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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1962-07)A very extensive literature exists concerning the normal bacterial flora of marine fish species common to the northern ocean areas, i.e., the North Sea (Stewart, 1932; Aschehoug and Vesterhus, 1943; Reay and Shewan, ...
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(University of Hawaii Press, 1976-10)Benthic nitrogen fixation was investigated in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, which receives secondary sewage from two treatment plants. The range of nitrogen fixation rates (2 to 10 ng N2g-l hr-l) was similar to ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1968-07)Much evidence available in the literature supports the contention of H. G. Baker that self-compatibility is the rule in plants which have undergone long distance dispersal. However, in the Hawaiian flora there may be a ...
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(University of Hawaii Press, 1998-10)The large triggerfish Balistes polylepis Steindachner, the most common species of the family in the eastern Pacific, was previously reported from Hawai'i as Pseudobalistes juscus (Bloch & Schneider) or questionably as B. ...
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(University of Hawaii Press, 1988)An alpheid shrimp, Bannereus anomalus, new genus, new species, from the Marian Plateau in the Coral Sea is described here. The shrimps are associates of hexactinellid sponges from depths of about 350 m, an alpheid association ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1974-01)Twenty species of barnacles are now known from Fiji as a result of recent collecting. The barnacle fauna has Malaysian affinities, but there are no endemic species. Brief descriptions and notes on habitats are given. ...
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(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 ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1982-04)Observations were made on green turtles basking on the white sand beaches at French Frigate Shoals in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The highest rectal temperature recorded from the basking turtles was 31.3°C, but the ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 2000-04)To estimate batch fecundity and spawning frequency of the sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus Shaw & Nodder, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, gonads from fish sampled at five tourist ports from 1989 to 1991 were ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-01)An apparent case of Batesian mimicry involving the cardinalfish Fowleria sp. and the venomous scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis is described . Classical definitions of Batesian systems require that the mimic be ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1964-01)The present report on the vertical distribution of the Chaerognatha is based on a study of the collections of plankton made by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography expeditions in the Pacific (Fig. 1) and Indian ...
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The Bathypelagic Mysid Gnathophausia (Crustacea) and Its Distribution in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (University of Hawai'i Press, 1965-10)A need has long existed for an improved collecting device for capturing the larger and more actively swimming bathypelagic animals of die sea. The Isaacs-Kidd Midwarer Trawl was developed at the University of ...
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(University of Hawai’i Press, 1982-01)Waimea Beach on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, is a popular recreation area, which is presently endangered by severe erosion. The extent of shoreline erosion has been determined from comparison of an 1884 survey map with ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-07)The life cycle of the digenetic trematode Plagioporus sp. includes an intermediate stage that encysts in the scleractinian coral Porites compressa and an adult stage that probably resides in a coral-feeding fish. Coral ...
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(University of Hawaii Press, 1993-07)The behavioral basis of depth regulation is determined for the first pelagic larval stage of the shore crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana. Larvae are negatively buoyant, passively sinking at 0.79 em/sec in 25 parts per ...
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(Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2009-01)In the Hawaiian Islands, intentionally introduced exotic fishes have been linked to changes in native biodiversity and community composition. In 1905, the mosquito fish Gambusia affinis was introduced to control mosquitoes. ...
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(University of Hawai'i Press, 1969-01)Field observations of Stenopus hispidus, an incidental cleaning shrimp, indicate that it is normally found on the reef in male-female pairs. Pairs were taken to the laboratory, where they were separated and the individuals ...