Pacific Science Volume 45, Number 4, 1991

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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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45:4 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)
45: Index - Pacific Science

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Biology of the Shortfinned Eel Anguilla obscura in Lake Te Rotonui, Mitiaro, Cook Islands

Jellyman, DJ (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Lake Te Rotonui, a shallow depression lake in the center of Mitiaro Island, southern Cook Islands, contains freshwater eels despite having no surface connection to the sea. During a survey of the eel population in ...
Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea

Cairns, Stephen D (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

A new genus and species of Stylasteridae is described, Cyclohelia lamellata, based on one specimen from 550 m off the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. The species is unusual in having a lamellate growth form and unique ...
Extinct and Extirpated Birds from Aitutaki and Atiu, Southern Cook Islands

Steadman, David W (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Six archaeological sites up to 1000 years old on Aitutaki, Cook Islands, have yielded bones of 15 species of birds, five of which no longer occur on the island: Pterodroma rostrata (Tahiti Petrel); Sula sula (Red-footed ...
Natural Interspecific Hybridization in Gunnera (Gunneraceae) of the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile

Pacheco, Patricia; Stuessy, Tod F; Crawford, Daniel J (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Natural interspecific hybridization between Gunnera bracteata and G. peltata (Gunneraceae) in the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile, is analyzed morphologically and chemically. Parental types from isolated populations ...
A New Tern (Sterna) Breeding Record for Hawaii

Conant, Sheila; Clapp, Roger; Hiruki, Lisa; Choy, Barry (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Recent observations of terns, either the Old World Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) or the New World Least Tern (Sterna antillarum), at Pearl and Hermes Reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands have documented that one of ...
Review of the Tabanidae (Diptera) of Eastern Melanesia and Samoa (Excluding New Caledonia), with Description of Three New Species.

Burger, John F (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Three species of Tabanidae, one Cydistomyia from the Solomon Islands and two species of Tabanus from Fiji, are described. New distribution records for two Cydistomyia, one Japenoides, and three Tabanus species are presented ...
The Sulawesi Black Racer, Coluber (Ptyas) dipsas, and a Remarkable Ectoparasitic Aggregation

Lazell, James D; Keirans, James E; Samuelson, G Allan (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Twelve specimens of the Sulawesi black racer, Coluber (Ptyas) dipsas, have been reported in the literature; none of these is from American collections. Morphology and relationships of the snake, based on a fresh specimen, ...
A Temporal Sequence (Chronosequence) of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Development after Phosphate Mining on Nauru Island

Manner, Harley; Morrison, RJ (University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-10)

Ten composite soil samples (0-15 cm depth) were collected from abandoned phosphate-mined sites on Nauru Island (Central Pacific) and analyzed for % organic C and % N. The samples represent a temporal sequence (chronosequence) ...