Pacific Science Volume 29, Number 3, 1975

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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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29:3 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)
The Biology of Terebra gouldi Deshayes, 1859, and a Discussion of Life History Similarities among Other Terebrids of Similar Proboscis Type

Miller, Bruce A (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

Although gastropods of the family Terebridae are common in subtidal sand communities throughout the tropics, Terebra gouldi, a species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, is the first terebrid for which a complete life ...
First Description of the Adult Male of Micrognathus brachyrhinus (Pisces, Syngnathidae)

Fritzsche, Ronald A (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)
Food Habits, Functional Digestive Morphology, and Assimilation Efficiency of the Rabbitfish Siganus spinus (Pisces, Siganidae) on Guam

Bryan, Patrick G (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

Analyses of stomach contents of Siganus spinus showed that algal availability and size and behavior characteristics of the fish determine what kinds of algae are ingested in the field. Sixty-two algal species were tested ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Transitory Eye Shapes and the Vertical Distribution of Two Midwater Squids

Young, Richard Edward (University of Hawai'i Press, 1975-07)

In two cranchiid squids, Sandalops melancholicus and Taonius pavo, the shapes of the eyes change with growth. Compressed eyes with ocular appendages occur in the larvae living in the upper few hundred meters of the ocean. ...