Pacific Science Volume 55, Number 2, 2001

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51:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1997-04)
55:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)
Age and Growth of the Leopard Grouper, Mycteroperca rosacea, in the Southern Gulf of California, Mexico

Diaz-Uribe, J Gabriel; Elorduy-Garay, Juan F; Gonzalez-Valdovinos, M Teresa (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

Growth of the leopard grouper, Myeteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877), was analyzed in its natural habitat. Age determination was based on the reading of otoliths, and the method was validated under three main criteria: ...
Antennatus linearis, a New Indo-Pacific Species of Frogfish (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae)

Randall, John E; Holcom, Ronald R (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

Antennatus linearis is described as a new species of frogfish (family Antennariidae) from three specimens from the Hawaiian Islands, one from the Molucca Islands, one from Aldabra, and four from Mozambique and Natal, South ...
Cymbasoma tumorifrons (Copepoda: Monstrilloida): An Expanded Description Based on a New Collection from the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Suarez-Morales, E; Alvarez-Silva, C (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

A female of the monstrilloid copepod species Cymbasoma tumorifrons (Isaac, 1975), previously known only from the Aegean Sea, was recorded in a bay of the Mexican tropical Pacific. The female of this rare species has not ...
Inflorescence Damage by Insects and Fungi in Native Pili Grass (Heteropogon contortus) versus Alien Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum) in Hawai'i

Goergen, Erin; Daehler, Curtis C (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

The success of introduced invaders has often been attributed to their release from natural enemies, We compared rates of seed and ovule destruction by insects and fungal pathogens in an alien invader, fountain grass ...
Interactions between Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) and Scleractinian Corals at Kona, Hawai'i

Chess, James R; Hobson, Edmund S; Howard, Daniel F (University of Hawai'i Press, 1997-04)

Annual assessments of reef communities at Kona, Hawai'i, from 1985 to 1995 determined that the corallivorous sea star Acanthaster planci preferred as prey the smaller colonies of Pocillopora meandrina over the far more ...
Recent Extinct Land Snails (Euconulidae) from the Gambier Islands with Remarkable Apertural Barriers

Bouchet, Philippe; Abdou, Ahmed (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

Based on study of material collected in the Gambier Islands (eastern Polynesia) by the 1934 Mangarevan Expedition and in 1997, two endemic species of Euconulidae are shown to exhibit apertural barriers unlike those of ...
Reproductive Biology of Three Land Hermit Crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae) in Okinawa, Japan.

Nakasone, Yukio (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

Reproductive ecological research on three land hermit crabs, Coenobita rugosus, C. purpureus, and C. cavipes, was conducted in the southern part of Okinawa-jima island in 1985, 1986, 1987, and for a short period in 1999. ...
Utility of RAPD Markers in Evaluating the Status of the Hawaiian Tree Fern Cibotium x heleniae

Motley, Timothy J; Morden, Clifford W (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers provide data consistent with the conclusion based on morphological characters that the recently named taxon Cibotium xheleniae is indeed of hybrid origin. This assertion is ...
Zooplankton Biomass Variability in the Mexican Eastern Tropical Pacific

Franco-Gordo, Carmen; Godinez-Dominguez, Enrique; Suarez-Morales, Eduardo (University of Hawai'i Press, 2001-04)

The time and space distribution of zooplankton biomass recorded during a year cycle (December 1995-1996) off the Pacific coast of central Mexico is analyzed. Samples were obtained by surface (42-86 m) oblique hauls at ...