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Dr R Nagarajan

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Principal, Department of Science and Humanities
A.V.C. College of Engineering

Expertise

  • Zoology

Publications

Total Articles 91
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Professional Recognition

1987

Gold Medalist

A.V.C. College
2016

Honorary Associate Professor

University of Exeter
2000

Honorary Research Fellow in Animal Behaviour

University of Exeter
2005

Early Career Awardee

Leverhulme Trust, London, UK
1996

Commonwealth Scholar

Commonwealth Commission, London & Ministry of Human Resources, Govt of India
2016

Best Teacher

Lions Club of Mayiladuthurai
2016

Senate Member

Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli
2020

Peer Team Member

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
2016

UGC Expert Committee for Autonomous Review

University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2020

Member to the SACON Society

SACON & Ministry of Environment, Forests, Wildlife, & Climate Change,Govt of India
2018

UGC-CPE Advisory Committee Member

University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2019

UGC-Observer for APSET-2019

University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2019

Chairperson /Co-ordinator, UGC-Swachhta Campus Programme

University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2017

National Builder Award 2017

Rotary International District 2981
2020

NSS Advisory Committee Member

Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli
2010

Guest Faculty

Wildlife Institute of India
2014

Guest Faculty in Faculty of Agriculture

Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
2013

Guest Faculty in Centre with Potential for Excellence in Biodiversity

Rajiv Gandhi University (Central University), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
2011

Invited Faculty for DST-SERC School in Herpetology

Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Govt. of India, Coimbatore
2017

Screening Committee Member

Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Govt. of India, Coimbatore
2016

College Committee Member for six different Colleges

Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli
2023

Scientific Committee (SC) of the 59th Annual Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC2023)

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC)
1996

International visits 14 Foreign Countries viz., United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), United States of America, France, Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Hun

Various Grants in Different Periods from 1996 onwards for various Academic Interactions

Community & Membership

2017

PG Board of Studies for Zoology - Affiliated Colleges of Annamalai University

Chairman

Board of Studies for the Programme Zoology (UG & PG) at Bharathidasan University, Thiruchi

Member

Board of Studies in the UG (Zoology) & PG (Zoology and Wildlife Biology) at A.V.C. College

Chairman
2015

Board of Studies for the Programme Zoology (UG & PG) at NINE different Colleges

Member

Bird Behaviour Research Methods Course Convenor in the School of Psychology, Univ of Exete

Convenor

Animal Behaviour Field Course in Lundy Island, Devon, UK in the School of Psychology, Univ

Core Staff Member
2001

Reviewer for 35 Different Int. Nat. Peer Reviewed Journals till date

Reviewer

One of the Judges for the Puthiya Thalaimurai Aayudham Seivom’s “Veetuku Oru Vingaani 2015

Judge
2002

Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation

Editor

Nature Forever Society, Maharashtra, India

2015
Life Member

Association for Psychological Science

2013
Annual Member

Association of British Scholars, Chennai, India

2010
Life Member

Wader Study Group, The Netherlands

2006
Annual Member

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), United Kingdom

2000
Annual Member

British Ecological Society (BES), United Kingdom

1999
Annual Member

Malacological Society of London, United Kingdom

1999
Annual Member

Society for Applied Ornithologist, India

1995
Annual Member

Bio

Wildlife Biology, Marine Biology, Wetland Ecology, Ornithology, Behavioural Ecology

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Principal , A.V.C. College of Engineering
  • PG and Research Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology
M.Sc. (Applied Psychology)
Annamalai University 2009
Ph.D.
Other Institute 2000
Ph.D.
Bharathidasan University 2000
B.Ed.
Annamalai University 1991
M.Phil.
Bharathidasan University 1990
M.Sc. (Zoology)
Annamalai University 1989
B.Sc.
Other Institute 1987
Principal Jun 2016 – Present
A.V.C. College of Engineering | Department of Science and Humanities
Associate Professor Jan 2014 – May 2016
A.V.C. College of Engineering | PG and Research Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology
Lecturer - Selection Grade Jan 2011 – Jan 2016
A.V.C. College of Engineering | PG and Research Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology
Lecturer - Senior Scale Jan 2006 – Jan 2011
A.V.C. College of Engineering
Scientist Apr 2005 – Apr 2007
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Lecturer Jan 2002 – Jan 2006
A.V.C. College of Engineering | PG and Research Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology
Research Fellow Oct 2000 – Jan 2002
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Research Associate Dec 1992 – Aug 1996
A.V.C. College of Engineering | PG and Research Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology

