Pacific Science Volume 44, Number 4, 1990

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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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44:4 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)
44: Index - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1990)
Coastal Geomorphology of the Beqa and Yanuca Islands, South Pacific Ocean, and Its Significance for the Tectonic History of the Vatulele-Beqa Ridge

Nunn, Patrick D (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

Data referring to elevations of emerged shoreline indicators along the coasts of Beqa and Yanuca islands in southern Fiji were collected and indicate the presence of former mean sea levels at elevations (and shoreline names) ...
Hawaiian Monk Seal Pupping Locations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Westlake, Robin L; Gilmartin, William G (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

Most births of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi, occur in specific beach areas in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Data collected from 1981 to 1988 on the locations of monk seal births and of ...
Morphology of the Feeding Apparatus of Cancer novaezelandiae in Relation to Diet and Predatory Behavior

Creswell, Paul D; Marsden, Islay D (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

Morphology of the mouthparts, gastric mill, and chelae of the New Zealand cancer crab, Cancer novaezelandiae Jacquinot, 1853, was investigated in relation to dietary composition and predatory behavior. Mouthparts and ...
Movement of Coconut Crabs, Birgus latro, in a Rainforest Habitat in Vanuatu

Fletcher, WJ; Brown, IW; Fielder, DR (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

Patterns of movement in the coconut crab, Birgus latro (L.), were studied using mark-recapture and radio-tracking techniques at a number of sites in the rainforest regions of eastern Santo, Republic of Vanuatu (South Pacific). ...
Plant Water Deficits, Osmotic Properties, and Hydraulic Resistances of Hawaiian Dubautia Species from Adjacent Bog and Wet-Forest Habitats

Canfield, Joan E (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

Functional responses of two closely related Dubautia species from a mosaic of Hawaiian bogs and wet forest were compared to help explain their differential distributions. Dubautia paleata is largely restricted to saturated ...
Review Article: Geology and Volcanology of the Hawaiian Islands

Walker, Geprge PL (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

This article summarizes the present state of knowledge of the geology of Hawaii. It tends to concentrate on aspects not usually covered by review articles. Current ideas on hotspots and mantle plumes are applied to ...
Revision of the Genera of Gall Crabs (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae) Occurring in the Pacific Ocean

Kropp, Roy K (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

The coral gall crabs, Family Cryptochiridae, occurring in the Pacific Ocean are reviewed. Fifteen genera, including four new genera, are recognized: Cryptochirus Heller; Dacryomaia, new genus; Fizesereneia Takeda & ...
Shell Exchange in Hawaiian Hermit Crabs

Hazlett, Brian A (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-10)

Shell exchange behavior of intertidal Hawaiian hermit crabs was observed in the laboratory. Outcomes of 255 shell-related interactions were analyzed to test the predictive powers of two models of resource exchange. In the ...