BOARD OF EDITORS 
O. A. Bushnell, Editor-in-Chief 
Department of Bacteriology, University of Hawaii 
Robert Sparks, Assistant to the Editors 
Office of Publications and Information, University of Hawaii 
Agatin T. Abbott E. H. Bryan, Jr. 
Department of Geology and Geophysics Bernice P. Bishop Museum 
University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 
Thomas S. Austin 
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Hawaii Area 
(U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
Brian M. Bary 
Institute of Oceanography 
University of British Columbia 
Vancouver, Canada 
Albert J. Bernatowicz 
Department of Botany 
University of Hawaii 
Koji Hidaka 
Geophysical Institute 
Tokyo University 
Tokyo, Japan 
Colin S. Ramage 
Department of Geology and Geophysics 
University of Hawaii 
Paul J. Scheuer 
Department of Chemistry 
University of Hawaii 
Albert L. Tester 
Department of Zoology and Entomology 
University of Hawaii 
Howard Boroughs Miklos F. Udvardy 
Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agricolas Department of Zoology and Entomology 
Turrialba, Costa Rica University of Hawaii 
Thomas Nickerson, Managing Editor 
Office of Publications and Information, University of Hawaii 
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