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Papers
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Vijayan, V.S., Vijayan, L., Prakash, V., Sridharan, U.,
Ramachandran, N.K., Sivasubramanian, C., Sundaramoorthy, T. and
Kannan, R. 1987. Avifauna. In Vijayan, V.S. (Ed) Vertebrate fauna
of Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. Technical Bulletin. Bombay
Natural History Society. pp. 8-23.
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Vijayan L. 1989. Cranes of Bharatpur. In Souvenir, Asian
Crane Congress, Rajkot, Gujarat. pp. 8-10. Nature Conservation
Soc. and Saurashtra University, Rajkot.
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Vijayan, L. 1990. Feeding behaviour of the Malabar Wood Shrike
Tephrodornis virgatus sylvicola Jerdon at Thekkady, Kerala. J.Bombay
Nat. Hist. Soc. 86(3): 396-399.
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Vijayan, L. 1992. A note on the breeding biology of the
Malabar Wood Shrike Tephrodornis virgatus sylvicola Jerdon at
Thekkady, Kerala. J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 89: 125-126.
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Prasad, V.P., Mason, D.H. and Vijayan, L. 1991. Addition
to the flora of Keoladeo National Park. J. Econ. Tax. Botany 15
(1): 21-29.
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Prasad,
V.P. and Vijayan, L. 1990. Centrostachys aquatica - a rare
plant in India and its occurrence in Rajasthan. J. Econ. Tax.
Botany. 14(3):612-614.
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Sankaran R & Vijayan, L. 1993. The avifauna of the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands; a review and the current scenario. pp. 255-271
In Verghese A, Sridhar S and Chakravarthy A K.(Eds.) Bird conservation
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Vijayan, L. (1995). Management of wetland for the resident
waterfowl. Pp. 121-131 In: B.Gopal (ed). Handbook of wetland management.
WWF-India, New Delhi.
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Vijayan L. (1995). Wetland monitoring. Pp. 239-243 In:
B.Gopal (ed). Handbook of wetland management. WWF-India, New Delhi.
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Vijayan, L. 1995. Conservation of the Andaman Teal. In
L. Vijayan (ed.) Avian conservation in India. Proc. of the Avian
Conservation Workshop.Coimbatore, August 1993. Salim Ali Centre
for Ornithology & Natural History, Coimbatore and Birdlife Asia
Council.
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Gokula, V. & Vijayan, L.1996. Birds of Mudumalai Wildlife
Sanctuary. Forktail 12:143-152. 12) Vijayan, L. 1996. Status and
conservation of the Andaman Teal. Gibier Faune Sauvage, Game Wildl.
13 (1): 831-842.
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Vijayan, L. & Sakthivel, R. 1996. Status of the Andaman
Teal during the winter of 1995-1996. Threatened Waterfowl Research
Group Newsletter 9: 25-27.
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Venkatraman, C. & Vijayan, L. 1997. Breeding record of
Great Eared Nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis) at Siruvani Hills,
Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 94: 407-408.
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Prasad
S. N., Tiwari A. K., Vijayan L., & Sharma K.P.1997. Environmental
impacts of hydropower development in Silent Valley National Park
Kerala - a remote sensing perspective.Pp. 326-330. In. I. V. Muralikrishna
(ed) Geographical information systems and remote sensing applications
(Proc. International Conference on Remote Sensing & GIS. 1997).
Allied Publ. Ltd. Hyderabad.
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Prasad, S. N.,Vijayan, L., Balachandran, S., Ramachandran,
V. S. & Verghese, A. 1998. Conservation planning for the western
Ghats of Kerala: I. A GIS approach for location of biodiversity
hot-spots. Current Science.75(3):211-219.
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Vijayan, L., Prasad, S. N., Balasuramanian,P. Gokula, V.,
Ramachandran, N. K., stephen, D.,& Mahajan ,M. V.1998. Impact
of human interference on the plant and bird communities in the
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Pp. 155-162 in R.K. Maikhuri, K. S.
Rao & R. K. Rai (ed). Biosphere reserves and management in India.
