although the majority of the cornea was nonedematous, there was marked corneal edema in the area of the GV markings with bulla noted (Figure 1). Over several weeks, the edema gradually resolved with interface haze in the area of prior edema. The visual acuity resolved to 20/40 without correction. Case 2. A 67-year-old woman with a history of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy presented with gradual on...

Despite the ecological importance of pair bonding, ontogeny bond formation remains poorly understood. We capitalized on long-term high-resolution tracking social interactions across replicated colonies captive zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata, to map dynamics relationships prior reproduction and identify role that relationship quality plays in subsequent reproductive performance. found pairs ...

Two Phyllactinia species have been associated with powdery mildew on leaves of ash trees (Fraxinus) in Eurasia, fraxinicola U. Braun & H.D. Shin from Southeast Asia and fraxini (DC.) Fuss Europe. Non-native are planted urban greeneries both Europe Asia, but so far, the two not reported same area. Our molecular analysis European material consisting 55 specimens 15 countries confirmed absence...

The aim of this study is to describe a new species of the costata-group from Brazil. Alona margipluma sp. nov. shares morphological traits with A. costata Sars, 1862, A. natalensis Sinev, 2008, and A. cheni Sinev, 1999, but differs from them in: (i) thin setulae between the marginal setae on the valves, (ii) setae 4-5 on the exopodite of limb III long and different in length, (iii) bottle-shape...

Does the ontogeny of vocal imitation follow a set program that, given a target sound, unfolds in a predictable manner, or is it more like problem solving, with many possible solutions? We report that juvenile male zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata, can master their imitation of the same song in various ways; these developmental trajectories are sensitive to the social setting in which the bird...

Persistent corneal edema is one of the complications of phacoemulsification. Five patients underwent this procedure 6 to 8 months before keratoplasty was performed. In addition to bullous keratopathy, two corneas had corneal scarring due to probe overheating or corneal vascularization of the anterior chamber. Electron microscopy of corneal specimens showed that four cases had Fuch's dystrophy w...