Publications of the year 2007 & 2008.

» R S.Beyo, P Sreejith, L Divya, Oommen O V, M A. Akbarsha (2007)
Ultrastructural observations of previtellogenic ovarian follicles of the Caecilians  Ichthyophis tricolor and Gegeneophis ramaswamii J. Morphol; 268, 329-342.

» R.S Beyo, P Sreejith, L Divya,  Akbarsha M A, Oommen O.V (2007).    
Assembly of ovarian  follicles  in the  Caecilians Ichthyophis tricolor and Gegeneophis ramaswamii:  light and transmission electron microscopic  study.  Zygote, 15, 199 – 213.

» P Sreejith, R S Beyo, L Divya, A S Vijayasree, M Manju & O V Oommen (2007).
Triiodothyronine and melatonin influence antioxidant defense mechanism in a teleost, Anabas testudineus (Bloch): in vitro study. Indian J. Biochem.& Biophys.44; 3,164-168.

» D J. Gower, M Dharne, G Bhatta, V Giri, R Vyas, V Govindappa, Oommen  O V, J George, Y Schouche & M Wilkinson (2007).
Remarkable genetic homogeneity in unstriped, long-tailed Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) along 1500 km of the Western Ghats, India. J.  Zool. London 272, 266-275.

» R.S Beyo, L Divya, Smita M, Oommen O V & M A Akbarsha (2008).
Stages in follicle cell/oocyte interface during vitellogenesis in caecilians Ichthyophis tricolor and Gegeneophis ramaswamii: a transmission electron-microscopic study. Cell Tissue Res, 331:519–528, DOI 10.1007/s00441-007-0523-2

» P Sreejith, R S.Beyo, G Prasad, F Sunny & Oommen O V (2007).
Thyroid status alters gill ionic metabolism and chloride cell morphology as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy in a teleost Anabas testudineus (Bloch): short and long term in vivo study. Indian J. Exp. Biol. 45, 1015-1021.

» L.Divya, Malini Laloraya & Oommen O V (2008).
Superoxide Dismutase has a key regulatory role in amphibian metamorphosis. Proc XX Kerala Science Congress, 649-652.

New species of Caecilian described “Uraeotyphlus oommeni” in   Species groups in the Indian caecilian genus Uraeotyplus peters (Amphibia : Gymnophiona : uraeotyphlidae), with the description of a new species  by Gower D J and Wilkinson M, Herpetologica, 63, 401-410 , 2007.
 
Chapter in Book.
Oommen O.V, Sunny F, Smita M, George J M, Sreejith P, Beyo R S, Divya L, Vijayasree A S, Manju M, Johnson C & Akbarsha M A (2007) Endocrine regulation of  metabolism: Physiological implications of functional interactions (Ed.S.K. Maitra), M/S Daya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi - 110 035, India pp 320-345.

Ph.D thesis submitted.    Beyo.R.S : A comprehensive insight into the molecular taxonomy, ecology and reproductive biology of two caecilians, Ichthyophis tricolor and Gegeneophis ramaswami.

 ABSTRACTS
1. Beyo  R S, Oommen O V & Akbarsha M A (2007).  The fine structure of mitochondria and the mitochondrial cloud during oogenesis in the caecilian Icthyophis tricolor. Proc. XXV National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, 15-17 January. pp 83.  

2. Manju M, Sherin T G, Rajasekharan K N, Rajeesha K N, Sreejith P, Dileep Kumar R & Oommen O V (2007),Protective effect of curcuminoides on Iron-induced lipid peroxidation in a sub -mammalian vertebrate (Teleost, Anabas testudineus)’. Proc. XXV National Symposium on Reproductive biology and comparative Endocrinology, 15-17 January. pp 62.

3. Manju M, P Sreejith & Oommen O V, 2007, ‘Curcumin in vivo reduces lipid peroxidation in a fish – Anabas testudineus (Bloch)’. Proc. National Symposium on drugs affecting lipid metabolism, February 27-28.
4.  Divya L, Vijayasree A S, Sreejith P, R S Beyo & O V Oommen (2007) . Developmental profile of antioxidant enzymes in a metamorphosing amphibian: Rana curtipes – Interplay of thyroid hormones and antioxidant status. Proc. XXV National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, 15-17 January. pp 76.

5. Divya L, Rajesh Kumar Jha, Jasna J Mohan, Pradeep Kumar G, Malini Laloraya & Oommen O V (2007). ROS Involvement in Amphibian Metamorphosis: Confirmation by Fluorescent  probes. Proc. XXV National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, 15-17 January. pp 76.

» Gayathri Elayidam and Muraleedharan D (2007):
Juvenile hormone activity in Dysdercus cingulatus by the JHE inhibitor OTFP. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology :45,901-906

» Gayathri Elayidam and Muraleedharan D (2007) :
Activity pattern of juvenile hormone during metamorphosis in Dysdercus cingulatus. Entomon (32) 1.

» Vasudevan Pillai Biju, Damodaran Muraleedharan, Ken-ichi Nakayama, Yasuo Shinohara, Tamitake Itoh, Yoshinobu Baba and Mitsuru Ishikawa (2007):
Quantum dot-Insect Neuropeptide Conjugates for Fluorescence Imaging, Transfection and Nucleus Targeting of Living Cells. Langmuir 23:10254-10261.

