Pacific Science Volume 42, Numbers 3-4, 1988

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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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42:3-4 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1988)
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Bannereus anomalus, New Genus, New Species, A Deep-Sea Alpheid Shrimp from the Coral Sea

Bruce, AJ (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

An alpheid shrimp, Bannereus anomalus, new genus, new species, from the Marian Plateau in the Coral Sea is described here. The shrimps are associates of hexactinellid sponges from depths of about 350 m, an alpheid association ...
Body Size and Differential Mating Success between Males of Two Populations of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Arita, Lorna H; Kaneshiro, Kenneth Y (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

Mate preference experiments were conducted between males from two populations of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, to investigate the effect of body size on mating success. The results of the experiment indicate ...
A Catalog of Zoological Specimens Collected from Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) by Sixten Bock, 1917

Rodgers, KA; Olerod, R (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

Collections of Hydrozoa, Turbellaria, Pol ychaeta, Isopoda, Amphipoda, Decapoda, Stomatopoda, Polyplacophora, Prosobranchia, Opistho branchia, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, and Holothuroidea were made from Nanumanga, Nui, ...
Denudation Rates of the Hawaiian Islands by Rivers and Groundwaters

Li, Yuan-Hui (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

The carbonic acid produced by the microbial oxidation of organic matter is the most important chemical weathering agent of the Hawaiian basaltic rocks. The total denudation rate of the Hawaiian Islands ranges from 11 to ...
The Extinction of Partula on Moorea

Murray, James; Murray, Elizabeth; Johnson, Michael S; Clarke, Bryan (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

Land snails of the genus Partula from the island of Moorea in French Polynesia have for more than a century pro vided a natural laboratory for the study of variation, genetic polymorphism, and speciation. As a result ...
Growth, Regeneration, and Damage Repair of Spines of the Slate-Pencil Sea Urchin Heterocentrotus mammillatus (L.) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea )

Ebert, Thomas A (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

Spines of sea urchins are appendages that are associated with defense, locomotion, and food gathering. Spines are repaired when damaged, and the dynamics of repair was studied in the slate-pencil sea urchin Heterocentr ...
Lysocline, Calcium Carbonate Compensation Depth, and Calcareous Sediments in the North Pacific Ocean

Chen, CTA; Feely, RA; Gendron, JF (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

An extensive oceanographic investigation has been carried out in the North Pacific Ocean. The purpose of this report is to present the results of two cruises in which we participated and to report additional carbonate ...
The Occurrence of Lymphocystis in a New Host Species, Sargocentron punctatissimum Cuvier and Valenciennes, Collected and Maintained in Hawaii

Anderson, Beth E; Brock, James A; Hayashi, Takuji; Teruya, Stephanie; Nakagawa, Lauren K (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

Seven specimens of squirrelfish, Sargocentron punctatissimum Cuvier and Valenciennes, collected from Allen Davis Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii, developed lymphocystis lesions while being maintained at the Waikiki Aquarium. Four ...
A Revision of the Hawaiian Lizardfishes of the Genus Synodus with Descriptions of Four New Species

Waples, Robin S; Randall, John E (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

The Hawaiian lizard fishes of the genus Synodus are reviewed; 4 new species are described (bringing to 12 the number known from Hawaii), and the range of S. capricorn is Cressey and Randall is extended to the ...
Sand Deposits Offshore Oahu, Hawaii

Coulbourn, WT; Campbell, JF; Anderson, PN; Daugherty, PM; Greenberg, VA; Izuka, SK; Lauritzen, RA; Tsutsui, BO; Yan, CY (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

The value of sand as aggregate for concrete for the construction industry and as sediment for artificial beach replenishment at tourist destinations on Oahu has increased following a legislative moratorium on the mining ...
Settlement and Growth of the Pendunculate Barnacle Pollicipes polymerus Sowerby in an Intake Seawater System at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

Hoffman, Daniel L (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

Settlement and growth of the pedunculate barnacle Pollicipes polymerus was studied within an intake seawater system at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. Over a 47-day period (SeptemberOctober 1983), ...
Uncinia Pers. (Cyperaceae) in the Hawaiian Islands

Henrickson, James; Herbst, Derral (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

The Hawaiian Islands contain two species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae): Uncinia uncinata, with glabrous utricles, occurs at high elevations in Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, and Kaua'i, and is the most common species in New Zealand; U. ...
Vesicular- Arbuscular Mycorrhizae of Some Hawaiian Dune Plants

Koske, RE (University of Hawaii Press, 1988)

The mycorrhizal status of dune plants from the island of Hawaii was investigated. All plants, including Batis maritima, Cocos nucifer, Ipomoea brasiliensis, Pennisetum setaceum , Prosopis pallida, Scaevola taccada, and ...