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Low Genetic Diversity in the Highly Morphologically Diverse Sida fallax Walp. (Malvaceae) Throughout the Pacific 高度形态多样性的黄菖蒲的低遗传多样性。(锦葵科)遍布太平洋

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.2984/76.4.2

Mersedeh Pejhanmehr, Mitsuko Yorkston, C. Morden

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Population Size and Habitat Occupancy by the Endangered Mariana Crow 濒危马里亚纳乌鸦的种群规模和栖息地占用

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.2984/76.4.1

R. J. Craig

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Ingestion of Plastics in a Wild Population of the Pacific Fat Sleeper (Dormitator latifrons) 野生太平洋胖睡鱼对塑料的摄取量

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.2984/76.4.3

Fernando Isea-León, Juan Diego Quispe, Alexandra E. Bermúdez‐Medranda, V. Acosta, A. M. Santana-Piñeros, Y. Cruz‐Quintana, L. M. Soto, Luciana Gomes-Barbosa, L. Dominguez-Granda, C. López

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A Survey of Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tetepare Island, Solomon Islands, Including Six New Island Records 所罗门群岛Tetepare岛陆生脊椎动物调查，包括六个新的岛屿记录

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.2984/76.4.6

J. McCullough, L. Decicco, Mark W. Herr, Piokera S. Holland, D. Pikacha, T. Lavery, K. V. Olson, D. A. DeRaad, Ikuo G. Tigulu, X. M. Mapel, Luke B. Klicka, Roy Famoo, Jonathan Hobete, Lazarus Runi, Gloria Rusa, A. Tippet, D. Boseto, Rafe M. Brown, R. Moyle, Michael J. Andersen

{"title":"A Survey of Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tetepare Island, Solomon Islands, Including Six New Island Records","authors":"J. McCullough, L. Decicco, Mark W. Herr, Piokera S. Holland, D. Pikacha, T. Lavery, K. V. Olson, D. A. DeRaad, Ikuo G. Tigulu, X. M. Mapel, Luke B. Klicka, Roy Famoo, Jonathan Hobete, Lazarus Runi, Gloria Rusa, A. Tippet, D. Boseto, Rafe M. Brown, R. Moyle, Michael J. Andersen","doi":"10.2984/76.4.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2984/76.4.6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: The Solomon Islands host a diverse terrestrial vertebrate fauna which has played a formative role in the development of speciation theory. Yet, despite over a century of biological exploration in the region, there are many islands for which we have incomplete knowledge of the vertebrate fauna. In 2019, we spent 20 days on Tetepare Island in the Western Province, Solomon Islands. Tetepare has a long history of conservation action by local communities and it is now the largest uninhabited tropical island in the world. We recorded 57 species of birds, 13 mammals, 5 amphibians, and 21 reptiles. Of these, we documented six species for the first time on Tetepare by western scientists: one frog, three non-avian reptiles, and two mammals. These findings point to a continued need for basic biological inventory work to inform research, local conservation efforts, and to increase published knowledge of the biodiversity in the Solomon Islands.","PeriodicalId":54650,"journal":{"name":"Pacific Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46260397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of Reproductive Success of the Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudinata: Cheloniidae) Using Different Incubation Treatments 不同孵育处理对榄蠵龟繁殖成功率的影响

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.2984/76.4.4

J.L. Sandoval-Ramírez, E. Solana‐Arellano

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Continuous Reproduction Causes Stable Population Structure of Antipatharian-Associated Shrimp Sandyella tricornuta (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) 持续繁殖导致三棱沙蛛种群结构稳定（十足目：Palaemonidae）

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.2984/76.4.5

Ariadna Ávila-García, C. Sánchez, Leonardo Huato-Soberanis, E. Borda, J. Gómez‐Gutiérrez

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Landscape Configuration Influences ‘Ōma‘o (Myadestes obscurus) Song Diversity 景观配置对“Ōma”o (Myadestes obscurus)歌曲多样性的影响

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-01-25 DOI: 10.2984/76.3.6

N. Fernandez, K. Paxton, E. Paxton, A. Pack, P. Hart

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Prioritization of Restoration Needs for Seabirds in the U.S. Tropical Pacific Vulnerable to Climate Change 易受气候变化影响的美国热带太平洋海鸟恢复需求的优先顺序

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-01-25 DOI: 10.2984/76.3.1

L. Young, E. VanderWerf

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A Third Pond on the Mauna Kea Summit Plateau 莫纳克亚山顶高原上的第三个池塘

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-01-25 DOI: 10.2984/76.3.3

N. Schorghofer, M. Leopold, F. Klasner

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Lake Tagimaucia Montane Lake as a Potential Late Holocene Environmental Archive in Fiji's Volcanic Highlands 塔吉穆西亚-蒙坦湖是斐济火山高地潜在的全新世晚期环境档案

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Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-01-25 DOI: 10.2984/76.3.4

J. Terry, Kunal Singh, M. McKeown

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