» Gayathri Elayidam and Muraleedharan D (2007):
Identification and partial characterization of juvenile hormone esterase from Dysdercus cingulatus . Indian journal of Biophysics and Biochemistry (In press)   

» Leji, J., Babitha, G. S., Rejitha, V., Vijayasree, A. S., Oommen, O.V., Ignatius, J., Peter, V. S. and  Peter, M. C. S.(2007). Thyroidal and osmoregulatory responses in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) to the effluents of coconut husk retting. J.  Endocrinol. Reprod.11 (1), 24-31.

» Peter, M.C.S., Rejitha, V. and D.G Dilip (2007).  Handling of ferric iron by branchial and intestinal epithelia of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus Bloch). Indian J. Exp. Biol. 45, 896-900.

» Peter, V. S., Joshua, E. K., Wendelaar Bonga, S.E. and Peter, M.C.S. (2007). Metabolic and thyroidal response in air-breathing perch (Anabas testudineus) to water-borne kerosene. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 152,198-205.

» Peter, V. S. and Peter, M.C.S. (2007). Influence of the coconut husk retting effluents on metabolic regulation, interrenal and thyroidal activities in the air-breathing perch, Anabas testudineus Bloch. J.  Endocrinol. Reprod. (in press).

Abstracts
George, N. and Peter, M. C. S. (2007). Role of Na+, K+- ATPase in the transport of ferrous and ferric iron in vitro in intestinal explants of climbing perch (Anabas testudineu). National Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, November 26-28, pp.67. 

Peter, M. C. S., Menon, R. and Divya, R. (2007). Ambient salinity modulates the thyroidal and osmoregulatory response to water-borne lithium in the climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch). National Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, November 26-28, pp.42.

Sajeena, M.  S., Peter, V.  S. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Acclimation to dilute seawater improves the ureogenic potential of the climbing perch, Anabas testudineus during ammonia tolerance. 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17.

Leji, J. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Is triiodothyronine involved in the hydromineral homeostasis of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) during osmotic challenge? 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17, pp. 103.

Babitha, G. S. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Phenol exposure modifies the thyroid activity and the hydromineral performance of the climbing perch, Anabas testudineus. 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17, pp. 130.

George, N., Dilip, D. G. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Handling of ferrous and ferric iron by the branchial and intestinal tissues of the climbing perch, Anabas testudineus. 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January, pp. 140.

Divya, R. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Hydromineral, metabolic and thyroidal responses in the perch, Anabas testudineus: Effects of fluoride and osmotic challenge. 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17, pp. 94.

Vijayasree, A .S., Oommen, O. V. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Salinity challenge does not modify the ammonia-induced osmoregulatory disturbance in the climbing perch, Anabas testudineus . 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17, pp. 105.

Lekshmy, S., Peter, V.  S. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Bioaccumulation of ferric iron in the haematopoietic tissues of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) during salinity challenge. 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17, pp. 104.

Rejitha, V., Lekshmy, S. and M.C.S. Peter (2007). Differential response of the bioaccumulation of iron in the haematopoietic tissues of climbing perch to ferrous and ferric iron infusions. 25th Ann. Symp. Reprod. Biol. Comp. Endocrinol, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 15-17, pp. 61.

» P. H. Anvar Ali.P.H and G. Prasad. 2007 Some aspects on the Bionomics of a threatened catfish Horabagrus nigricollaris from its type locality in Kerala, S. India. (Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society,)

» Sreejith P, Beyo R.S, Prasad G, Sunny F (2007) Thyroid status alters gill ionic metabolism and chloride cell morphology as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy in a teleost Anabas testudineus( Bloch): short and long term in vivo study, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 45, 1015-1021

» Rajeev Raghavan, G. Prasad, P.H.Anvar Ali and Lavanchawee Sujarittanonta 2007. ‘Boom and bust fishery’ in a biodiversity hotspot-Is the Western Ghats losing its most celebrated native ornamental fish, Puntius denisonii Day? Current Science, 92, 12:1671-1672.

» Rajeev Raghavan, P.H.Anvar Ali and G. Prasad 2007. Need for a comprehensive re-assesment of the conservation status of critically endangered (?) freshwater fishes of Kerala. Current Science, 92,6:721-723.

» Anvar Ali. P.H, R. Raghavan & G. Prasad 2007. Threatened fishes of the world: Horabagrus brachysoma ( Gunther 1864) ( Bagridae ) Environmental Biology of Fishes: 78: 221

» G. Prasad and Anvar Ali. P.H 2007. Length-weight relationship of a Cyprinid fish Puntius filamentosus form Chalakudy River, Kerala. Zoos’ Print Journal 22(3): 2637-2638.

» Rajeev Raghavan, Michael Tlusty, G. Prasad, Benno Pereira, Anvar Ali & Lavanchawee Sujarittanonta. 2007. Should endemic and threatened ornamental fishes of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot be captive bred for international trade?, Current Science, 93 (9), 1211-1213

» G. Prasad, 2007 An economic analysis of the semi-intensive culture system of Penaeus monodon in Kerala, In: Sustain Fish ( Kurup. B.M and K. Ravindran 2006 (eds.) Proceedings of the International symposium on sustainability of fish production systems and appropriate technologies for utilization. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India.793-801.

» G. Prasad and Jyothi Tilak. A Preliminary observation on the changing Fish Diversity of Lake Veli- A bar built estuary in south India in the contest of increasing density of Oreochromis mossambicus. Accepted for publication as a Chapter in Advances in Aquatic Ecology (Vol. II ) published by Daya Publisheing House, New Delhi ( in press)