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Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro

Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawaii
Verified email at hawaii.edu
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Sexual isolation, speciation and the direction of evolution

KY Kaneshiro - Evolution, 1980 - JSTOR
Various concepts of evolutionary biology are reviewed to emphasize the significance of
premating isolation barriers in processes of speciation. Concepts such as sexual selection, …

Drosophila of Hawaii: Systematics and Ecological Genetics

HL Carson, KY Kaneshiro - Annual Review of Ecology and …, 1976 - annualreviews.org
Mark Twain once said that Hawaii is"... the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any
ocean." Poets, of course, are always right. Thus, the islands are indeed anchored; they …

Ethological isolation and phylogeny in the planitibia subgroup of Hawaiian Drosophila

KY Kaneshiro - Evolution, 1976 - JSTOR
Ethological isolation among four species of Hawaiian Drosophila, differens (Molokai),
planitibia (Maui), heteroneura (Hawaii), and silvestris (Hawaii), is measured in 'male-choice' …

Sexual selection and lek behavior in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

LH Arita, KY Kaneshiro - 1989 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
Field and laboratory studies were conducted to describe the complex lek mating system of
the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). Results of these studies indicate …

Mating behavior of Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a natural environment

TS Whittier, KY Kaneshiro… - Annals of the …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
Systematic quantitative observations of the mating behavior of wild Mediterranean fruit flies,
Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) were made in a semi-isolated orchard in Kula, Maui, Hawaii. …

α-Copaene, a potential rendezvous cue for the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata?

…, TE Shelly, TS Whittier, KY Kaneshiro - Journal of Chemical …, 2000 - Springer
α-Copaene, a potent attractant for male Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, is found
as a minor component in the essential oils of various plant species, including its hosts such …

Male courtship success and female discrimination in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

TS Whittier, FY Nam, TE Shelly, KY Kaneshiro - Journal of Insect Behavior, 1994 - Springer
The mating success of individually marked male Mediterranean fruit flies was monitored over
6 consecutive days in the laboratory. Mating frequency was nonrandom, as the numbers of …

Sperm attractant in the micropyle region of fish and insect eggs

…, H Matsubara, T Weatherby, K Kaneshiro - Biology of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In some animals, such as fish, insects, and cephalopods, the thick egg coat has a narrow
canal—a micropyle—through which spermatozoa enter the eggs. In fish, there is no indication …

Communicating with the public: opportunities and rewards for individual ecologists

…, AE Davis, JM Grove, KY Kaneshiro… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Many ecologists are interested in communicating science to the public and addressing
societal concerns about environmental issues. Individual ecologists need to consider whether, …

Sterile Insect Release and the Natural Mating System of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

…, TS Whittier, KY Kaneshiro - Annals of the …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
A field experiment was conducted to assess the mating competitiveness of sterile males of the
Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), in a natural population on Maui, HI. …