Pacific Science Volume 45, Number 2, 1991

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45:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)
Additions to the Fish Faunas of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Francis, Malcolm P (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)

Eighty-nine new fish records are reported front three subtropical island groups of the Southwest Pacific Ocean: Lord Howe (12 species), Norfolk (64), and Kermadec (13) islands. The coastal fish faunas of these islands ...
Geographic Survey of Genetic Variation in Kava (Piper methysticum Forst. f. and P. wichmannii C. DC.)

Lebot, Vincent; Aradhya, Mallikarjuna K; Manshardt, Richard M (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)

A survey of the genetic resources of kava (Piper methysticum Forst. f. and P. wichmannii C. DC.) was conducted throughout the Pacific. Leaf tissues of more than 300 accessions, collected on 35 islands, were analyzed ...
Microclimatological Investigations in the Tropical Alpine Scrub of Maui, Hawaii: Evidence for a Drought-induced Alpine Timberline

Leuschner, Christoph; Schulte, Michael (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)

Micrometeorological measurements were made in the lower alpine zone of Mt. Haleakala on Maui, Hawaiian Islands, in March 1988 to characterize ecologically significant climatological parameters. Daily courses of photos ...
New Records of Fishes from Johnston Atoll, with Notes on Biogeography

Kosaki, Randall K; Pyle, Richard L; Randall, John E; Irons, Darby K (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)

Thirty new records of fishes are reported from Johnston Atoll. Three are Hawaiian endemics, six are widespread Indo-Pacific species that reach Johnston but not Hawaii, and the remainder are widespread species that ...
Organizing Pacific Science: Local and International Origins of the Pacific Science Association

Rehbock, Philip F (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)
Origin, Dispersal Routes, and Geographic Distribution of Rattus exulans, with Special Reference to New Zealand

Roberts, Mere (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)

Current anthropological theory and archaeological evidence have led to a reappraisal of the hypothesized route of dispersal of the Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans, through the Pacific and to New Zealand. This commensal ...
Woody Vegetation on the Raised Coral Limestone of Mangaia, Southern Cook Islands

Merlin, Mark D (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)

Mangaia, the second largest (51.8 km2 ) of the Cook Islands, has a central, volcanic region with a maximum elevation of 169 m above sea level. The igneous interior is surrounded by an extensive formation of elevated ...