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 Tool Set food item followed by, plant mat

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Distributed Multi-Antenna Positioning for Automatic-Guided Vehicle

Radio-based positioning systems are typically utilized to provide high-precision position information for automatic-guided vehicles (AGVs).However, the presence of obstacles in harsh environments, as well as carried cargoes on the AGV, will degrade the localization performance, since they block the propagation of radio signals.In this paper, a dist

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The Edge of Perinatal Viability: Understanding the Dutch Position

The current Dutch guideline on care at the edge of perinatal viability advises to consider initiation of active care to infants born from 24 weeks of gestational age on.This, only after extensive counseling of and shared decision-making with the parents of the yet unborn infant.Compared to most other European guidelines on this matter, the Dutch gu

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