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June 1 - 3 , 1978 - University of Hawaii at Manoa

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In line with this thinking, immedi<strong>at</strong>e inquiry is needed to<br />

shed light on the following questions:<br />

1. Wh<strong>at</strong> is the present distributional rel<strong>at</strong>ionships between<br />

availability <strong>of</strong> insect foods and endemic forest bird<br />

popul<strong>at</strong>ions, especially during and after the critical<br />

nesting and fledging periods?<br />

2. Wh<strong>at</strong> proportions <strong>of</strong> diets <strong>of</strong> the various forest bird<br />

species are composed <strong>of</strong> foods <strong>of</strong> foreign origin?<br />

3. Are foreign organisms limiting the quantity and quality<br />

<strong>of</strong> food presently available to forest birds? If so,<br />

which exotics are the most influential and where are<br />

they exerting the most competitive pressure?<br />

4. Are Scotorythra spp. popul<strong>at</strong>ians under biological<br />

control by foreign organisms as has been asserted?<br />

5. Wh<strong>at</strong> is the contemporary role <strong>of</strong> pred<strong>at</strong>ory ants in<br />

reducing food supplies <strong>of</strong> forest birds?<br />

These and many other high priority questions face contem-<br />

porary research ecologists charged with preserving endangered<br />

birds and maintaining n<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>Hawaii</strong>an ecosystems.

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