scholarly journals Toxicity Analysis and Cry Gene Profiling of Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolated from Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu State, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ramalakshmi ◽  
P. Annakodi ◽  
V. Udayasurian ◽  
V. Balasubramani
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Gene Profiling ◽  
Cry Gene ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Toxicity Analysis

Rediscovery of Miliusa wightiana Hook. f. & Thomson (Annonaceae) From type Locality and its Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
C. Murugan ◽  
S. Ganthikumar ◽  
L.J.P. Arulanandam ◽  
R. Gopalan
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Southern Western Ghats

Miliusa wightiana Hook.f. & Thomson (Annonaceae) is rediscovered after type collection from type locality (Courtallum Hills, southern Western Ghats) and its environs (Mancholai and Papanasam Hills of Tamil Nadu state).

A new species of rock-dwelling Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tamil Nadu, southern India

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4571 (3) ◽  
pp. 383
Author(s):  
AKSHAY KHANDEKAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Peninsular India ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis is described based on a series of nine specimens from near Sankari in Salem district, Tamil Nadu state, southern India. The new species is diagnosable by the following suite of characters: a small-sized Cnemaspis (adult snout to vent length less than 33 mm); heterogeneous dorsal pholidosis consisting of weakly keeled granular scales intermixed with large strongly keeled, conical tubercles, 9–11 rows of dorsal tubercles, 12–17 tubercles in paravertebral rows; spine-like scales absent on flank, 17–20 lamellae under digit IV of pes. Males with 4–6 femoral pores on each thigh, separated on either side by eight poreless scales from four precloacal pores; precloacal pores separated medially by a single poreless scale; two single dorsal ocelli on occiput and between forelimb insertions, two pairs of ocelli on either side just anterior and posterior to forelimb insertions. Cnemaspis agarwali sp. nov. is the fifth endemic species of Cnemaspis from peninsular India outside the Western Ghats and highlights the rich and unique diversity of this understudied region. 

scholarly journals Notes on the extended distribution of Impatiens megamalayana, a recently described balsam in Western Ghats, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 19878-19883
Author(s):  
Anoop P. Balan ◽  
A.J. Robi
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Annual Herb ◽  
Kerala State ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Future Reference

Impatiens megamalayana is a recently described balsam from the Megamalai hills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu state. This is a small, annual herb with ridged stem, often distributed in open, wet, rocky grasslands above 1,000 m elevation. The plant considered endemic to the Megamalai hills of Tamil Nadu is recently located in the Urumbikkara hills of Idukki district in Kerala state, which is about 120 km away from its original locality. Urumbikkara is an emerging tourist destination in central Kerala and the newly located populations of the plant are outside protected forest areas and are facing severe threat due to anthrapogenic activities. A detailed description, photographs and distribution maps are provided to facilitate easy identification of the plant in the field. An updated checklist of the genus Impatiens in Kerala state is also furnished for future reference.

scholarly journals A checklist of mammals of Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 13992-14009
Author(s):  
Manokaran Kamalakannan ◽  
Paingamadathil Ommer Nameer
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Complete Bibliography ◽  
The Western Ghats

A checklist of mammals of Tamil Nadu State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, prevalent vernacular names in Tamil, IUCN conservation status, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, the appendices in the CITES, endemism, the distribution of species in India, the Western Ghats & plains of Tamil Nadu, and the complete bibliography pertaining to the 132 species of mammals of Tamil Nadu are given.

scholarly journals A preliminary study of the hawkmoth diversity (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 13592-13604
Author(s):  
Geetha Iyer ◽  
Ian James Kitching
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Peninsular India ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Western Ghats

Kanyakumari District is situated at the southernmost tip of peninsular India in Tamil Nadu State and is bounded by the Western Ghats and the coasts of three seas.  There are no detailed historical records of the moths of this region, which, before India’s independence, was part of Travancore State.  This paper presents a brief account of the 27 species of hawkmoths of Kanyakumari District, recorded during surveys conducted from 2011-2015, and is the first formal record of the hawkmoths of this region.  A list of the species from the collection of the Natural History Museum, UK, collected in the erstwhile Travancore State that are likely to be found in the Kanyakumari region is also included.

A Study on Job Satisfaction among Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) Employees at Tiruvarur Branch

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 230-242
Author(s):  
M. Ganesan, K ◽  
K. Veerakumar ◽  
N. R Vembu ◽  
Dr. M. K Durgamani ◽  
Dr. Renuka
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
The Road ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Labour Turnover

Job satisfaction is an important factor for employees working in formal and informal sector. The job is small or big, permanent or temporary, risky or non-risky, job satisfaction is important. It is the mental feeling which drives the employees to excel. Job satisfaction is a combination of psychological, physiological and environmental circumstances. A satisfied employee is a contented and happy human being. The labour turnover depends upon job satisfaction. Even highly paid employees quit the job when they are not satisfied with the job. Road transportation in Tamilnadu is growing day by day. Job stress in the road transportation is very high due to increase in number of vehicle playing on the road and heavy traffic. The drivers and conductors working in public transport corporation are suffering from high job stress. If drivers and conductors are not satisfied with their job which leads to mental stresses and affects the productivity and also creates accidents. In this present study the researchers made an attempt to study the level of job satisfaction among the drivers and conductors who are working in the Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC). The study reveals the expectations of drivers and conductors working in TNSTC with regards to the attributes like salary, promotion and fringe benefits etc., are satisfactory and not detrimental. 

AVIAN DIVERSITY AND ITS ABUNDANCE IN THE KETHI VALLEY AREAS,THE NILGIRIS, WESTERN GHATS, TAMIL NADU.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 781-788
Author(s):  
G Kalaiyarasi ◽  
◽  
D Jayabalan ◽  
C Rameshkumar ◽  
C Subramanian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Avian Diversity ◽  
The Nilgiris

scholarly journals Maternal Vitamin B12 Status and Risk of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Birth Defects in Tamil Nadu State, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-576
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Munger ◽  
Rajarajeswari Kuppuswamy ◽  
Jyotsna Murthy ◽  
Kalpana Balakrishnan ◽  
Gurusamy Thangavel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Maternal Nutrition ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Plasma Vitamin ◽  
Maternal Vitamin ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Tamil Nadu State

Background and Objective: The causal role of maternal nutrition in orofacial clefts is uncertain. We tested hypotheses that low maternal vitamin B12 and low folate status are each associated with an increased risk of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL±P) in a case–control study in Tamil Nadu state, India. Methods: Case-mothers of CL±P children (n = 47) and control-mothers of unaffected children (n = 50) were recruited an average of 1.4 years after birth of the index child and plasma vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid (MMA), total homocysteine (tHcy), and folate were measured at that time. Logistic regression analyses estimated associations between nutrient biomarkers and case–control status. Results: Odds ratios (ORs) contrasting biomarker levels showed associations between case-mothers and low versus high plasma vitamin B12 (OR = 2.48, 95% CI, 1.02-6.01) and high versus low plasma MMA, an indicator of poor B12 status (OR = 3.65 95% CI, 1.21-11.05). Case–control status was not consistently associated with folate or tHcy levels. Low vitamin B12 status, when defined by a combination of both plasma vitamin B12 and MMA levels, had an even stronger association with case-mothers (OR = 6.54, 95% CI, 1.33-32.09). Conclusions: Mothers of CL±P children in southern India were 6.5 times more likely to have poor vitamin B12 status, defined by multiple biomarkers, compared to control-mothers. Further studies in populations with diverse nutritional backgrounds are required to determine whether poor maternal vitamin B12 or folate levels or their interactions are causally related to CL±P.

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