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Distribution of Onchidium damelii Semper (Gastropoda, Onchidiidae)

Kenny, R; Smith, A (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

The pulmonate gastropod Onchidium damelii Semper has a widespread tropical Indo-Pacific intertidal distribution. The present study examines some environmental factors in relation to the local distribution and density ...
Embryo Ecology of the Pacific Surf Smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus (Pisces: Osmeridae)

Middaugh, Douglas P; Hemmer, Michael J; Penttila, Daniel E (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

A study of the ecology of developing embryos of the Pacific surf smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus, was conducted. Embryos were maintained in the laboratory at 7.6, 12.1, and 17.6°C and the time to specific embryonic ...
Euraphia eastropacensis (Cirripedia, Chthamalodea), a New Species of Barnacle from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Morphological and Electrophoretic Comparisons with Euraphia rhizophorae (deOliveira) from the Tropical Eastern Atlantic and Molecular Evolutionary Implications

Laguna, Jorge E (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Euraphia eastropacensis sp. nov., of the tropical Eastern Pacific, is distinguished from its tropical Western Atlantic congener, E. rhizophorae, by morphological and electrophoretic evidence. Because of the apparent ...
The Fish Communities of a Coral Reef Transect

Galzin, Rene; Legendre, Pierre (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

As a contribution to the discussion on the causes of the high fish species diversity found on coral reefs, a coast-to-sea transect has been studied in the lagoon of Moorea Island (French Polynesia) in order to uncover ...
Geographic and Marine Isolation: An Assessment of the Marine Algae of Easter Island

Santelices, B; Abbott, IA (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

The marine flora of Easter Island is one of the least known in the Pacific. Yet it appears as a most attractive flora because of its geographic isolation. This study reports the results of an expedition to the island , ...
Japanese White-eye, an Introduced Passerine, Visits the Flowers of Clermontia arborescens, an Endemic Hawaiian Lobelioid

Lammers, Thomas G; Weller, Stephen G; Sakai, Ann K (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

The Hawaiian Lobelioideae (Campanulaceae) are generally believed to have adapted to pollination by endemic passerine birds belonging to the Drepanidinae (Fringillidae) and Meliphagidae. The widespread extinction of many ...
Laboratory Growth, Reproduction and Life Span of the Pacific Pygmy Octopus, Octopus digueti

DeRusha, Randal H; Forsythe, John W; Hanlon, Roger T (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Octopus digueti Perrier and Rochebrune, 1894 was reared through its life cycle at 25°C in a closed seawater system using artificial sea water. Two field-collected females produced 231 hatchlings: 193 hatchlings were ...
New Decapod Records from the Hawaiian Islands (Crustacea, Decapoda)

Titgen, Richard H (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Twenty-two new decapod species records, nine new generic records, and two new familial records are reported for the Hawaiian Islands. Most represent widely distributed Pacific or Indo-Pacific species, though one is an ...
Nodule Biomass of the Nitrogen-fixing Alien Myrica faya Ait. in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Turner, Douglas R; Vitousek, Peter M (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Myricafaya forms a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in which fixation takes place in specialized root nodules. The biomass of these nodules was greater in open-grown than shaded individuals of Myricafaya, and was greater in ...
Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Changes in Hawaiian Alectryon (Sapindaceae)

Linney, George (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)
Note on the Identity of Ipomoea koloaensis Leveille (Convolvulaceae)

Austin, Daniel F (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)
Pacific Island Mangroves: Distribution and Environmental Settings

Woodroffe, Colin D (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Mangroves, absent from many small, "low" islands and from most of Polynesia, do not cover large areas on Pacific islands, and show rapid decrease in species diversity and stature across the Pacific. Preliminary data indicate ...
Particle-Size Utilization in the Introduced Polychaete Neanthes succinea in San Francisco Bay

Fong, Peter P (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Particle-size utilization in the deposit-feeding polychaete Neanthes succinea was examined. Gut analysis revealed that worms in San Francisco Bay consumed a broad range of particle sizes (20-300mm diameter). Gut ...
Portulaca molokiniensis (portulacaceae), a New Species from the Hawaiian Islands

Hobdy, Robert W (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Portulaca molokiniensis is a distinctive new species from the arid islands of Molokini and Kaho'olawe. It is clearly distinguishable from its closest relative, Portulaca lutea , by its spinose seeds, extended peduncle-like ...
The Relationship between Photosynthesis and Irradiance for Gulf of California Phytoplankton

Alvarez-Borrego, Saul; Gaxiola-Castro, Gilberto; Hernimdez-Becerril, David U (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

During June 17-28, 1982, we carried on experiments to generate photosynthesis-irradiance curves for phytoplankton from five locations of the central and northern Gulf of California. Using natural sunlight, on board ...
The Status of Fruit Bats on Guam

Wiles, Gary J (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Two species of fruit bats are known from Guam in the southern Mariana Islands. Pteropus mariannus mariannus has declined greatly in abundance since the early 1900s. Its numbers decreased from an estimated 3,000 animals ...
Stunted Cloud-forest in Taveuni, Fiji

Ash, J (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

The vegetation and microclimate of a stunted ridge-top cloudforest on Mt. Koroturanga (l210m), Taveuni, Fiji (Lat. l7 °S, Long. 180°) is described. Canopy heights decreased from about 30m at sea level to 10m at 1140m ...
Three Nomenclatorial Changes in Indo-Pacific Surgeonfishes (Acanthurinae)

Randall, John E (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus) is the senior synonym of A. glaucopareius Cuvier. The wide-ranging, Indo-Pacific surgeonfish with a dark stripe on the shoulder region that many authors have identified as A. nigricans is ...
A Tropical Eastern Pacific Barnacle, Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin), in Southern California, following El Nino 1982-83

Newman, William A; McConnaughey, Ronald R (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

The Tropical Pacific Ocean experienced "El Nino" in 1982-83. The event was marked by increased water temperatures in the Eastern Pacific and, near shore in Southern California, the appearance of nekton normally found ...
The Volatiles of Mt. Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands

Evans, William C; Presser, TS; White, lloyd D; Barnes, Ivan (University of Hawaii Press, 1987)

The powerful 15 May 198I eruption and frequent subsequent activity of Mt.Pagan have led to the formation of an extensive summit fumarole field. An exhaustive search using a portable gas "sniffer" failed to detect ...