UCB Moorea Class: Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands

Parent: Berkeley Natural History Museum

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for July through October, 2026

ItemTitleTotal requestsDownloadView-only%Dnld
355702bsPredator Defense Mechanisms in Shallow Water Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea)37314522838.9%
7320c2dzFunction, Design, Scaling, and Sexual Differences of Dimorphic Chelae in the Land Crab, Cardisoma Carnifex3604032011.1%
1td9248wMONITORING ORGAN REGENERATION OF SEA CUCUMBER HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA AFTER EVISCERATION3425229015.2%
5n2925sjAggressive behaviors within and between pairs of Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)28813815047.9%
14b9h07pCordyline fruticosa: the distribution and continuity of a sacred plant2636020322.8%
2vc5r6bcSize and motherhood of the spider Pholcus ancoralis (Araneae: Pholcidae) affects whirling and other defensive behaviors25513112451.4%
0ms0w4ttThe Effects of Lunar Cycling and Fish Predation on Decapod Larval Abundances2489515338.3%
3f4961kqOne is the lonliest number: The effects of isolation on the behavioral interactions of juvenile land hermit crabs (Coenobitidae) from the motus of Mo'orea, French Polynesia2396017925.1%
6vt6p2w8Distribution, Ecology, and Systematics of the Filmy Ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) of Moorea, French Polynesia2376816928.7%
97r5p1r3Feeding preferences of the Cushion Star Culcita novaeguineae in the presence of the Crown of Thorns Starfish Acanthaster planci2373320413.9%
3h60v5m1Foraging Behavior Partitioning And Interactions Of Two Island Invasive Birds: The Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) And The Red-Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)2308814238.3%
0972z8npVarying impact of human feeding on Pink Whiprays, Himantura fai, at two sites on Mo'orea2264418219.5%
0p22r9w3THE ANTI-PREDATOR BEHAVIOR OF THE BLACK LONGSPINE URCHIN (Diadema savignyi): SPATIAL VISION AND THE ROLE OF LIGHT IN EMERGENCE2234917422.0%
7b94s417Feeding Preference of the Cushion Star, Culcita Novaeguineae in Mo’orea2173318415.2%
8jt4w5jjTHE ASSOCIATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF TRAPEZIA CRABS WITH THEIR OBLIGATE POCILLOPORA CORAL HOSTS IN MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA2134816522.5%
9jm2351gHabitat Distribution and Comparison of Brittle Star (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) Arm Regeneration on Moorea, French Polynesia2094416521.1%
3279865cTHE COMPOSITION OF BRYOPHYTE COMMUNITIES ON LIMESTONE VERSUS BASALT SUBSTRATES IN COASTAL AND MID-ELEVATION FORESTS OF MO'OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1943715719.1%
8z07027kPollination biology and reproductive ecology of Scaevola taccada (Goodeniaceae) on Mo'orea, French Polynesia1934714624.4%
51f3q99pAdaptive Regeneration of Ophiocoma Scolopendrina (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) Under Two Feeding Treatments in Moorea, French Polynesia1918310843.5%
12t2697dChristmas Colors : Colormorph Distribution of Spirobranchus Giganteus Pallas 1766 on Moorea, French Polynesia1885113727.1%
5qs3n2k7NUDIBRANCH NEIGHBORHOOD: THE DISTRIBUTION OF TWO NUDIBRANCH SPECIES (CHROMODORIS LOCHI AND CHROMODORIS SP.) IN COOK’S BAY, MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1877011737.4%
1cc0f0mnTropical Island Invaders: Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) Behavior and Seabird Predatioin on Moorea, French Polynesia1853714820.0%
9q13k5txINTERTIDAL ZONATION OF TWO GASTROPODS, NERITA PLICATA AND MORULA GRANULATA, IN MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1854414123.8%
73t4j6xsTERRESTRIAL GASTROPOD DISTRIBUTIONAL FACTORS: NATIVE AND NONNATIVE FORESTS, ELEVATION, AND PREDATION ON MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1845712731.0%
7h7261w2Intraspecific competition, stealing and placement of the symbiotic sea anemone Calliactis tricolor by the hermit crab Dardanus pedunculatus1826012233.0%
8hk9852gDifferences in the Diunral and Nocturnal Defense Mechanisms of Octopus Bocki (Adams, 1941)1795612331.3%