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Scholarly Work

Assessment of the rodent species diversity and prey selection of Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in the agro-ecosystem of various districts of Tamilnadu, Southern India

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Principal Investigator

985,600

2012 - 2015

Completed
Effect of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on amphibian population and diversity in village ponds

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Co-Investigator

878,800

2012 - 2015

Completed
Spatial and temporal fluctuations of benthic prey and its influence on shorebird population dynamics in the salt pans of east coast of Tamil Nadu, Southern India

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Co-Investigator

897,800

2012 - 2015

Completed
Impacts and mechanisms of discrimination by foraging Oystercatchers

Funding Agency: The Leverhulme Trust, London, United Kingdom

Early Career Awardee

6,048,000

2005 - 2007

Completed
Patterns of diversity, abundance, and habitat utilization of birds in the Pichavaram wetlands, with special emphasis on migratory waterbirds

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Co-Investigator

100,000

2004 - 2006

Completed
The Foraging Behaviour of Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus in Relation to Food Depletion during Winter on the River Exe Estuary, England

Funding Agency: Commonwealth Commission,UK, (GrantNo: INO 146) andMinistry of Human Resources Development, Government of India

Commonwealth Scholar

45,936,000

1996 - 1999

Completed

Ecology of sympatric large carnivores with reference to predation in Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous), (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2022

Feeding ecology of Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in different districts of Tamil Nadu and its mating behaviour during brooding

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous) (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2020

Population, activity pattern and foraging ecology of Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) and impacts of anthropogenic pressure on its population in fragmented habitats of Western Assam, India

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous) (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2020

Population characteristics of molluscan species and gene sequence of Bellamya bengalensis and Pila globosa in lake Veeranam, Tamil Nadu, Southern India

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous) (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2019

Population, foraging and activity pattern of Gaur (Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827) in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Southern India

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous) (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2012

Factors influencing the waterbird populations with Special Emphasis on the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus Pallas 1811) in the Eastern part of the Great Vedaranyam Swamp, Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary, Southern India

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous) (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2009

Behavioural studies of the Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha in selected wetlands of Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. (Co-guide)

University A.V.C. College (Autonomous) (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli)
Year 2023
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Scholarly Publications

Breaking down the mussel (Mytilus edulis) shell: which layers affect Oystercatchers’ prey preferences?

Open Access
article
Authors: LeRossignol, A.P., S. Buckingham., S.E.G. Lea., R. Nagarajan

Group size and age-sex composition of Asian Elephant and Gaur in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Southern India

Open Access
article
Authors: Ashokkumar, M., R. Nagarajan., A.A. Desai

Major decline in species richness of waterbirds in the Pichavaram mangrove wetlands, Southern India

Open Access
article
Authors: Sandilyan, S., K. Thiyagesan., R. Nagarajan

Do agriculture lands serve as alternative habitat for Shorebirds? A systematic survey is the need of this hour in India

Open Access
article
Authors: Sandilyan, S., K. Thiyagesan., R. Nagarajan

Habitat utilization of migratory shorebirds at the stop over sites of southern India

Open Access
short survey
Authors: Pandiyan, J., S. Asokan., R. Nagarajan

Salinity rise in Indian mangroves – a looming danger for coastal biodiversity

Open Access
article
Authors: Sandilyan, S., K. Thiyagesan., R. Nagarajan., J. Vencatesan

Impacts of global warming on coastal wetlands lead to loss of its unique biodiversity

Open Access
book chapter
Authors: Sandilyan, S., K. Thiyagesan., R. Nagarajan

Factors influencing the water bird community with reference to coastal wetlands of southern India

Open Access
book chapter
Authors: Pandiyan, J., S. Asokan., R. Nagarajan