Recently added articles from Pacific Science:
Errata.(Correction notice)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Pacific Science Volume 62, No. 2 (April 2008) Please note the following error in the article title "A Comparison of Immature Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Diets among Seven Sites in ...
Historical tropical cyclone activity and impacts in the Cook Islands.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; de Scally, Fes A. ... Abstract: Analysis of a recently completed database of 143 tropical cyclones in the Cook Islands revealed a minimum average frequency of 0.8 cyclones per cyclone season between 1820 and 2006, with a more-precise frequency of 1.8 cyclones per season with the beginning of satellite ...
Was Tropical Cyclone Heta or hunting by people responsible for decline of the lupe (Ducula pacifica) (Aves: Columbidae) population on Niue during 1994-2004?(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Powlesland, R.G. ... Abstract: On 6 January 2004, Tropical Cyclone Heta devastated much of the South Pacific island nation of Niue. The forest suffered extensive damage, particularly to the north-western sector, with many trees uprooted and others stripped of branches and foliage. Even though some patches of ...
Ecological partitioning and invasive ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a tropical rain forest ant community from Fiji.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Ward, Darren ... Abstract: Determining composition and structure of ant communities may help understand how niche opportunities become available for invasive ant species and ultimately how communities are invaded. This study examined composition and structure of an ant community from a tropical rain forest ...
Ecology of the endemic land crab Fohngarthia malpilensis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae), a poorly known species from the tropical eastern Pacific.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Lopez-Victoria, Mateo ... Abstract: Fohngarthia malpilensis (Faxon, 1893) is the least studied of the eight American species of Gecarcinidae. This land crab is considered endemic to Malpelo, an oceanic island of the Colombian Pacific. Several aspects of its ecology were investigated between 2003 and 2006. We ...
First records of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from the Republic of Nauru.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Buden, Donald W. ... Abstract: Four species of butterflies are reported from Nauru for the first time and as first records of butterflies from the island republic. None is endemic. Three of the four species are widespread in Oceania: Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius), Danaeus plexippus (Linnaeus), and ...
The reptiles of Nauru.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Buden, Donald W. ... Abstract: Eleven species of reptiles are reported from Nauru in the first systematic treatment of the herpetofauna. Four of the species are marine; the seven others include six lizards (four geckos, two skinks) and one snake. Gehyra mutilata (Wiegman), G. oceanica (Lesson), Pelamis platura ...
Inventory of Thysanoptera collected from French Polynesia.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Hoddle, Mark S. ... Abstract: A survey for Thysanoptera was conducted in the Society (Tahiti, Moorea, and Raiatea), Marquesas (Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, and Ua Pou), and Austral islands (Rurutu and Tubuai) archipelagos in French Polynesia from September 2003 to November 2005. At least 55 thrips species in ...
Attempt to control the invasive red alga Acanthophora spicifera (Rhodophyta: Ceramiales) in a Hawaiian fishpond: an assessment of removal techniques and management options.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Weijerman, Mariska ... Abstract: Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Borgesen was unintentionally introduced to Hawaii in 1950 and has since become the most common nonindigenous algal species in the main Hawaiian Islands. On the west coast of Hawai'i Island it has been documented at three sites, including Kaloko ...
Relationships between otolith size and body size for Hawaiian reef fishes.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Longenecker, Ken ... Abstract: Estimating body size of fishes from remains recovered from piscivores, archaeological sites, and sedimentary deposits is desirable but rarely accomplished because the relationships between the size of a fish and its durable anatomical structures are largely unknown. Regression ...
Maximum annually recurring wave heights in Hawai'i.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Vitousek, Sean ... Abstract: The goal of this study was to determine the maximum annually recurring wave height approaching Hawai'i. The motivation was scientific as well as administrative: to enhance understanding of the recurring nature of dominant swell events, as well as to inform the Hawai'i ...
Demographic parameters of yellowfin croaker, Umbrina roncador (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), from the southern California bight.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Pondella, Daniel J. ... Abstract: The yellowfin croaker, Umbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1882, is a common nearshore and surf-zone species in the southern California bight. Age was determined for individuals (n = 1,209) using annual increments in otoliths, and size at age was modeled using the von Bertalanffy ...
Acropora (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) reproductive synchrony and spawning phenology in the northern Line Islands, central Pacific, as inferred from size classes of developing oocytes.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Kenyon, Jean C. ... Abstract: Little is known of the timing of reproduction in central Pacific coral populations near the equator. Oocyte pigmentation and size comparison with sizes of mature eggs reported in published literature were used to infer intra- and interspecific synchrony and probable spawning ...
Seasonal occurrence and aggregation behavior of the sea urchin Astropyga pulvinata (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Bahia Culebra, Costa Rica.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Alvarado, Juan Jose ... Abstract: Between October 2003 and July 2005, aggregation behavior of the sea urchin Astropyga pulvinta Lamarck was studied in Bahia Culebra, Costa Rica. This sea urchin forms aggregations during part of the year and then disappears. I quantified the number of individuals present in a ...
First record of a pearlfish, Carapus mourlani, inhabiting the Aplysiid opisthobranch mollusc Dolabella auricularia.(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; Glynn, Peter W. ... Abstract: Adult individuals of the pearlfish Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) occur commonly in the mantle cavity of the opisthobranch mollusc Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786) in shallow marine waters of the Gulf of Chiriqui, Pacific Panama. Nearly 30% of the molluscan hosts collected ...