LONGITUDINAL USE OF FEEDING RESOURCES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISH TROPHIC GUILDS IN A COASTAL ATLANTIC STREAM, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Longitudinal use of feeding resources and distribution of fish trophic guilds in a coastal Atlantic stream, southern Brazil

This study described the use of food resources and the distribution of fish trophic guilds along the longitudinal gradient of a coastal Atlantic stream, southern Brazil.Allochthonous resources (terrestrial insects) predominated in the headwaters, whereas autochthonous food items (algae, fish) and detritus predominated in the mouth section.Detritivo

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Cerebral salt wasting following traumatic brain injury

Hyponatraemia is the hand wipes individual packets most commonly encountered electrolyte disturbance in neurological high dependency and intensive care units.Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) is the most elusive and challenging of the causes of hyponatraemia, and it is vital to distinguish it from the more familiar syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic

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