Browsing Pacific Science by Author "Balazs, George H"

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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 ...
Notes on Juvenile Hawksbill and Green Turtles in American Samoa

Grant, Gilbert S; Craig, Peter; Balazs, George H (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

Both hawksbill [Eretmochelys imbricata (L.)] and green turtles [Chelonia mydas (L.)] occur in American Samoa. Three distinct size classes were encountered in the region in both species: hatchlings <5 cm in length, juveniles ...
Reproductive Biology of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Hawai'i

Niethammer, Kenneth R; Balazs, George H; Hatfield, Jeff S; Nakai, Glynnis L; Megyesu, Jennifer L (University of Hawaii Press, 1997-01)

We monitored nesting of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus) on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from 1986 through 1991. Egg oviposition occurred between 26 April and 20 ...