In Review
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Balakrishnan, P. Characteristics of the tree hollows used by Nilgiri marten Martes gwatkinsii in the Western Ghats, India.Mammalia.
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Patel, B., Sivaraman, S., Hrideek T.K. and P. Balakrishnan. Diversity and abundance of tree microhabitats in the tropical forests of southern Western Ghats, India.
Acta Oecologia.
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Patel, B., Hrideek T.K. and P. Balakrishnan. Diversity, characteristics, and co-occurrence patterns of tree microhabitats in the tropical forests of the Western Ghats, India.
Plant Biosystems.
2024
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Divakar, N., Deepak, K., Ahirbudhnyan, M., Gautham, M. and Balakrishnan, P. (2024).
Placentophagia and birth-associated behaviours of the fulvous fruit bat (Rousettus leschenaultii) from the Western Ghats, India. Mammalia. https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0059
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Sheheer, T.A., Bibin Paul, M., Vishal G., Peter, R.B., Deepak, K., Ashik, M.E., Justine, J., and Balakrishnan, P. 2024.
Mapping of food provisioning sites and stakeholder perspectives on human-lion-tailed macaque interactions in Nelliyampathy Hills, Kerala. In:Association of Indian Primatologists (AIP), 2nd Conference. February 9th to 11th, 2024.Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysore.
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Ahirbudhnyan M. 2024. Psudophilsutus wynaadensis (Wynaad Brown-eared Shrub Frog) and Heteropoda venatoria (Pantropical Huntsman Spider) Predation. Herpetological Review 54(3): 435.
2023
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Balakrishnan, P. 2023. Human-wildlife conflict in Kerala: Status, drivers and research gaps. In: Poc. of the International Conference on recent advances in animal biology and conservation (Ed. Anatomy, M.M), University College, Thiruvannathapuram.
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Patel, B., Sivaraman, S. and P. Balakrishnan. 2023. Nesting ecology of Plum-headed parakeet Himalayapsitta cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1766)
in the southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs%2F2023%2Fv120%2F154792
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Divakar, N., Deepak, K., Ahirbudhnyan, M., Vishal, G.M.S., Sheheer, T.A. and P. Balakrishnan. 2023. Mapping and stakeholder engagement for the conservation of habitat trees and fruit bats in Kerala, India. In: Proc. of the 59th Annual Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. July 2nd-6th, 2023. Coimbatore, India.
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Patel, B. and P. Balakrishnan. 2023. Dead trees as a critical resource for cavity using habitat specialists in the tropical forests of the Southern Western Ghats. In: Proc. of the 59th Annual Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. July 2nd-6th, 2023. Coimbatore, India.
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Vishal, G.M.S., Sheheer, T.A. and P. Balakrishnan. 2023. Stakeholder views on conservation in the context of small mammal crop raiding around a protected area in the Western Ghats. In: Proc. of the 59th Annual Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. July 2nd-6th, 2023. Coimbatore, India.
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Deepak, K., Divakar, N. and P. Balakrishnan. 2023. Wildlife protection and public participation. Aranyam, March, 2023: 14-18.
2022
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Patel, B., Sivaraman, S. and P. Balakrishnan. 2022. Nesting Ecology of Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus in a Mosaic Landscape in the Southern Western Ghats, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 75: 337-348.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12595-022-00446-1
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Wani, M.R. and B. Patel. 2022. Photosynthetic performance of Terminalia arjuna Roxb towards different doses of 60Co γ-irradiation. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 43, 102442.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102442 .
- Narayanan, N., Das, S., Balan, A., Tom, R., Divakar N., Rajkumar, K.P., Hopeland, P. and V. Deepak. 2022. A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 729–743.
https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e89660
- Divakar, N. 2022. Bats unsung heroes. Newsletter of the Nilgiri Natural History Society. Pp. 8-11.
- Balakrishnan, P., Das, K.S.A., Patel, B. and S. Sivaraman. (in press). Predation of Indian giant flying squirrel and Travancore flying squirrel in the Western Ghats, India. Mammalia, 2022.
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- Bindu, T. N., Balakrishnan, P., Sajeev T.V. and V.V. Sudheendrakumar. 2022. Role of soil and larval excreta in the horizontal transmission of the baculovirus HpNPV and its implications in the management of teak defoliator Hyblaea puera. Current Science, 122(11): 1321-1326.
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- Bindu, T. N., Balakrishnan, P., Sajeev T.V. and V.V. Sudheendrakumar. 2022. Seeding baculovirus HpNPV in the epicentre populations of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera to prevent large-scale outbreaks. Current Science, 122(7): 812-818.
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- Sreejith K.A., Balakrishnan, P. and M. Amruth. 2022. Forest and Wildlife: Conservation and Challenges (in Malayalam). Book Chapter. In: Manorama Year Book. pp. 346-363.
- Bindu, T. N. and P. Balakrishanan. 2022. World of Viruses (in Malayalam). Deshabhimani Kilivathil. 29th May, 2022.
- Balakrishnan, P. 2022. Evolution of locomotion in dinosaurs (in Malayalam). Deshabhimani Kilivathil. 6th February, 2022.
2021
- Patel, B., Sivaraman, S. and P. Balakrishnan. 2021. Use of tree cavities by Indian vertebrates: status of research, knowledge gaps and future conservation perspectives. Current Science, 121(4): 490-501.
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- Patel, B. 2021. Parasitoid Tachinid Fly on Lobster Moth Neostauropus alternus – an observation from the forests near Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Thrissur district, Kerala, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 118(2).
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- Patel B., Balakrishnan. P. and T.K. Hrideek. 2021. Tree-microhabitats in tropical forests of the southern Western Ghats. In: New Horizons in Plant Sciences, Proc. International Conference, 04-09 January 2021. (ISBN: 978 -81940888 3-7), Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Balakrishnan P. 2021. Challenges of Wildlife Conservation (in Malayalam). Deshabhimani- Kilivathil. 10th October. P. 4.
- Balakrishnan P. 2021. Roots of Human-Wildlife Conflicts . (in Malayalam). Sasthra Keralam. May. P. 24-51.
- Bindu T.N. and Balakrishnan P. 2021. International decade of ecosystem restoration (in Malayalam). Deshabhimani- Kilivathil. 16th May. P. 4.
2020
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Patel, B., Sivaraman, S. and P. Balakrishnan. 2020. Duttaphrynus parietalis (Indian toad) and Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian common toad). Microhabitat use. Herpetological Review 51(4):816-817.
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Das, S., M. Harpalani, B. Chowdhuri, R. Negi, S.T. Ali and M. Singh. 2020. Use of an Embedded Fruit by the Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosus): I. Familiarity to Coconuts (Cocos nucifera L. ) and Temporal Patterns of Coconut Foraging. Primate Conservation, 34: 195-216.
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Balakrishnan P. and Bindu T.N. 2020. Habitat fragmentation and wildlife (in Malayalam). Aranyam. August-September. P. 8-11.
2019
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Sujanapal, P. and P. Balakrishnan. 2019. Flora and fauna of the proposed Ponmudi WLS - rapid assessment report. Submitted to the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department.
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Balakrishnan P and T.N. Bindu. Tree Cavities: microhabitats of animals (in malayalam). Aranyam, November, 2019.