(Proc. workshop, 11-15 June 1997, Joshimath, U. P) G.B. Pant Institute
of Himalayan Environment & Development, Almora,U.P.
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Vijayan, L., Vijayan, V. S., Venkatraman, C. & Arun, P.
R.1998. Breeding strategies of birds in a moist deciduous forests
at Siruvani in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Pp. 179-185 in R.K.
Maikhuri, K. S. Rao & R. K. Rai (ed). Biosphere reserves and management
in India. (Proc. workshop, 11-15 June 1997, Joshimath, U. P) G.B.
Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Almora,
U. P.
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Vijayan
L.(1999). Endemic avifauna of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands
and their conservation. Pp. 20-30 In: J. Prabhakaran (Ed.) Environmental
education needs of the Andaman & Nicobar islands. Proc. Conference
hled at Port Blair on March 5&6, 1997. CPR Envtl. Education Centre,
The C. P. Ramaswamy Aiyar Foundation, Chennai.
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Vijayan
, L. & Gokula, V.(1999). Impact of human interference on some
rare endemic birds in the Upper Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. pp 127-134
in G Kumaravelu & K K Chaudhuri (Eds.) Endemic and endangered
plant and animal species of Eastern and Western Ghats. Proc. National
seminar,22-23 March, 1999, Chennai. Forest Department, Govt. of
Tamil Nadu.
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Vijayan,
V. S. & Vijayan, L.(in press). Salient features of the
ecosystem of the Keoladeo National Park. In Parikh et al. (ed.)
Sustainable wetlands: biodiversity and beyond. IGIDR,Mumbai. (27pages).
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Vijayan,
L.(in press). Nilgiri Laughing Thrush. In Threatened birds
of asia. BirdLife International, Cambridge & Environment Agency
of Japan. (revised in 1999)
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Vijayan, L.(in press). Andaman Crake. In Threatened birds
of Asia. BirdLife International, Cambridge & Environment Agency
of Japan. (revised in 1999)
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Vijayan,
L. & Balachandran, S.(in press). White-bellied Shortwing.
In Threatened birds of Asia .BirdLife International, Cambridge
& Environment Agency of Japan. (revised in 1999)
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Vijayan, L. & Subramania, S.(in press). Nilgiri Wood Pigeon.
In Threatened birds of Asia. BirdLife International, Cambridge
& Environment Agency of Japan. (revised in 1999)
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Vijayan,
L. (in press). Siberian Crane (Indian part of the text). In
Threatened birds of Asia. BirdLife International, Cambridge &
Environment Agency of Japan.
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Gokula, V.& Vijayan,L.( in press). Foraging pattern of
birds in the thorn forest of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil
Nadu, India. Tropical Ecology. 28) Vijayan L. (in press). Crane
ecology and management. In. : D. Melville et al. (Ed) Training
material for wetland research techniques in china. Asian Wetland
Bureau and WWF-Hong Kong.
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Vijayan
L. & Vijayan V. S. (in press). Ecology of the Siberian Crane
in Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur, Rajasthan during the winter
of 1992-1993. Proc. Salim Ali Centenary Seminar on the conservation
of birds of the wetlands and grasslands. 1996.Bombay Nat. Hist.
Soc. (15 pages).
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Vekatraman, C. & Vijayan L.(in press) Breeding biology
of the Bluewinged (Malabar) Parakeet. Proc. I Pan-Asian Ornithol.Cong.
1996. Coimbatore. SACON
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Gokula V. & Vijayan L.(in Press). Nest site characteristics
of the Crested Hawk-Eagle in Mudumalai Wildlife sanctuary, India.
Proc. I Pan-Asian Ornithol.Cong. 1996. Coimbatore. SACON
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Nirmala,
T. & Vijayan,L (in press) "Impact of disturbance on the
forest birds in Anaikatty, Coimbatore" in Proc. National Seminar
on Environmental Issues, 27-28 April 2001. Gandhigram Rural Institute
and Deemed University, Dindigul.
