Ashutosh Singh
I am a Scientist at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Coimbatore. In SACON, I am attached to the Division of Avian Physiology and Genetics & National Avian Forensic Laboratory. Here my major work responsibilities are generating an avian genetic bio bank database, organizing forensic workshops, capacity building for wildlife conservation, teaching to Post Graduate/Ph.D students, and ecological & genetic research on wild species.
My research studies are mainly based on understanding the avian distribution along the Himalayas, their genetic & vocalization differentiation, and understanding the migration pattern. I was also involved in conducting reconnaissance surveys and preparation of conservation plans for Avifauna of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in association with the Maharashtra Forest Department while working at Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as Project Biologist. I was also associated with Wildlife Forensic and Conservation Genetic Cell of WII as a Forensic Researcher where he has the responsibility of resolving forensic issues using DNA-based analysis. Before joining the Institute (SACON), I was working with the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata (HQ) as a Research Associate for long-term monitoring and conservation of threatened vertebrates in the Indian Himalayan Region. I had co-ordinated several capacity-building workshops in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram for various stakeholders as part of capacity building.
My research studies are focused on understanding the avian distribution along the Himalayas, their genetic & vocalization differentiation, and understanding the migration pattern.
Phone: +91422 2203136
Address: Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
Anaikatty (POST)
Coimbatore-641108
Tamil Nadu, India.
My research studies are mainly based on understanding the avian distribution along the Himalayas, their genetic & vocalization differentiation, and understanding the migration pattern. I was also involved in conducting reconnaissance surveys and preparation of conservation plans for Avifauna of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in association with the Maharashtra Forest Department while working at Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as Project Biologist. I was also associated with Wildlife Forensic and Conservation Genetic Cell of WII as a Forensic Researcher where he has the responsibility of resolving forensic issues using DNA-based analysis. Before joining the Institute (SACON), I was working with the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata (HQ) as a Research Associate for long-term monitoring and conservation of threatened vertebrates in the Indian Himalayan Region. I had co-ordinated several capacity-building workshops in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram for various stakeholders as part of capacity building.
My research studies are focused on understanding the avian distribution along the Himalayas, their genetic & vocalization differentiation, and understanding the migration pattern.
Phone: +91422 2203136
Address: Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
Anaikatty (POST)
Coimbatore-641108
Tamil Nadu, India.
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Avian haemosporidian may affect the host from body damage to the extinction of a population. Knowledge of their status may help in future avifauna conservation plans. Hence, their status in two bird groups of India and their phylogenetic relationships with other known lineages of the world were examined.
Methods
Cytochrome b gene sequences (479 bp) generated from India and available at MalAvi database were used to study the avian haemosporidian prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of lineages at local and world levels.
Results
One common (COLL2) and only once in the study (CYOPOL01, CHD01, CYORUB01, EUMTHA01, GEOCIT01) haemosporidian lineages were discovered. 5.88% prevalence of haemosporidian infection was found in 102 samples belonging to 6 host species. Haemoproteus prevalence was 4.90% across five host species (Phylloscopus trochiloides, Cyornis poliogenys, C. hainanus dialilaemus, C. rubeculoides, Eumiyas thalassinus) and Plasmodium prevalence was 0.98% in Geokichla citrina. Spatial phylogeny at the global level showed that COLL2 lineage, found in C. poliogenys in India, was genetically identical to H. pallidus lineages (COLL2) in parts of Africa, Europe, North America, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Plasmodium lineage (GEOCIT01) was related to PADOM16 in Egypt, but the sequences were only 93.89% alike.
Conclusions
Four new lineages of Haemoproteus and one of Plasmodium were reported. COLL2 similarity with other H. pallidus lineages may suggest their hosts as possible infection sources.
database for other fishes in trade is needed.
sets of primers provide the researcher a choice of markers for different sample types and studies.
number of species and their abundance vary between habitats and years. The current counts of the migratory/water-dependent birds of the Corbett Landscape, Bheemgoda Barrage (including Ganga Valley) and Asan Barrage are 150, 70 and 91, respectively. In the Bheemgoda and Asan barrages, a declining trend in the number of migratory birds was observed. In Bheemgoda Barrage, the reason for the decline in the population of
waterbirds may be the flood of 2010, which caused a heavy reduction in the area of green cover of the vegetated island. It has been realised that the ongoing conservation measures for migratory waterbirds are not adequate and that further efforts are needed for improving the protection.
Avian haemosporidian may affect the host from body damage to the extinction of a population. Knowledge of their status may help in future avifauna conservation plans. Hence, their status in two bird groups of India and their phylogenetic relationships with other known lineages of the world were examined.
Methods
Cytochrome b gene sequences (479 bp) generated from India and available at MalAvi database were used to study the avian haemosporidian prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of lineages at local and world levels.
Results
One common (COLL2) and only once in the study (CYOPOL01, CHD01, CYORUB01, EUMTHA01, GEOCIT01) haemosporidian lineages were discovered. 5.88% prevalence of haemosporidian infection was found in 102 samples belonging to 6 host species. Haemoproteus prevalence was 4.90% across five host species (Phylloscopus trochiloides, Cyornis poliogenys, C. hainanus dialilaemus, C. rubeculoides, Eumiyas thalassinus) and Plasmodium prevalence was 0.98% in Geokichla citrina. Spatial phylogeny at the global level showed that COLL2 lineage, found in C. poliogenys in India, was genetically identical to H. pallidus lineages (COLL2) in parts of Africa, Europe, North America, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Plasmodium lineage (GEOCIT01) was related to PADOM16 in Egypt, but the sequences were only 93.89% alike.
Conclusions
Four new lineages of Haemoproteus and one of Plasmodium were reported. COLL2 similarity with other H. pallidus lineages may suggest their hosts as possible infection sources.
database for other fishes in trade is needed.
sets of primers provide the researcher a choice of markers for different sample types and studies.
number of species and their abundance vary between habitats and years. The current counts of the migratory/water-dependent birds of the Corbett Landscape, Bheemgoda Barrage (including Ganga Valley) and Asan Barrage are 150, 70 and 91, respectively. In the Bheemgoda and Asan barrages, a declining trend in the number of migratory birds was observed. In Bheemgoda Barrage, the reason for the decline in the population of
waterbirds may be the flood of 2010, which caused a heavy reduction in the area of green cover of the vegetated island. It has been realised that the ongoing conservation measures for migratory waterbirds are not adequate and that further efforts are needed for improving the protection.