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Kavya joined SERL as UGC JRF in February 2023 after completing M.Sc. Zoology from Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda. Her work mainly focusses on the taxonomy of Asilidae in the Western Ghats region of Kerala and adjacent areas.
Kavya joined SERL as UGC JRF in February 2023 after completing M.Sc. Zoology from Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda. Her work mainly focusses on the taxonomy of Asilidae in the Western Ghats region of Kerala and adjacent areas.
Achievements
Achievements
Qualified CSIR-UGC JRF June 2021 with AIR 111.
Qualified GATE 2022 (Lifesciences) with AIR 125.
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET Dec AIR 65.
KSCSTE funded Student Project 2021.
Publications
Pillai, K., Gopi, A., & Chenthamarakshan, B. (2023). A Study on the role of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) as a bioconversion agent.
Pillai, K. G., Bijoy, C., Cohen, C. M., & Poulose, G. (2023). A checklist of robber flies (Diptera, Asilidae) of Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 48(3), 411-420.
http://dx.doi.org/10.33307/entomon/v48i3/942
Preliminary insights into the habitat preference of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) in the selected ecosystems of Thrissur, Kerala, India, during the monsoon period. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381229336_Preliminary_insights_into_the_habitat_preference_of_Asilidae_Insecta_Diptera_in_the_selected_ecosystems_of_Thrissur_Kerala_India_during_the_monsoon_period
Catalog of the Robber Flies of India (Diptera: Asilidae). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5509.1.1
Major Predatory Diptera (Panorpida: Antliophora) of India. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2025.3391
First record of Loewinella Hermann, 1912 (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae) from India, with the description of a new species. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.3.9
Loewinella kalasamalaensis Kavya & Bijoy sp. nov.
Paper presentations
Paper presentations
Attended and presented a paper on “Preliminary insights into the habitat preference of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) in the selected ecosystems of Thrissur, Kerala, India, during the monsoon period” at “TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (ATBR-2023)” Organized by the Department of Zoology K K TM.Government College, Pullut, Kodungallur, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 680663 during 22nd and 23rd November 2023.
Attended and presented a paper on “Temporal distribution pattern of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) in selected ecosystems of Thrissur, Kerala, India during the monsoon and post-monsoon season” at the two-day Multidisciplinary National Conference and Research Expo 2024, organized by Scholars Connect at Christ College, Autonomous, Irinjalakuda, on 14th and 15th February 2024.
Attended and presented a paper on " Status of Robber fly (Diptera) diversity from the Western Ghats, Kerala region with interesting new reports" in the National Symposium on the Western Ghats Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management (WGBCEM-2025) at Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore in association with ZSI, Kolkata, on 6th and 7th March, 2025.
Attended and presented a paper on " " at INDICON 2025 at Bharat Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, on 24th and 25th September, 2025.
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