distinct, resident community of micronekton is distributed over the underwater slopes of the islands. Despite the importance of the mesopelagic boundary community to both nearshore and oceanic ...
An ecological comparison of Cephalopholis argus between native and introduced populations

Meyer, Amanda Leilani (2008)
Ecology, abundance, diversity, and distribution of larval fishes and Schindleriidae (Teleostei: Gobioidei) at two sites on O'ahu, Hawai'i

Wittle, Amber G (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003-12)

Light traps were deployed in Hanauma Bay (the Bay) over a 2.5-year period to determine the effect of physical factors on the catch of larval fishes and Schindleriidae. Significantly more larval fishes and Schindleria were ...
An empirical evaluation of the design and function of a small marine reserve (Waikīkī Marine Life Conservation District)

Meyer, Carl G (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003)

The effectiveness of a small (0.34km2) "no fishing" marine reserve (Waikiki Marine Life Conservation District) was empirically evaluated by quantifying three components of reserve design and function: (1) spatial adequacy ...
Exploring novel taxonomic character sets in the Mollusca : the Cribrarula cribraria complex (Gastropoda:Cypraeidae) as a case study

Moretzsohn, Fabio (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003)

The goal of this dissertation is to explore novel and non-traditional taxonomic characters that may be useful for mollusks, and combine them with radular and shell characters to carry out a taxonomic review of the genus ...
The importance of food and scale in the ecology of tropical seabirds

Hebshi, Aaron J (2008)
Local and regional influences on arthropod community structure and species composition on Metrosideros polymorpha in the Hawaiian Islands

Gruner, Daniel S (2004)
Pharmacological and molecular investigations of mechanisms of metamorphosis in the marine gastropod Phestilla sibogae

Carmen, Kimberly A. del (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003)

Metamorphosis is the critical link between the larval and adult forms in the biphasic life cycle of many diverse metazoans. Metamorphosis in the marine gastropod Phestilla sibogae is rapid (taking less than 24 hours) and ...
The prolactin cell of a euryhaline fish, the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus: a model for osmoreception

Seale, André P (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2002)

Prolactin (PRL) plays a central role in fresh water (FW) adaptation in teleost fish. Consistent with the freshwater-adapting actions of prolactin (PRL), the release of this hormone from the tilapia pituitary is stimulated ...