Browsing Scholarly literature by Author "Nair, K.K.C."
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Effects of eyestalk ablation on moulting and growth of penaeid prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni (de Man)
Venkitraman, P.R.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Balasubramanian, T.; Nair, M.; Nair, K.K.C. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 2004)Penaeid prawns, Metapenaeus dobsoni of two different size ranges were ablated both unilaterally (UEA) and bilaterally (BEA) and subjected to individual study. The UEA prawns consumed almost the same amount of food as the ... -
Enhanced biological production off Chennai triggered by October 1999 super cyclone (Orissa)
Madhu, N.V.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Jyothibabu, R.; Sunil, V.; Revichandran, C.; Balasubramanian, T.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Nair, K.K.C. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2002)The results of physical forcings on primary production, its variation and associated hydrography of the southwestern Bay of Bengal during the southwest monsoon (July) and post-cyclone period (November) of 1999 were studied ... -
Environmental conditions of some paddy cum prawn culture fields of Cochin backwaters, southwest coast of India
Nair, K.K.C.; Sankaranarayanan, V.N.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Balasubramanian, T.; Devi, C.B.L.; Aravindakshan, P.N.; Kutty, M.K. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1988)Temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, inorganic phosphate, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite of seasonal and perennial prawn culture fields from 3 areas of Cochin backwaters are studied. Area 1 is a region least affected ... -
Environmentally-related seasonal variation in symbiotic associations of heterotrophic dinoflagellates with cyanobacteria in the western Bay of Bengal
Jyothibabu, R.; Madhu, N.V.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Devi, C.R.A.; Balasubramanian, T.; Nair, K.K.C.; Achuthankutty, C.T. (Balaban Publishers, 2006)In the western Bay of Bengal, some species of heterotrophic dinoflagellates recurrently show symbiotic associations with cyanobacteria (Synechococcus/Synechocystis). The occurrence of these associations is markedly higher ... -
Experimental studies on the cannibalistic habit of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man)
Nair, K.K.C.; Branislav, M.; Rosenthal, H.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Nost, J. (Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch, Mangalore (India), 1999)Cannibalistic habit of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in intensive cultures was studied in a semi-recycled in a semi-recycled fresh water system under varying environmental conditions. Observations were made on the moulting ... -
Experimental studies on the life cycle of Jassa falcata (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Nair, K.K.C.; Anger, K. (Kiel Lipsius & Tischer�, 1979) -
Generation studies on benthic amphipod- Quadrivisio bengalensis, Stebbing (Gammaridae) from the Kochin Estuary, Southwest coast of India
Nair, K.K.C.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; NaveenKumar, K.R. (2020)Quadrivisio bengalensis (Stebbing Records of Indian Museum, 1, 159-161, 1907), a eurythermal (26.5-32.2 �C) and euryhaline (0.10-26.2 psu) tropical species, makes a profound contribution as a fodder organism to the benthic ... -
Geochemical and isotopic signatures of surficial sediments from the western continental shelf of India: Inferring provenance, weathering, and the nature of organic matter
Kurian, S.; Nath, B.N.; Kumar, N.C.; Nair, K.K.C. (Society for Sedimentary Geology, 2013)Bottom sediments from thirteen transects sampled mainly at depth contours of 30, 100, and 200 m along the western continental margin of India, falling in two offshore sectors from Dwaraka to Goa and Cape Comorin to Goa, ... -
Hydrography and biogeochemistry of the north western Bay of Bengal and the north eastern Arabian Sea during winter monsoon
Balachandran, K.K.; Laluraj, C.M.; Jyothibabu, R.; Madhu, N.V.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Vijay, J.G.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Ashraf, T.T.M.; Nair, K.K.C.; Achuthankutty, C.T. (Elsevier, 2008)The north eastern Arabian Sea and the north western Bay of Bengal within the Indian exclusive economic zone were explored for their environmental characteristics during the winter monsoons of 2000 and 2001 respectively. ... -
