Survival rates of waterfowl during wing molt have rarely been described, leading to uncertainty about the importance of this annual cycle stage for management. We quantified survival probability of 247 radiomarked female harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) during wing molt in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA. The daily survival rate (DSR) was extremely high (DSR 1⁄4 0.999; 95% CI: 0.99...

AIMS To compare four media-UTI medium, BBL CHROMagar, CPS ID2, and Harlequin CLED-using a collection of fully characterised organisms and subsequent "field trial". METHODS Seven hundred and eighty seven fully characterised isolates (730 Gram negative bacteria, 47 Gram positive bacteria, and 10 yeasts) were used to test for accuracy of organism identification. To assess isolation rates and abi...

Harlequin syndrome (HS) is a rare disorder of the sympathetic nervous system which presents with unilateral decreased sweating and flushing of the face, neck, and chest in response to heat, exercise, or emotional factors. The contralateral side displays a compensatory overreaction to provide normal heat regulation of the face as a whole. In the literature, most of the cases are primary in natur...

We measured intra- and postoperative mortality rates of captive and free-ranging Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) undergoing surgical liver biopsy sampling for determination of the induction of cytochrome P4501A, a biomarker of oil exposure. Liver biopsies were taken from and radio transmitters were implanted into 157 free-ranging Harlequin Ducks over three winters (55 in 2000, 55 in...

In a recent paper on Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) interannual site fidelity (Iverson et al. 2004), we concluded that wintering populations were demographically structured at a finer geographic scale than that at which genetic differentiation was observed and that conservation efforts should recognize this degree of demographic independence. In a critique of our study, Pearce and T...

The harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hahn), is a serious pest of brassicaceous vegetables in southern North America. While this insect is limited in its northern range of North America, presumably by severe cold winter temperatures, specific information on its cold hardiness remains unknown. We determined the supercooling points (SCPs) for Maryland and Virginia adult populations and found ...

Vol. 27, No. 1, 2015 101 Received February 4, 2014, Revised March 5, 2014, Accepted for publication March 12, 2014 Corresponding author: Mi Woo Lee, Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3010-3460, Fax: 82-2-486-7831, E-mail: miumiu@ amc.seoul.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative ...

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We investigated the genetic structure of populations of Guianan harlequin toads (genus Atelopus ) and their evolutionary affinities to extra-Guianan congeners. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b ) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene sequences produced well-supported clades largely corresponding to the four recognized taxa in the Guianas ( Atelopus spumarius hoogm...

To cite: Emsley HCA. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200516 DESCRIPTION This man’s episodes of unilateral sweating (figure 1), flushing and piloerection started after heavy physical work moving 20 tons of gravel. Harlequin syndrome may be due to an underlying defect in the region of the thoracic sympathetic outflow as discussed in the literatur...