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Vol. 20, Nos. 1-2

December 1987

ICRONESICA Journal of the University of Guam DEVOTED TO THE NATURAL SCIENCES OF MICRONESIA AND RELATED AREAS

CONTENTS • Anthropology CARUCCI ... Jekero: Symbolizing the Transition to Manhood in the Marshall Islands •Biology FOSBERG, SACHET, and OLIVER . . . A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae FOSBERG and SACHET ... Noteworthy Micronesian Plants. 5.

FOSBERG and SACHET . . . The Genus Timonius (Rubiaceae) in the Palau Islands FOSBERG and SACHET . . . Notes on Micronesian Cyperaceae HAIG and KROPP ... Petrolisthes eldredgei, A New Porcellanid Crab from the Indo-West Pacific, with Rediscription of Two Related Species MENESES and ABBOTT . . . Gracilaria and Polycavernosa (Rhodophyta) from Micronesia NAKANISHI . . . Stranded Tropical Seeds and Fruits on the Coast of the Japanese Mainland BRALEY . . . Distribution and Abundance of the Giant Clams Tridacna gigas and T. derasa on the Great Barrier Reef BRALEY , . . Spatial Distribution and Population Parameters of Tridacna gigas and T. derasa • Book Reviews

MICRONESICA Journal of the University of Guam DEVOTED TO THE NATURAL SCIENCES IN MICRONESIA Founded by Benjamin C. Stone in 1964 Published twice a year

BOARD OF EDITORS R. H. Richmond, General Editor The Marine Laboratory, University of Guam L. G. Eldredge Marine Laboratory University of Guam

M. Marshall Department of Anthropology University of Iowa

F. R. Fosberg National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

B. C. Stone Department of Botany Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

M. J. Levin Population Division U.S. Bureau of the Census

C. E. Birkeland Marine Laboratory University of Guam

J. E. Randall Bernice P. Bishop Museum Honolulu, Hawaii

l H. Underwood Department of Anthropology University of Arizona

MICRONESICA is a forum for original research in the fields of physical and social anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and ethnology; systematic and ecological botany and zoology, marine sciences, and related disciplines concerned primarily with Micronesia and adjacent regions.

UNIVERSITY OF GUAM UOG Station

Mangilao, Guam 96923 Subscription prices Individual $12.00 per volume Institutional $20.00 per volume

MICRONESICA Journal of the University of Guam

VOL. 20, Nos. 1-2

Mangilao, GUAM

December, 1987

CONTENTS Anthropology CARUCCI, L. M. Jekero: Symbolizing the Transition to Manhood in the Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biology FosBERG, F. R., M. SACHET, and R. OLIVER. A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fo~BERG, F. R., and M. SACHET. Noteworthy Micronesian Plants. 5. . ..

FosBERG, F. R., and M. SACHET. The Genus Timonius (Rubiaceae) in the Palau Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FosBERG, F. R., and M. SACHET. Notes on Micronesian Cyperaceae ....

HAIG, J., and R. K. KROPP. Petrolisthes eldredgei, A New Porcellanid Crab from the Indo-West Pacific, with Redescription of Two Related Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .

MENESES, 1., and I. A. ABBOTT. Gracilaria and Polycavernosa (Rhodophyta) from Micronesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NAKANISHI, H. Stranded Tropical Seeds and Fruits on the Coast of the Japanese Mainland ..........................................

BRALEY, R. D. Distribution and Abundance of the Giant Clams Tridacna gigas and T. derasa on the Great Barrier Reef ...............

BRALEY, R. D. Spatial Distribution and Population Parameters of Tridacna gigas and T. derasa ....................................

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Book Reviews KNUDSON, K. E. Mission, Church, and Sect in Oceania. J. A. Boutilier, D. T. Hughes, and S. W. Tiffany, eds. . .................... 247 ScHREINER, I. H. A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific, by H. Douglas Pratt, Philip L. Bruner, and Delwyn G. Berrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Editor's Note

After a three year hiatus, Micronesica is back in business. As the new General Editor, I feel an explanation is due our contributors and subscribers.

Dr. C. E. Birkeland, the last editor of record, relinquished his editorial responsibilities with the last volume published (Vol. 19), in 1984. The succeeding editor was not successful in his endeavors, and I was appointed General Editor in August, 1986. Since then, manuscripts needed to be sorted, reviewed, and revised an additional time. Due to the strength of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar, we have been forced to abandon our long-standing contract with a Japanese company, and had to search and re-bid for a new printer. On behalf of Micronesica, I apologize to authors and subscribers for the delay and inconvenience. I hope everything will be back on schedule in the near future, and all will be in order before I pass on the editorial responsibilities to the next editor. I have chosen to use the actual date of issue as the date on this volume (No. 20), to avoid confusion. It should be noted that all of the manuscripts contained herein were submitted and accepted two to three years ago. I also wish to acknowledge C. E. Birkeland for his willingness to come out of a well-deserved "retirement" to assist in getting Micronesica back on track.

Robert H. Richmond General Editor

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