Tsuda, Roy T; Larson, Helen K; Lujan, Rufo J(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01)
ABSTRACT: The algal flora on the beaks of certain parrotfishes is described. No
host-specific relationship exists between the algae and fishes. A direct correlation
between the length of the algae and the size of the ...
ABSTRACT: The diurnal variation of body temperature of an unrestrained Hawaiian
monk seal, recorded by telemetry, was 1.0° C. Increased activity was the
principal cause of increased body temperature in the seal. The body ...
Ball, Eldon E Jr; Haig, Janet(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01)
ABSTRACT: This report is based on 19 species of hermit crabs collected in eastern
New Guinea in 1969. One, Clibanarius englaucus, is a new species and several others
were not previously recorded from the area. Detailed ...
ABSTRACT: Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, long considered to be a synonym
of Aglaja Renier, 1807, is shown to be a distinct genus of the Aglajidae differing
from other genera in external body form, shape of shell, alimentary ...
Andrews, James E; Bainbridge, Charles(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01)
ABSTRACT: Submarine canyons studied along the eastern coast of Oahu appear to
be of subaerial origin, drowned during island ridge subsidence. Where coarse sediments
are well supplied from reefs, and submarine ridges form ...