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Gokula, V.& Vijayan,L. (accepted). Foraging and nesting
ecology of the Bay-backed Shrike in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary,
Tamil Nadu, India. J. South Asian Nat. Hist.
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Gokula,
V.& Vijayan,L.(accepted.). Nesting and nest-site characteristics
of Spotted Munia in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu,
India. Acta Ornithologica.
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Gokula,
V.& Vijayan,L. (accepted). Nesting and Foraging behaviour
of the Paradise Flycatcher, in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil
Nadu, India. Forktail.
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Gokula,
V.& Vijayan,L.(accepted.). Foraging and nesting ecology
of the White-browed Fantail Flycatcher in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary,
South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist.Soc.
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Vijayan, L. and Murugan, V. (accepted.). Breeeding Biology
of the Andaman Teal. In Proc. of the II PASOC. Field Ornithology
Group of Sri Lanka.
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Johnson, E., Vijayan. L, Geevan C.P., Singh,D.F., Sankaran,
R., Das, H.S.& Sampathkumar M.P. (ed.) 1994. Update on Ornithology
& Wetlands (abstracts of papers in journals available at SACON).
June 1994. SACON.
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Johnson, E., Vijayan. L, Geevan C.P., Singh,D.F., Sankaran,
R., Das, H.S.& Sampathkumar M.P. (ed.) 1994. Update on Ornithology
& Wetlands. October 1994. SACON
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Balasubramanian
P & Vijayan L. 1995. Birds and Bird-watching.(Education
material). SACON.
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Vijayan,
L., Geevan C.P., Singh,D.F., Johnson, E. & Sampathkumar
M.P. (ed.) 1995. Update on Ornithology & Wetlands. August 1995.
SACON
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Vijayan,
L. (compiled.) 1996. World Bird-watch 1996 & II NTT World
Bird Count, SACON. (Report, 9 pages)
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Vijayan,
L. 1994. Save the Siberian Crane. SACON News.1 (1): 10.
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Vijayan,
L. 1995. South Asia Workshop on the Red Data Book of the
Birds of Asia. SACON News.2 (1): 6-7.
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Vijayan,
L. 1995. International Conferences on Bird Conservation.
SACON News.2 (1): 9.
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Vijayan, L. & Ramakrishnan, K.K. (compiled.) 1997. World
Bird-watch 1997 & III NTT World Bird Count, SACON. (Report,
9 pages)
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L.,
Sankaran,R., Sivakumar, K., & Murugan, V. 1998. A study on the
ecology, status and conservation perspectives of certain rare
endemic avifauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Interim Report
III of the project for 1997-98; submitted to MoEF, Govt. of India.
SACON.
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Provided
information to BNHS on the Andaman Teal for the Atlas of Anatidae
of Asia 1998.
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Vijayan,
L., Nirmala,T & Ramakrishnan, K.K. (compiled.) 1999. World
Bird-watch 1999 & V NTT World Bird Count, SACON.( Report, 19
pages).
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Vijayan,
L., Nirmala,T & Ramakrishnan, K.K. (compiled.) 2000. World
Bird-watch 1999 & 5th NTT World Bird Count, SACON.( Report,
16 pages).
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Provided
information to the media on the conservation issues of the Andaman
Nicobar islands, Western Ghats and wetlands especially on birds
and their habitats.
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Papers
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1986: Vijayan, L. Mate choice in the Large Racket-tailed Drongo.
Abstract 383. XIX Int. Ornithol. Congr. Ottawa, Canada.
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1986: Vijayan, L. and Vijayan,V.S. Wintering ecology of the
Siberian Crane. In Summary of papers presented at Salim Ali
Festschrift Seminar. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Bombay.pp. 20-21.
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1986: Vijayan, L. Breeding of terrestrial birds in Keoladeo National
Park during May 1985 to July 1986. Ibid. pp. 39-41. 1986: Vijayan,
L. Bird count in a grassland habitat in Keoladeo National Park.
Ibid. pp. 35-36.
