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Dr. Bindu L
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Highest Academic degree, year
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Ph.D.; 1999
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Department/Division
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Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala
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Email Address
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bindulajapathi40@gmail.com
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Phone Number
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9444357963
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Area of Expertise
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Taxonomy: Protozoa (Testate amoebae)
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Experience after Ph. D.
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26 years
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Significant Achievements
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- Discovered 5species oftestate amoebae as new to science
- Reported 27 species of testate amoebae as new records from India
- Reported several species of testate amoebae as new
- distributional records to various states and protected areas
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Mentorship
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Recognized guideship for PhD. under Madras University
Supervised students for MSc.and MPhil Dissertation work
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Research Focus
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Taxonomy and classification of testate amoebae
Species diversity and distribution patterns of testate amoebae
Studied the occurrence of indicator species with respect to
various environmental factors
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Publications
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81 research papers have been published in various National and International journals
- Bindu. L..2010.On some testacids (protozoa) of Melghat wildlife sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. J. of. Threatened taxa, 2(4) :789-848.
- Bindu. L. 2010. On two new species of centropyxidae (protozoa:rhizopoda) from Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. J. of Experimental Zoology,India,13(2): 425-426.
- Bindu. L and N. C. Nandi. 2010. A Synoptic list of freeliving and parasitic protozoa from Maharashtra. Pp. 13-34. In: Gupta Rajiv, K. (Ed.),Advancements in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Biodiversity.Agro Bios
- (International) [ISBN 81-904309-1-2] pp. viii+534.
- Bindu. L and Jasmine, P. 2019. Protozoa: Testate Amoebae. In: Manual on collection, Preservation and Identification of Soil Fauna: 19-30. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
- Bindu. L. 2021. Extended distributional range of testate amoebae of the genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 (Arcellinida : Difflugiidae) to India, Int.J. Glob.Sci.Res., 8(1): 1441-1448.
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ResearchGate profile
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