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Zoology

Research

The department became an approved Research Centre of Mahatma Gandhi University in 1994 with five of its faculty members and five from other colleges as approved research guides. So far 20  Ph.D.s have rolled out from the department and currently 17 scholars are pursuing their Ph.D. programmes. Advanced research in the fields such as Arachnology, Neurobiology of Ageing, Ant Taxonomy,  Ichthyotaxonomy, Biodiversity and Endocrinology are the thrust areas of research. The Division of Arachnology is the only centre in south India devoted exclusively for the research on spiders and their kin. In 2001 and 2019, the department was selected for special funding under the FIST programme by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Over the years, the department has run 13 major research projects and 5 minor projects funded by national and international agencies such as Department of Science and Technology; University Grants Commission, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change; Indian Council for Agricultural Research; Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment; International Foundation for Science etc. Total funds of these research projects are about 2.88 crores.

Guides

Sunil Jose K
Sunil Jose K

Binitha R N
Binitha R N

Sreelatha S L
Sreelatha S L

Karmaly K A
Karmaly K A

P. A. Sebastian
P. A. Sebastian

Assoc. Prof. (Rtd)

Philip Mathew
Philip Mathew

Assoc. Prof. (Rtd)

James T. J.
James T. J.

Assoc. Prof. (Rtd)

Samson Davis Padayatty
Samson Davis Padayatty

Assoc. Prof. (Rtd)

Mathew M. J.
Mathew M. J.

Asst. Prof.

Research Scholars

Aswathy S
Aswathy S
Anusmitha Domichan
Anusmitha Domichan
Subin Balachandran
Subin Balachandran
Rima Joseph
Rima Joseph
Aneesh Mathew Vergis
Aneesh Mathew Vergis
Minu M.
Minu M.
Anitha Abraham
Anitha Abraham
Jithin Johnson
Jithin Johnson
Reshmi Sekhar
Reshmi Sekhar
Athira Nair D.
Athira Nair D.
Abin Joseliph
Abin Joseliph
Jimmy Paul
Jimmy Paul
Raagam P. M.
Raagam P. M.
Kiran Kumar E.
Kiran Kumar E.
Swapna Johny
Swapna Johny

Projects

  1. Spider diversity of Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
  2. Quality and source of prawn seeds in Kerala
  3. Deprenyl as an anti-ageing agent
  4. A ‘Study on the Mygalomorph Spiders in Western Ghats, Kerala, India’
  5. Taxonomy and Behaviour of the Ant-Mimicking Salticid Spider Genus Myrmarachne
  6. Spiders and Pseudo scorpions of Western Ghats
  7. Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the cloud forests of the sky islands in Western Ghats: A taxonomic and eco-biogeographical approach
  8. Diversity and composition of litter and ground-dwelling spiders in Western Ghats of Kerala
  9. Diversity of abundance of spiders (order Araneae) in different habitat types of Agastyamala biosphere reserve in southern western ghats of Kerala, India
  10. Bacterial isolation and characterisation of proteins from prawn shell wastes
  11. Bacterial isolation of proteins from shrimp wastes.
  12. Bio ecology of Spiders in Western Ghats of Kerala
  13. A Qualitative Study on the Biodiversity of Spider Fauna in Ernkulam District, Kerala State
  14. Effect of deprenyl on ageing
  15. Bioecology, Conservation and Predatory Potential of Spider Fauna In Vegetable and Rice Agroecosystems
  16. Bio-ecological Studies and the Predatory Potential of the Spider Fauna in the Rice Ecosystem of Kuttanad in Kerala

  1. Indian Chelonethida: Taxonomy, Ecology and Phylogeography of Pseudoscorpions with Special Reference to Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot
  2. Diversity and composition of litter and ground-dwelling spiders in Western Ghats of Kerala