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1986:
Kannan, R. and Vijayan, L. Bird count in a woodland habitat
of Keoladeo National Park. Ibid. pp. 37-38. 1988: Vijayan, L.
and Vijayan, V.S. Feeding pattern of the Siberian Crane (Grus
leucogeranus) in Keoladeo National Park , Bharatpur, India.
Abstract 32. National Symposium on Animal Behaviour, Bhavnagar.
Ethological Soc.of India.
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1989
: Vijayan, L. and N. K. Ramachandran. Ecology and conservation
of the Sarus Crane in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. Paper
presented at the workshop" Conservation of the Eastern Sarus
Crane" in Dong Top Province Nature Reserve, Vietnam, conducted
in January by the International Crane Foundation.
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1989: Vijayan, L. and Vijayan,V.S. Time budget of the Siberian
Crane in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur during the drought
years. Abstract 17. National Symposium on Recent Advances in
Behavioural Science,Jaipur. Ethological Soc. of India.
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1989: Vijayan, L. and Vijayan,V.S. Wintering population of
the Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus and its behaviour in Keoladeo
National Park, Bharatpur, India. Asian Crane Congress, Rajkot,
Gujarat (In press).
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1990: Vijayan, L., Prasad,V.P. and Vijayan,V.S. Seasonal and
annual variations of the biomass of aquatic macrophytes and
the effect of various management techniques. Abstract TS VIII
- 9. Seminar on Wetland Ecology and Management, Keoladeo National
Park, Bharatpur. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.
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1990:
Vijayan, V.S., Vijayan, L., Sridharan,U., Ramachandran,
N.K., Bhupathy, S., Sivasubramanian, C., Prakash, V. and Sundaramoorthy,
T. Comparative abundance of waterfowl in Keoladeo National Park.
Abstract TS VIII -12. (Ibid).
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1990: Vijayan, L. and Vijayan,V.S. Ecology of the Siberian
Crane with special reference to conservation. Abstract TS VIII
- 17. (Ibid).
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1990:
Prasad, S.N. and Vijayan,L. An approach to simulation
modelling of the habitat of the Siberian Crane in Keoladeo National
Park, Bharatpur. Abstract TS VIII - 18 (Ibid).
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1991: Vijayan, L. and Vijayan,V.S. Wintering habitat and the
conservation of the Siberian Crane. Paper presented in the International
Crane Workshop, IWRB Karachi symposium, Pakistan in December.
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1993: Vijayan, L. . Ecology and Conservation of the Siberian
Crane in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. Proc. All India
symp. on ethology and wildlife. Silent Valley 1993. Ethological
Society of India.
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1994: Vijayan, L. Territory in drongos in a moist deciduous
forest in Southern India. International Ornithological Congress
1994, Vienna. (abstract).
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1994: Vijayan, L. & Vijayan, V.S. Habitat selection in
the Siberian Crane in India. International Ornithol. Congress
1994, Vienna. (abstract).
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1996: Vijayan L., Venkatraman C., Arun P.R. & Vijayan V.S.Seasonality
of breeding birds in a moist deciduous forest in the Western
Ghats. Proc. I Pan-Asian Ornithol. Cong. 1996. Coimbatore. (Abstract)
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1996: Balachandran S., Vijayan L., & Prasad S. N. Priorities
for conservation of biodiversity in Kerala Western Ghats: an
Avian perspective. Proc. I Pan-Asian Ornithol. Cong. 1996. (Abstract)
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1997: Vijayan L. & Gokula V. Impact of disturbances on the
bird community in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. II National
Symp. Applied Ornithol, 20-21 January, 1997. M. S. University
of Baroda.(abstract).
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1997: Vijayan L., Balachandran S., Joshua, J & S.N. Prasad.
Spatial and temporal changes in the avian community of Nelliampathies
in the Western Ghats of Kerala. (ibid).
