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Lapita Pottery and a Lower Sea Level in Western Samoa

Green, RC; Richards, Horace G (University of Hawaii Press, 1975-10)

Radiocarbon dates are presented supporting previous estimates of a 2800- to 3000-year B.P. age for a collection of Lapita pottery sherds recovered by dredging a now-submerged coastal settlement on the island of Upolu in ...
Leachia pacifica (Cephalopoda, Teuthoidea): Spawning Habitat and Function of the Brachial Photophores

Young, Richard E (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)

Leachia pacifica reaches about 80 percent of its maximum length in near-surface waters off Hawaii, then abruptly descends to depths greater than 1,000 meters where maturation and mating occur. At these latter depths, ...
Mortality and Survival in the Laysan Albatross, Diomedea immutabilis

Fisher, Harvey I (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

A 13-year study of 27,667 banded Laysan Albatrosses, Diomedea immutabilis, on Midway Island, North Pacific Ocean, provided specific mortality rates for each stage of the life cycle. Egg loss among 6,543 nests averaged ...
A New Hawaiian Hermit Crab of the Genus Trizopagurus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Diogenidae), with Notes on its Behavior

McLaughlin, Patsy A; Bailey-Brock, Julie H (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

A new deep-water Hawaiian hermit crab, Trizopagurus hawaiiensis n. sp., is described and illustrated. Observations on its behavior, feeding habits, and growth rates have been obtained from a specimen kept in the laboratory ...
Observations on Living Juvenile Specimens of the Slender Mola, Ranzania laevis (Pisces, Molidae)

Robison, Bruce H (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)
On the Distribution of the Hawaiian Ghost Crab, Ocypode laevis Dana

Fellows, David P (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

The presence of a small breeding population of Ocypode laevis at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, is reported, and morphological and behavioral comparisons are made with the Hawaiian O. laevis. Previous distribution ...
On the Reproductive Biology of Cerithium moniliferum Kiener (Gastropoda, Cerithiidae) at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Cannon, LRG (University of Hawaii Press, 1975-10)
On the Use of Benthic Foraminifera as Sediment Tracers in a Hawaiian Bay

Coulbourn, William T; Resig, Johanna M (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)

Populations of foraminifera were investigated in regard to the suitability of the various species as indicators of sand transport. Of 53 species recorded in the sediments of Kahana Bay, Oahu, 16 showed distribution ...
Osteology and Relationships of the Eel Diastobranchus capensis (Pisces, Synaphobranchidae)

Castle, PHJ (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-04)

An osteological comparison of Diastobranchus (using its single species D. capensis Barnard, 1923, known only from the Southern Ocean) with other synaphobranchoid eels shows that it is intermediate between Synaphobranchus ...
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Papua New Guinea, 1972

Worth, GK; Maclean, JL; Price, MJ (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)

Outbreaks of paralytic shellfish poisoning and simultaneous red tides (Pyrodinium bahamense Plate) in the Port Moresby district during 1972 are recorded. Bioassays of various bivalve shellfish during and subsequent to ...
Paralytic Shellfish Poison in Various Bivalves, Port Moresby, 1973

Maclean, JL (University of Hawaii Press, 1973-10)

Toxicity studies of various bivalves at Port Moresby were carried out by mouse bioassay. Crassostrea echinata was found to lose paralytic shellfish poison after 3 weeks in a closed seawater system, although toxin is ...
The Peka, or Fruit Bat (Pteropus tonganus tonganus) (Mammalia, Chiroptera), of Niue Island, South Pacific

Wodzicki, Kazimierz; Felten, Heinz (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-04)

The identification of the peka, or fruit bat, of the genus Pteropus from Niue (= Savage) Island (190 S, 1690 W, 480 km east of Tonga, 500 km southeast of Samoa and about 1,040 km west of the Southern Cook Islands), South ...
Petrolisthes zacae Haig, 1968 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Porcellanidae): The Development of Larvae in the Laboratory

Gore, Robert H (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-04)

The larval development of Petrolisthes zacae Haig, 1968, an eastern Pacific species of porcellanid crab that inhabits mangrove forests, is completely described and illustrated. Development consists of a prezoeal stage, ...
The Properties and Genesis of Four Soils Derived from Basaltic Ash, Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Hassan, Tjetje S; Ikawa, H; Swindale, LD (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

The properties and genesis of four soils derived from basaltic ash are presented. In a sequence of increasing rainfall and elevation (decreasing temperature), there was a decrease in the values for pH, cation exchange ...
The Rare Moray Eel Gymnothorax pikei Bliss Recorded from Papua New Guinea

Kailola, Patricia J (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-04)

The eel Gymnothorax pikei Bliss, type locality Mauritius, is recorded from Papua New Guinea. This, the second known specimen, agrees closely with the type in color pattern, dentition, and body proportions. It is described ...
Red Tide in the Morobe District of Paupa New Guinea

Maclean, JL (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)

A red tide near Lae in the Morobe District of Papua New Guinea is described. The causative dinoflagellate, Pyrodinium bahamense Plate, is known to produce paralytic shellfish poisoning. Its characteristics are extensive ...
Revision of the Genus Pandanus Stickman. Part 38 Pandanus in Fiji, First Group (except Section Pandanus)

St. John, Harold (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)
Revision of the Genus Pandanus Stickman. Part 39 Pandanus of Rotuma Island, Pacific Ocean

St. John, Harold (University of Hawaii Press, 1975-10)
Sertulum Papuanum 20 The Boraginaceae of the Alpine Regions of New Guinea

van Royen, P (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-01)

In the alpine flora of New Guinea the Boraginaceae occupy a small place with only three genera, Cynoglossum, Myosotis, and Trigonotis, and a problematical fourth one, Crucicaryum, being reported. In the present treatment ...
Skin Structure of the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

Whittow, GC; Szekerczes, J; Kridler, E; Olsen, DL (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-04)

Skin samples from the dorsal region of the torsos of Hawaiian Monk Seals were examined histologically to determine if there were any features of the structure of the skin that might explain the reputed heat tolerance of ...