Impact of freshwater influx on microzooplankton mediated food web in a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters - India)
Jyothibabu, R.; Madhu, N.V.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Balachandran, K.K.; Shiyas, C.C.; Martin, G.D.; Nair, K.K.C. (Elsevier, 2006)The diversity, abundance and biomass of microzooplankton in Cochin backwaters were studied for the first time during pre – summer monsoon to peak of summer monsoon (April to July 2003) to understand the impact of large ... -
Intense blooms of Trichodesmium erythraeum (Cyanophyta) in the open waters along east coast of India
Jyothibabu, R.; Madhu, N.V.; Murukesh, N.; Haridas, P.; Nair, K.K.C.; Venugopal, P. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 2003)Two blooms of Trichodesmium erythraeum were observed during April 2001, in the open waters of Bay of Bengal and this is the first report from this region. The locations of the bloom were off Karaikkal (10°58'N, 81°50'E) ... -
Intrusion of the Bay of Bengal water into the Arabian Sea during winter monsoon and associated chemical and biological response
PrasannaKumar, S.; Narvekar, J.; Kumar, A.; Shaji, C.; Anand, P.; Sabu, P.; Rijomon, G.; Josia, J.; Jayaraj, K.A.; Radhika, A.; Nair, K.K.C. (American Geophysical Union, 2004)Situated in similar latitudes and subjected to similar atmospheric forcing, the tropical basins of the Arabian Sea looses fresh water due to excess evaporation over precipitation while Bay of Bengal receives freshwater via ... -
Laboratory experiments on the larval development of Hyas araneus (Decapoda, Majidae)
Anger, K.; Nair, K.K.C. (Kiel Lipsius & Tischer�, 1979) -
Lack of seasonal and geographic variation in mesozooplankton biomass in the Arabian Sea and its structure in the mixed layer
Madhupratap, M.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Haridas, P.; Nair, K.K.C.; Aravindakshan, P.N.; Padmavati, G.; Paul, S. (Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1996)Mesozooplankton standing stock, abundance and composition were studied during three seasons (summer, winter and inter-monsoon) from coastal and open ocean waters of the central and eastern Arabian Sea in 1994-95. Concentrations ... -
Lack of seasonality in phytoplankton standing stock (chlorophyll a) and production in the western Bay of Bengal
Madhu, N.V.; Jyothibabu, R.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Gerson, V.J.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Nair, K.K.C. (Elsevier, 2006)The investigations in the western Bay of Bengal (BoB) during summer, winter and spring intermonsoon periods evidenced lack of pronounced seasonal variation in phytoplankton standing stock (chlorophyll a) and primary ... -
Length-weight relation and condition factor of Penaeus indicus and Metapenaeus dobsoni in the Cochin Backwater
Devi, C.B.L.; Nair, K.K.C.; Balasubramanian, T.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Aravindakshan, P.N.; Kutty, M.K. (Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography, 1983)Length-weight relation and condition factor of Penaeus indicus and Metapenaeus dobsoni were estimated using samples from Cochin backwater. Statistical tests support the view that the length-weight exponent of these species ... -
Life cycle of Corophium insidiosum (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in laboratory culture
Nair, K.K.C.; Anger, K. (Kiel Lipsius & Tischer�, 1979) -
Life history and population dynamics of an estuarine amphipod, Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton (Gammaridae)
Aravind, N.P.; Sheeba, P.; Nair, K.K.C.; Achuthankutty, C.T. (Elsevier, 2007)The life cycle of the gammarid amphipod Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton from the Cochin estuary, south west coast of India, has been studied for the first time under laboratory conditions. Amphipods, especially gammarids, are ... -
Major biochemical constituents of some faunal components of the Cochin backwaters
Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Nair, K.K.C.; Peter, G.; Sankaranarayanan, V.N.; Rao, T.S.S. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1977) -
Mechanism of the biological response to winter cooling in the northeastern Arabian Sea
Madhupratap, M.; PrasannaKumar, S.; Bhattathiri, P.M.A.; DileepKumar, M.; Raghukumar, S.; Nair, K.K.C.; Ramaiah, N. (Macmillan, 1996)The Arabian Sea is one of the most biologically productive ocean regions, mainly due to the upwelling of nutrients during the summer (southwest) monsoon. But the northern Arabian Sea continues to sustain fairly high ...