Pacific Science Volume 37, Number 2, 1983

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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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37:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)
Biology and Life Cycle of Siganus vermiculatus (Siganidae, Pisces)

Gundermann, N; Popper, DM; Lichatowich, T (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

The herbivorou s fish Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes) (Siganidae; Pisces), a mangrove swamp dweller, was studied in the field and in captivity in Fiji. The fish has a lunar spawning cycle, benthic sticky eggs, ...
Ecology of the Imported Red Seaweed Eucheuma striatum Schmitz on Coconut Island, Oahu, Hawaii

Russell, Dennis J (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

The introduced alga Eucheuma striatum Schmitz was studied regarding its spread, control, and ecology in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Its distribution in Kaneohe Bay during May 1976was nearly the same as when it was originally ...
Feeding Activity Patterns and Carrion Removal by Terrestrial Hermit Crabs at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

Page, HM; Willason, SW (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Terrestrial hermit crabs (Coenobita spp.) were observed feeding on a variety of food items corresponding with observations on the genus worldwide . A field experiment was conducted which examined (1) the feeding activity ...
Feeding and Distribution Study of the Sunflower Sea Star Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt, 1835)

Shivji, M; Parker, D; Hartwick, B; Smith, MJ; Sloan, NA (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Observations are reported on the feeding biology of Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt) in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, in areas of differing wave exposure . Three hundred asteroids were examined; 220 were feeding ...
The Land Nemertine Argonemertes Dendyi (Dakin) in Hawaii (Nemertinea: Hoplonemertinea: Prosorhochmidae)

Howarth, Francis G; Moore, Janet (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Land nemertines are here reported in the Hawaiian Islands for the first time. Argonemertes dendyi, a native of Western Australia, has been found in moist forest litter at high elevations on the islands of Maui and Hawaii, ...
Morphological Variability during Longitudinal Fission of the Intertidal Sea Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt)

Sebens, Kenneth P (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

The sea anemone Anthopfeura elegantissima forms clonal aggregations on rocky shores along the Pacific Coast of North America by a process of longitudinal fission. Fission can occur by lateral stretching of the column ...
Patterns of Shell Resource Utilization by Terrestrial Hermit Crabs at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

Willason, SW; Page, HM (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Patterns of gastropod shell utilization by Coenobita perlatus and C. rugosus were investigated on three islets of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Habitat, hermit crab size, and hermit crab species all influenced the ...
Preliminary Investigations of Burrow Defense and Intraspecific Aggression in the Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Maier, Douglas; Roe, Pamela (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Intraspecific aggressive burrow defense beha vior of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus was observed. An urchin occupying a burrow defends its position against intruders by moving out from the burrow and pushing ...
Tree Cover Changes in Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) Forests Grazed by Sheep and Cattle

Scowcroft, Paul G (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

Using aerial photographs taken in 1954, 1965, and 1975, percentage of tree cover was determined for three sections of the sheep- and cattlegrazed mdmane (Sophora chrysoph lla) forest of Mauna Kea , Hawaii. In one section ...