MBRC, Chennai Scientist Profile
Dr. C. Venkatraman
Scientist-E
Marine Biology Research Centre, Zoological Survey of India
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Dr. C. Venkatraman Scientist-E |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
Ph.D.; 1998 |
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Department/Division |
Marine Biology Regional Centre |
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Email Address |
c.venkatraman@zsi.gov.in |
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Phone Number |
9073007420 |
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Area of Expertise |
Birds |
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Experience after Ph. D. |
25 years |
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Significant Achievements |
- Discovered One mammal species - Recorded 58 species (One bat species and One fish, One sea snake, seven mollusc, five crabs, 42 bryozoans, one nemertea) as new record to Myanmar and India respectively - Contribution to the taxonomy of Bryozoans in Indian reefs - Assessment of Sea cucumber population in GoMBR and Palkbay, East coast of India -
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Mentorship |
Supervised 03, M.Sc., 03 M.Phil., and 05 PhD students |
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Research Focus |
- Taxonomy of lesser-known marine phyla in GoMBR, East coast of India - Research on distribution of small mammals in South west Bengal - Research on status of Endemic and endangered species such as Andaman teal and Nilgiri marten
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Publications
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Books: 08, Research papers: 120
Venkatraman, C. and V. Gokula. 2009. Coastal birds of Tamil Nadu, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper 303: 1-64, (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv India, Kolkata.
Venkatraman, C., K. Venkataraman, Rajkumar Rajan, S. Shrinivaasu, P. Padmanaban, K. Paramasivam and C. Sivaperuman, 2013. Diversity and Distribution of Echinoderms in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southern India, Pp. 197-212. In:K. Venkataraman, C. Sivaperuman and C. Raghunathan (eds.), Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 483pp.
Venkatraman, C, P. Padmanaban, and C. Sivaperuman. 2015. Seasonal abundance of Sea snakes on the Chennai Coast, Southern India. In: K.Venkataraman and C. Sivaperuman (eds) Marine faunal diversity in India; Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation, Elsevier, USA. Pp249-259
Venkatraman, C, and R. Nagarajan. 2015. Effect of Nesting Tree Height Characteristics on the Nesting Behaviour of Colonial Waterbirds in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. In Gopi, G.V. and S.A. Hussain (Eds.) Waterbirds of India, ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife & Protected Areas. Vol. 16; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India. 122-131Pp.
Gokula., V and C. Venkatraman. 2003. Foraging and breeding biology of the Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides in the Siruvani foot hills, Tamil Nadu, India. Forktail 18. 72-73.
OmPraba G. Alex Chapeaurouge, Robin Doley, K. Rema Devi, P. Padmanaban, C. Venkatraman, D. Velmurugan, Qingsong Lin, and R. Manjunatha Kini. 2010. Identification of a Novel Family of Snake Venom Proteins Veficolins from Cerberus rynchops Using a Venom Gland Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approach. Journal of Proteome Research,9: 1882–1893.
Manokaran Kamalakannan, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Shantanu Kundu, Govindarasu Gokulakrishnan, Chinnadurai Venkatraman, & Kailash Chandra. 2021. Discovery of a new mammal species (Soricidae: Eulipotyphla) from Narcondam volcanic island, India. Scientific reports 11: 9416. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88859-4.
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ResearchGate profile |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/C-Venkatraman-2 |
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Dr. S. PRABAKARAN
Scientist-E
Marine Biology Research Centre, Zoological Survey of India
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Dr. S. PRABAKARAN Scientist-E |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
M.Sc., Ph.D.; 1996 |
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Department/Division |
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai -600028 |
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Email Address |
prabakaranzsi@yahoo.co.inprabakaran.s@zsi.gov.in
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Phone Number |
8682906384 & 9444076545 |
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy: Blattids and Membracidae |
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Experience after Ph. D. |
27 years |
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Significant Achievements |
<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Discovered 05 new Blattid (Cockroach) species. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Contribution to the taxonomy of Indian Cockroaches (Blattids) <!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Research on Cockroaches and Membracids <!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Studies of Cockroaches and Membracids ecological and Behavioural Patterns |
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Mentorship |
Guided and supervised 03 PhD students |
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Research Focus |
<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Taxonomic studies on Blattids and Membracids. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Diversity of Cockroaches and Membracids. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->§ <!--[endif]-->Phylogenetic studies on Cockroaches.
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Publications
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<!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->2018. Prabakaran .S, Senraj. M, K. Revathi and Y. Chezhian. “Diversity of cockroaches in Velliangiri hills of Coimbatore district in southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India” International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies 2018; 5(1): 206-213. NAAS Rating: 4.00. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->2018. Prabakaran S. and Senraj, M. “A checklist of cockroaches (Insecta: Blattodea) from India.” Version 1.0. Online publication is available at www.zsi.gov.in (Last update: February 2018)
<!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->2018. Prabakaran, R. Babu and M. Senraj. “Inventory of Membracidae (Insecta: Homoptera) type specimens in the collections of Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai. Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol. 117(4)/ 341-355, 2017. ISSN (Print): 0375-1511.