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1998: Vijayan, L., Prasad, S. N., Balasuramanian,P. Gokula,
V., Ramachandran, N. K., stephen, D.,& Mahajan ,M. V. Impact
of human interference on the plant and bird communities in Mudumalai
in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Seminar on the Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve & adjoining areas, 6th March 1998, Theppakadu, Mudumalai
WLS.
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1998: Vijayan, L. Biodiversity Conservation in India.(Invited
lecture). Seminar on Recent advances in biological sciences.16
March 1998. Bharathiar University.
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1998: Vijayan, L. Studies on the ecology and conservation of
the Nicobar Megapode and Andaman Teal. Review meeting of the
MAB research programmes. 21 May 1998. Ministry of Environment
and forests, Govt. of India. New Delhi.
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1998: Vijayan, L. Research and priorities for research of SACON
in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. State level workshop on
setting forestry research priorities. 12-13 October 1998. Forest
Dept. Andaman and Nicobar Islands & ICFRE. Port Blair.
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1999: Vijayan, L. Ornithology Field Technique Training workshop,
20 -21 December 1999. Gujarat Agri. Univ. Anand. (Lectures given
on Terrestrial and wetland birds: community, habitat preference,
habitat evaluation, foraging and nesting ecology and, IUCN criteria
for threatened species). Circulated the background material.
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2000:
Nirmala, T. and Vijayan, L. Ecology of the Yellow-eyed
Babbler. Paper presented at the II PASOC, October 2000, Candy,
Sri Lanka.
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2000: Vijayan, L. and Murugan, V. Foraging behaviour
of the Andaman Teal. 26th ESI conference, MKU, Madurai during
13-15 December.
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2000.
Nirmala, T.and Vijayan, L. Foraging and breeding behaviour
of the White-throated Babbler. 26th ESI conference, MKU, Madurai
during 13-15 December.
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Examiner for: B. Sc. Forestry, MSc., M.
Phil & Ph. D. in Ecology, Wildlife Biology, Zoology & Environmental
Science, especially Ornithology in various Universities. |
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Resource person for workshops in field techniques
in Universities and other institutions. |
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Editing: |
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Membership
in professional societies |
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Extension
and Education |
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Discussions on the priorities and programmes,
preparation and editing of education materials. Also provide
information for students and the public those who enquire
regarding ornithology courses and bird-watching. |
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Discussion with people from various organizations
on the facilities and expertise at SACON; providing necessary
information on the findings of our studies, mainly on birds,
plants etc. |
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Bird-watching
and study training trips: Workshop participants/ trainees
from various institutions. |
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Lectures to school and college teachers and
students, industrialists, forest officials and other nature-
lovers on: Birds and bird-watching, Wetland birds and their
conservation, Bird conservation in the Western Ghats and Andaman
Nicobar islands, Biodiversity and conservation.. |
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Salim Ali Nature Club Network (for school
teachers) at SACON. Prepared resource material on Birds and
Bird-watching and took active role in conducting workshop,
Field trip to Anamalai, Siruvani and Anaikatty Hills and Silent
Valley; organising and conducting a Nature Camp at Silent
Valley National Park for the science teachers. |
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Prepared a programme for environmental education
on birds and wetlands concentrating on the Andaman Teal and
had discussions with the Govt. officials and various other
agencies working in Andamans ( SANE, ANET, CPREEC, CARI). |
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World Wetlands Day - 2 Feb. Coordination
of programmes in the southern states. |
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World Bird-watch : (A programme of the BirdLife International,
UK for popularizing bird -watching for the conservation of
birds and their habitats): Contacting various bird-watchers
(about 300) in different parts of the country for conducting
the bird counts and other programmes in connection with this,
mainly involving students and teachers. The response had been
encouraging and it has been a regular feature since 1995.
We also organize such trips to different parts in South India
and in Andaman islands. Each year, a report is prepared and
sent to BLI UK , NTT Japan and to the participants. |
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Indian Bird Conservation Network and Important
Bird Area programme of the BNHS: collected information
on the protected areas in the Andaman Nicobar islands and
Tamil Nadu for the IBA programme, being the resource person
for these regions; participation in the meetings and communication
with the members. |
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