4nf0h53bSpider Diversity Patterns on the Island of Moorea1744712727.0%
68h231wmSEED FATE OF THE TAMANU TREE (CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM): VIABILITY, DISPERSAL, AND PREDATION AND ITS ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE IN MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1734113223.7%
6db9m25gDoes the River Continuum Concept Work in Small Island Streams? Functional Feeding Group Variation Along a Longitudinal Gradient1733314019.1%
0b72h9z2ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN THE HERMIT CRAB DARDANUS PEDUNCULATUS AND ITS COMMENSAL SEA ANEMONE CALLIACTIS TRICOLOR ON MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1715711433.3%
5xs7j02hBalancing anti-predation and energetic needs: color polymorphism in the giant clam Tridacna maxima1693513420.7%
7xj4g5dmTHE EFFECT OF HERBIVORY BY THE LONG-SPINED SEA URCHIN, DIADEMA SAVIGNYI, ON ALGAE GROWTH IN THE CORAL REEFS OF MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1693713221.9%
7910219gSymbiosis of the Sea Star Shrimp (Periclimenes soror) and Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae): Host Fidelity, Host Finding, and Benefits164739144.5%
5t94w4gcBALANCING ANTI-PREDATION AND ENERGETIC NEEDS: COLOR POLYMORPHISM IN THE GIANT CLAM TRIDACNA MAXIMA1636110237.4%
15d994dfSURFACE ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY, AND THE SALINITY TOLERANCES OF THE SUBCLASS COPEPODA AND CRUSTACEAN NAUPLII IN MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1602613416.3%
58c023v0COMBATING THE PURPLE BOTANICAL PLAGUE: EVALUATION OF COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES F. SP. MICONIAE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF MICONIA CALVESCENS IN MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1603212820.0%
0cc962gpAn independently evolved mutualism among ants (Myrmicinae Pheidole terramorium and Paratrechina longicornis), sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) and Hemiptera: an invader-invader mutualism and invasion meltdown1583312520.9%
41z997bpRecovery of the terrestrial crab Cardisoma carnifex after burrow disturbance1582213613.9%
7vz718v8THE INFLUENCE OF CURRENT ON THE ADHESIVE POTENTIAL, DENSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEA ANEMONE (HETERACTIS MAGNIFICA) IN MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA1543711724.0%
41j890fjChemically stimulated behavior of the Hermit Crab Calcinus latens (Randall 1840) and the role of chemical signaling as a mode of sensory perception within the coral rubble habitat of Moorea, French Polynesia1532812518.3%
8xx4w41zInsect Biodiversity and Assessment of Herbivory in Native and Non-Native Plants in Mo’orea, French Polynesia1523112120.4%
3nj9p99rDefense of a multi functional territory against interspecific intruders by the damselfish Stegastes nigricans (Pisces, Pomacentridae)150747649.3%
3977m4tqTHE EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND SEA SURFACE WARMING ON THE EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPISTHOBRANCH GASTROPOD STYLOCHEILUS STRIATUS149717847.7%
4gb4v3zkOntogeny of Defense : Does Life History Affect Predator Response Behavior in the Pygmy Octopus, Octopus Bocki?1494010926.8%
1ft6r4hfHOST PREFERENCE, DETECTION, AND DEPENDENCE: THE ECTOPARASITIC GASTROPODS MELANELLA ACICULA AND PEASISTILIFER NITIDULA (EULIMIDAE) ON HOLOTHURIAN HOSTS1463511124.0%
5mz9d2zsA survey of mushroom corals and the effects of water flow on sediment removal in Fungia species146549237.0%
1h2827rvTHE VISUAL CUES USED BY THE LEMON PEEL ANGELFISH (CENTROPYGE FLAVISSIMA) TO DETERMINE THREAT1452412116.6%
3k0228kqBEHAVIORAL SYNDROMES IN JUVENILE DASCYLLUS TRIMACULATUS (THREE-SPOT DASCYLLUS) IN MO’OREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA: INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN SHYNESS/BOLDNESS1442711718.8%
2f74g3hpIs the Tamanu Losing Turf? DIstribution and Propogation of the Economically Important Calophyllum Inophyllum of Moorea143499434.3%
5ds2z0rnFRESHWATER RUNOFF EFFECTS ON THE DIVERSITY AND COLONIZATION OF CORAL RUBBLE-INHABITING CRUSTACEAN MICROCOMMUNITIES139677248.2%

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