DIET OF EXOTIC PIRAPITINGA PIARACTUS BRACHYPOMUS (CUVIER, 1818) FROM VEMBANAD-KOLE WETLAND, INDIA, AS INFERRED FROM GUT CONTENT ANALYSIS AND DNA BARCODING

Diet of Exotic Pirapitinga Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) From Vembanad-Kole Wetland, India, as Inferred From Gut Content Analysis and DNA Barcoding

Gut contents of the exotic characid fish Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) that escaped into the Vembanad-Kole Wetland, India, during the floods were examined for their gut food spectrum.The qualitative analysis of gut contents showed that the fish is an omnivore with detritus (27 %) as the most dominant food item followed by, plant matter (25 %

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Observation of Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Process and the Permeability Experiments by EICP using Microfluidic Chip

EICP (Enzyme Induced Calcite Precipitation), which artificially Specialty Pipes precipitates calcium carbonate using urease purified from enzymes found in leguminous plants, is attracting attention as a ground improvement method with low environmental impact.Many mechanical and permeability tests have been conducted on treated soil modified by the

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Sanctions for doping in sport

Top-level sport imposes new and more demanding physical and psychological pressures, and the desire for competing, winning and selfassertion leads athletes into temptation to use prohibited substances in order to achieve the best possible results.Regardless of the fact that the adverse consequences of prohibited Phone Accessories substances are wel

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