Pacific Science Volume 57, Number 4, 2003

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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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57:4 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)
Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Samoa

Wetterer, James K; Vargo, Donald L (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

The ants of Samoa have been well studied compared with those of other Pacific island groups. Using Wilson and Taylor's (1967) specimen records and taxonomic analyses and Wilson and Hunt's (1967) list of 61 ant species with ...
Discovery of the Sea Grass Halophila decipiens (Hydrocharitaceae) in the Diet of the Hawaiian Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas

Russell, Dennis J; Balazs, George H; Phillips, Ron C; Kam, Alan KH (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

The herbivorous Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.) has expanded its forage to include a newly reported sea grass species, Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld, that is closely related to the previously documented food ...
Importance of Benthic Prey for Fishes in Coral Reef-Associated Sediments

DeFelice, Ralph C; Parrish, James D (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

The importance of open, sandy substrate adjacent to coral reefs as habitat and a food source for fishes has been little studied in most shallow tropical waters in the Pacific, including Hawai'i. In this study, in Hanalei ...
Macroalgae from 23 Stream Segments in the Hawaiian Islands

Filkin, Nanda R; Sherwood, Alison R; Vis, Morgan L (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

Twenty-three stream segments (seven on O'ahu, eight on Kaua'i, and eight on Hawai'i) were sampled for macroalgae in the Hawaiian Islands. Stream segments ranged greatly in size from 1.2 to 40 m in width. Water temperature was ...
Nesting Behavior of Palila, as Assessed from Video Recordings

Laut, Megan E; Banko, Paul C; Gray, Elizabeth M (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

We quantified nesting behavior of Palila (Loxioides bailleui), an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, by recording at nests during three breeding seasons using a black-and-white video camera connected to a videocassette ...
The Odonata of Kosrae, Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia

Buden, Donald W; Paulson, Dennis R (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

A recent collection of 69 specimens together with survey counts and incidental observations during June-July 2002 provide new information on the odonate fauna of Kosrae, Micronesia. The fauna comprises one zygopteran (Ischnura ...
Revegetation in Dead Dicranopteris (Gleicheniaceae) Fern Patches Associated with Hawaiian Rain Forests

Follett, Peter A; Anderson-Wong, Puanani; Johnson, M Tracy; Jones, Vincent P (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

Dieback of Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underwood on wet, open valley slopes and ridgelines of Maui, O'ahu, and Kaua'i has been attributed to feeding by the introduced leafhopper Sophonia rufofascia Kuoh & Kuoh. ...
Three New Species of Saccocirrus (Polychaeta: Saccocirridae) from Hawai'i

Bailey-Brock, JH; Dreyer, J; Brock, RE (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

Three new species of saccocirrids from interstitial sand habitats off O'ahu, Hawai'i, are described. Two are from subtidal depths, 9-33 m, and the third is from the intertidal to 3.5 m deep on a fringing reef and at ...
Variation in Structure of the Subcanopy Assemblage Associated with Southern California Populations of the Intertidal Rockweed Silvetia compressa (Fucales)

Sapper, Stephanie A; Murray, Steven N (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

Variation in structure of the subcanopy communities associated with southern California Silvetia compressa (J. Agardh) Serrao, Cho, Boo & Brawley populations was examined at eight sites, including four long-standing ...