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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Mitochondrial DNA mapping of social-biological interactions in Brazilian Amazonian African-descendant populations

The formation of the Brazilian Amazonian population has historically involved three main ethnic groups, Amerindian, African and European.This has resulted in genetic investigations having been carried out using classical polymorphisms and molecular markers.To better understand the genetic variability and silver lining herbs kidney support the micro

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