Pacific Science Volume 26, Number 1, 1972
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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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Item type: Item , 26:1 Table of Contents - Pacific Science(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01)Item type: Item , A New Genus and New Species of Hawaiian Gobiid Fish(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Baldwin, Wayne J.Item type: Item , Strongylodon secundus (Leguminosae), a Melanesian Species Pacific Plant Studies 22(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) St. John, HaroldItem type: Item , Diurnal Rhythm of Body Temperature in the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Ohata, C.A.; Matsuura, D.T.; Whittow, G.C.; Tinker, S.W.ABSTRACT: The diurnal variation of body temperature of an unrestrained Hawaiian monk seal, recorded by telemetry, was 1.0° C. Increased activity was the principal cause of increased body temperature in the seal. The body temperature of the animal was lowest when it was asleep on land in direct sunlight. In view of these results, an explanation is offered for the reported heat tolerance of Hawaiian monk seals in their natural habitat.Item type: Item , Carbohydrate and Lipid Levels in the Intestine of Holothuria atra (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea)(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Lawrence, John M.Item type: Item , Submarine Canyons off Eastern Oahu(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Andrews, James E.; Bainbridge, CharlesABSTRACT: Submarine canyons studied along the eastern coast of Oahu appear to be of subaerial origin, drowned during island ridge subsidence. Where coarse sediments are well supplied from reefs, and submarine ridges form obstructions, the canyons have been filled and masked. Structures in the Oahu seamount province formerly hypothesized to be of slide origin, appear to be in situ volcanic features, and have determined patterns of deposition from the canyons. A more normal-leveed distributary channel may exist in the Hawaiian Deep.Item type: Item , Hermit Crabs from Eastern New Guinea(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Ball, Eldon E Jr.; Haig, JanetABSTRACT: This report is based on 19 species of hermit crabs collected in eastern New Guinea in 1969. One, Clibanarius englaucus, is a new species and several others were not previously recorded from the area. Detailed observations on color in life were made for most of these forms. The report includes all published records of hermit crabs from the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Identifications are given for associated organisms in the following groups: Cnidaria (Anthozoa), Mollusca (Gastropoda), Acarina (Mesostigmata), Cirripedia (Rhizocephala), and Isopoda (Epicaridea and Plabellifera).Item type: Item , A Report on a Small Collection of Pontoniid Shrimps from Fiji, with the Description of a New Species of Coralliocaris Stimpson (Crustacea, Decapoda, Natantia, Pontoniinae)(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Bruce, A.J.Item type: Item , On Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, a Genus of the Aglajidae (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda)(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Rudman, W.B.ABSTRACT: Melanochlamys Cheeseman, 1881, long considered to be a synonym of Aglaja Renier, 1807, is shown to be a distinct genus of the Aglajidae differing from other genera in external body form, shape of shell, alimentary canal, and reproductive system. Specimens of the type species, M. cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881, are compared with M. lorrainae (Rudman, 1968), M. queritor (Burn, 1958), and M. diomedea (Bergh, 1893). It is suggested that Aglaja dubia O'Donoghue, 1929, A. ezoensis Baba, 1957, A. henri Burn, 1969, A. nana Steinberg & Jones, 1960, and A. seurati Vayssiere, 1926, also belong to Melanochlamys.Item type: Item , A Revision of the Species of the Algal Genus Porphyra Occurring on the Pacific Coast of North America(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Krishnamurthy, V.Item type: Item , Algal Growth on Beaks of Live Parrotfishes(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Tsuda, Roy T.; Larson, Helen K.; Lujan, Rufo J.ABSTRACT: The algal flora on the beaks of certain parrotfishes is described. No host-specific relationship exists between the algae and fishes. A direct correlation between the length of the algae and the size of the fish is present. The exposed dentition of the parrotfish merely provides another type of substratum on which algae grow.Item type: Item , Environment and the Distribution of Microfungi in a Hawaiian Mangrove Swamp(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Lee, Benny K.H.; Baker, Gladys E.Item type: Item , An Ecological Study of the Soil Microfungi in a Hawaiian Mangrove Swamp(University of Hawai’i Press, 1972-01) Lee, Benny K.H.; Baker, Gladys E.