Recently added articles from Pacific Science:
Reproductive biology and early development of two species of sleeper, Eleotris acanthopoma and Eleotris fusca (Teleostei: Eleotridae) (1).(Report)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Reproductive biology and early development of two species of sleepers, Eleotris acanthopoma Bleeker, 1853, and E. fusca (Forster, 1801), were investigated in streams on Okinawa Island in southern Japan. Gonadal examination and morphology of the genital papillae indicated that E ....
Biology and impacts of Pacific Island invasive species. 4. Verbesina encelioides, Golden Crownbeard (Magnoliopsida: Asteraceae) (1).(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A. Gray, golden crownbeard, is a sunflower-like herbaceous annual plant ranging in height from 0.3 to 1.7 m with showy yellow flowers. It is native to the southwestern United States, the Mexican Plateau, and other parts of ...
Exploiting macrofauna diadromy for assessing anthropogenic impact in American Samoa streams (1).(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Stream biomonitoring is increasingly used to identify and monitor changes in water quality, stream habitat, and even the surrounding watershed. An effective biomonitoring protocol must comprise attributes able to discriminate human-caused changes from natural variation. We ...
Life history of the red spiny lobster, Panulirus penicillatus (Decapoda: Palinuridae), in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador (1).(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract: The red spiny lobster, Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791), is exploited commercially in the Galapagos Marine Reserve by the local fishing sector. Catches and catch per unit effort have declined over the past few years, leading to concerns about sustainability of the fishery ....
A comparison of immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas) diets among seven sites in the main Hawaiian Islands (1).(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Understanding resource acquisition and feeding ecology of threatened species is integral to their conservation because diet is intimately linked with growth rate and reproductive output. We examined diets of immature green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas (L.), from seven sites on the ...