<!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->2019. S. Prabakaran, M. Senraj and Cristian C. Lucanas. “A new species of Allacta Saussure &Zehntner 1895 (Blattodea: Ectobiidae.” Pseudophyllodromiinae) from India”. HALTERES, Volume 10, 1-6, 2019. ISSN 0973-1555(Print) ISSN 2348-7372(Online)
<!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->2021. M. SENRAJ, S. MARIA PACKIAM S. Prabakaran, CRISTIAN C. LUCANAS & DEEPA JAISWAL. Review of Indian Allacta Saussure&Zehntner, 1895 (Blattodea: Ectobiidae:Pseudophyllodromiinae), with description of three new species.Zootaxa-49209(2):254-266.ISSN1175-5334 (online edition)
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ResearchGate profile |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prabakaran-Sarangan |
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Dr. Bineesh. K. K
Scientist-E
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai
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Dr. Bineesh. K. K Scientist-E |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
Ph.D.; 2014 |
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Department/Division |
Marine Biology Regional Centre |
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Email Address |
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Phone Number |
9037611957 |
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy: Marine fishes |
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Experience after Ph. D. |
7 years |
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Significant Achievements |
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Mentorship |
Supervised 04MSc students |
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Research Focus |
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Publications
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Gopalakrishnan. A, Divya P. R., V. S. Basheer, T. Raja Swaminathan, A. Kathirvelpandian, Bineesh. K. K, Rahul G. Kumar and J. K. Jena (2012). Macro flora and fauna of the Gulf of Mannar- a checklist. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U. P., India. 127 pages. ISBN: 978-81-905540-8-4(Book) - 8 Book chapters - 78 research papers in SCI journals Bineesh, K. K., Kumar, R. R., Venu, S., Nashad, M., Basheer, V. S., Akhilesh, K. V., &Sivaperuman, C. (2020). Fifteen new records of Batoids (Elasmobranchii) from waters off Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 62(1), 21-28. Bineesh K.K, M. Nashad, Aneesh Kumar. K. V and H. Endo (2019). Glossanodon macrocephalus, a new argentine fish (Protacanthopterygii: Argentinidae) from the Arabian Sea. Zootaxa, 4688(2), 289-294 Rima W Jabado, Peter M Kyne, Riley A Pollom, David A Ebert, Colin A Simpfendorfer, Gina M Ralph, Shaikha S Al Dhaheri, Akhilesh K V, Khadeeja Ali, Mohamud Hassan Ali, Tariq M S Al Mamari, Bineesh K K, Igbal S Elhassan, Daniel Fernando, Edwin M Grandcourt, Muhammad Moazzam Khan, Alec B M Moore, FereidoonOwfi, David P Robinson, Evgeny Romanov, Ana-Lucia Soares, Julia L Y Spaet, Dawit Tesfamichael, ToorajValinassab, Nicholas K Dulvy. (2018). Troubled waters: Conservation status of the sharks, rays, and chimaeras of the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters. Fish and Fisheries. Article ID: FAF12311; Article DOI: 10.1111/faf.12311 Bineesh. K. K., Barry C. Russell & K. Chandra (2018). Nemipterusandamanensis, a new nemipterid fish (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa, 4500 (1), 82-90. K. K. Bineesh, A. Gopalakrishnan, K. V. Akhilesh, K. A. Sajeela, E. M. Abdussamad, N.G.K. Pillai, V.S. Basheer, J.K. Jena and Robert D. Ward (2016). DNA barcoding reveals species composition of sharks and rays in the Indian commercial fishery. Mitochondrial DNA28(4): 458-472
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ResearchGate profile |
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Dr. G. Sivaleela
Scientist-D
Marine Biology Research Centre, Zoological Survey of India
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Dr.G.Sivaleela Scientist-D
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Highest Academic degree, year |
Ph.D.; 2010
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Department/Division |
MBRC/ZSI, Chennai
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Email Address |
Sivaleelambrc9@gmail.com
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Phone Number |
91-9444401238
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy: Marine sponges & Marine nematodes
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Experience after Ph. D. |
13 years
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Significant Achievements |
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Mentorship |
Supervised 02 PhD students
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Research Focus |
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Publications
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- 35 research papers in Naas rated journals including 3 books& 2 international journals. |
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ResearchGate profile |
[Link to ResearchGate profile]
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Dr. P. PADMANABAN
ASSISTANT ZOOLOGIST
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai
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Dr. P. PADMANABAN ASSISTANT ZOOLOGIST |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
Ph.D.;2016 |
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Department/Division |
Marie Reptiles |
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Email Address |
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Phone Number |
+ 91-9444696561 |
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy: Sea Snakes, Polyclad and Foraminifera |
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Experience after Ph. D. |
06 years |
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Significant Achievements(max 5 bullet points) |
- Discovered 02 new records of sea snake species - Reported new distributional records Five species of Polyclads - Reportedone species of Benthic Foraminifera new to India and one new distribution |
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Research Focus(max. 5 bullet points) |
- Taxonomy and classification of Sea snakes - Species diversity and distribution patterns |
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Publications |
-25 Research and papers and one in international journal. |
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ResearchGate profile |
[Link to ResearchGate profile] |
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R. Rajendar Kumar
ASSISTANT ZOOLOGIST
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai
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R. Rajendar Kumar Assistant Zoologist |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
M. Sc 2008 |
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Department/Division |
Marine Biology Regional Centre |
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Email Address |
rrkumar@zsi.gov.in |
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Phone Number |
07386935456 |
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy: Marine Gastropod and Micro Mollusc |
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Experience after Ph. D. |
09years |
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Significant Achievements |
- Discovered 01 new Marine Eel species Discovered 03 New records of Marine micro mollusc. Discovered 01 New record Marine Bivalve - Contribution to the taxonomy of Marine Gastropod families -Contribution to the identification of confiscated Marine Gastropod 20 Research papers |
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Mentorship |
Nil |
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Research Focus |
- Taxonomy and classification of Marine Gastropod Taxonomy and classification of Marine Micro mollusc Gulf of Mannar - Species diversity and distribution Of Marine Gastropod |
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