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60:1 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)
Anguilla marmorata (Giant Mottled Eel) Discovered in a New Location: Natural Range Expansion or Recent Human Introduction?

Handler, Alex; James, Shelley A (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

Freshwater eels in the family Anguillidae spend a majority of their adult life in freshwater but migrate to the ocean to spawn and die. Because freshwater eels are believed to have a long larval period in the open ocean, ...
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(Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)
Baseline Climatology of Viti Levu (Fiji) and Current Climatic Trends

Mataki, Melchior; Koshy, Kanayathu C; Lal, Murari (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

In this paper we characterize the climate at Nadi and Suva in Fiji from 1961 to the present, providing a picture of ongoing climate trends. The focus is on surface observations of air temperature and rainfall, although ...
Bryoliths (Bryozoa) in the Gulf of California.

James, D. W.; Foster, M. S.; O’Sullivan, J. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

Populations of Diaperoforma californica (d’Orbigny) bryoliths were discovered in rhodolith beds, a sand habitat, and on a cobble bottom in the Gulf of California, Mexico, the first known observation of a modern free-living ...
Effects of Water Removal on a Hawaiian Stream Ecosystem

Kinzie, Robert A; Chong, Charles; Devrell, Julia; Lindstrom, Dan; Wolff, Reuben (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

A 3-year study of Wainiha River on Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, was carried out to determine the impact that water removal had on key stream ecosystem parameters and functions. The study area included a diversion dam for a hydroelectric ...
Marine Algae of French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Species List and Biogeographic Comparisons

Vroom, Peter S; Page, Kimberly N; Peyton, Kimberly A; Kukea-Shultz, F. Kanekoa (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

French Frigate Shoals represents a relatively unpolluted tropical Pacific atoll system with algal assemblages minimally impacted by anthropogenic activities. This study qualitatively assessed algal assemblages at 57 sites, ...
A New Genus and Species of Diplodactylid Gecko (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from Northwestern New Caledonia.

Bauer, Aaron M.; Jackman, Todd; Sadlier, Ross A.; Whitaker, Anthony H. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

A new genus and species of diplodactylid gecko, Oedodera marmorata Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, is described from low-elevation maquis habitat near Paagoume`ne in the northwest of the Province Nord, New Caledonia. ...
A New Species of Extinct Parrot (Psittacidae: Eclectus) from Tonga and Vanuatu, South Pacific.

Steadman, David W. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

A new extinct species of parrot, Eclectus infectus Steadman, is described from 21 bones from archaeological (late Holocene) and paleontological (late Pleistocene) sites on three islands in the Kingdom of Tonga, with limited ...
A Vermetid Gastropod with Complex Intracapsular Cannibalism of Nurse Eggs and Sibling Larvae and a High Potential for Invasion.

Strathmann , Megumi F; Strathmann, Richard R. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

A vermetid gastropod, previously unreported from the Pacific Ocean, was found at O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, in aquariums at the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, in fouling communities on docks, and on intertidal and shallow subtidal coral ...
Vertebrates of Tetepare Island, Solomon Islands

Read, John L.; Moseby, Katherine (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01)

Tetepare is the largest unlogged and uninhabited lowland rain-forest island in the South Pacific and is being managed primarily for conservation. An inventory was conducted, and 25 reptile, 4 frog, 76 bird, and 13 mammal ...