Dr. Kamalakannan M.
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Dr. Kamalakannan M. Scientist-C |
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Highest Academic degree& Year |
PhD (Zoology), 2015 |
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Department/Division |
Mammal & Osteology Section, HQ, ZSI, Kolkata |
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Email Address |
m.kamalakannan@zsi.gov.in |
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Phone Number |
9488333554 |
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Area of Expertise |
Mammalian taxonomy&Wildlife forensics |
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Experience (after PhD) |
7 years |
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Significant Achievements
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- Discovered a new shrew species (Narcondam Shrew) from India - Contribution to the taxonomy of smaller mammals - Taxonomic studies of mammal components housed at NZC - Contribution to the identification of confiscated mammal articles - Contribution to the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2022 - Presented a paper at the ‘SCCS-International Conference’ held at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK. |
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Mentorship |
-Supervised 06 MSc dissertations on Tricho-taxonomy research |
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Research Focus
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- Taxonomy and classification of mammals - Taxonomic studies of mammal components housed at the NZC -Tricho-taxonomy of Indian mammalian species (identification of species through hairs), - Ecology and conservation of Indian mammals with special reference to smaller mammals - Identification of confiscated articles of mammals |
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Publications
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40 Research papers in SCI/Scopus/NAAS journals 06 Popular articles/Magazines 03 Newsletters 03 E-publications 15 Book-chapters 06 Research Reports
Selected five publications
-Kundu, S., Kamalakannan, M., Kim, A.R., Hegde, V.D., Banerjee, D., Jung, W.-K.; Kim, Y.-M., Kim, H.-W. (2023). Morphology and Mitochondrial Lineage Investigations Corroborate the Systematic Status and Pliocene Colonization of Suncusniger (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India. Genes, 14, 1493. doi.org/10.3390/ genes14071493
-Kamalakannan, M., Sivaperuman, C. Kundu, S. Gokulakrishnan, G. Venkatraman, C. & Chandra, K. (2021). Discovery of A New Mammal Species (Soricidae: Eulipotyphla) From Narcondam Volcanic Island, India. Scientific Reports 11: 9416. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-88859-4
-Kamalakannan M.,G. Gokulakrishnan,C. Venkatraman, C. Sivaperuman and K. Chandra (2021). First record of a Nicobar treeshrew nest in a fallen palm tree. Mammalia 85: 159-160 doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0126
-Dar, T.H., Kamalakannan, M., C. Venkatraman, & K. Chandra (2019). New record of Hipposiderosspeoris(Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Myanmar hidden in the National Zoological Collections of the Zoological Survey of India. Mammalia 83(5): 515–517.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2018-0110
-Kamalakannan, M. (2019). Characterization of dorsal guard hair of the wild goats and sheep (Bovidae: Caprinae) occurring in the Himalaya and Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11 (3): 13304-13309. doi.org/10.11609/jott.3344.11.3.13304-13309
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ResearchGate profile |
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Social Media
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FB: @KamalakannanManokaran |