Pacific Science Volume 53, Number 1, 1999

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53:1 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)
Abstracts of Papers. Twenty-third Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, 5-7 April 1998

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

The Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium is held in honor of Professor Albert L. Tester, who, at the time of his death in 1974, was senior professor of zoology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. The faculty and students ...
Aspects of the Reproductive Activity of Cypraea caputdraconis from Easter Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)

Osorio, Cecilia; Brown, Donald; Donoso, Ligia; Atan, Hugo (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

Cypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888 (commonly known as pure), endemic to Easter Island, is an important mollusk in Easter Island handicrafts. Knowledge about its reproduction is necessary for sustainable management ...
Book Review

Doyle, Michael F (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands by Dieter Mueller-Dombois and F. Raymond Fosberg, Springer Verlag, New York, 1998.733 pages, 521 illustrations. ISBN 0-387-98285-X (hardcover), $135; ISBN 0-387-987-98313-9 ( ...
Conservation Status of Tree Snail Species in the Genus Partulina (Achatinellinae) on the Island of Hawai'i: A Modern and Historical Perspective

Hadway, Lisa J; Hadfield, Michael G (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

The Hawaiian tree snail genus Partulina, from Maui, Moloka'i, Uina'i, O'ahu, and the island of Hawai'i, is the sister-genus of the endangered Achatinella, found only on the island of O'ahu. Life histories of species in ...
Lana'i Island's Arid Lowland Vegetation in Late Prehistory

Allen, Melinda S; Murakami, Gail M (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

Native Hawaiian dryland forests, important from both ecological and cultural perspectives, are among the more poorly known Hawaiian vegetation types. Wood-charcoal assemblages from archaeological features offer one means ...
Latitudinal Differences in Thermal Tolerance among Microscopic Sporophytes of the Kelp Lessonia nigrescens (Phaeophyta: Laminariales)

Martinez, Enrique A (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

The strong temperature increase during the 1982/1983 El Nino event caused local extinction of many species in large coastal zones of northern Chile and Peru. One brown algal species affected by massive mortality was ...
Local Ecological Knowledge and Biology of the Land Crab Cardisoma hirtipes (Decapoda: Gecarcinidae) at West Nggela, Solomon Islands

Foale, Simon (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

A rich body of local knowledge on the behavior and reproductive biology of the land crab Cardisoma hirtipes (called Kakau Tina in the Ngge1a language) is reported here from West Nggela, Solomon Islands. Aspects of West ...
Redescription of Mesochaetopterus selangolus (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae), Based on Type Specimens and Recently Collected Material from Morib Beach, Malaysia

Nishi, Eijiroh (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

Rullier constructed the monotypic genus Sasekumaria within the family Chaetopteridae in 1976. I studied the type specimens and recently collected material and transferred Sasekumaria selangola to the genus Mesochaetopt ...
Spatiotemporal Size-Class Distribution of Turbanella mustela (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) on a Northern California Beach and Its Effect on Tidal Suspension

Hochberg, Rick (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

The size-class distribution of the marine interstitial gastrotrich Turbanella mustela Wieser was analyzed at a high-energy beach in northern California. Five 100-um size classes, each corresponding to a particular ...
Standing Crop and Sediment Production of Reef-Dwelling Foraminifera on O'ahu, Hawai'i

Harney, Jodi N; Hallock, Pamela; Fletcher, Charles H III; Richmond, Bruce M (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

Most of O'ahu's nearshore and beach sands are highly calcareous and of biogenic origin. The pale-colored constituent grains are the eroded remains of carbonate shells and skeletons produced by marine organisms living atop ...
Ultraviolet Floral Patterns in the Native Hawaiian Flora: What Do They Mean for Island Biogeography?

Jones, C Eugene; Dorsett, Deborah K; Roelofs, Faith M; Shah, Chirag V (University of Hawai'i Press, 1999-01)

We examined 104 species (13%) of the approximately 784 species of biotically pollinated plants native to Hawai'i and found 14 (13.5%) that have an ultraviolet (UV) floral pattern. However, detailed examination revealed ...