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Smija MK

Assistant Professor on Contract

  9048923121

  smijamkkunnath@gmail.com

Qualifications :   M Sc, Ph D

Animal Behaviour, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ecology, Immunology and Research Methodology

  • Worked as a Project fellow in a KSCSTE (Govt of Kerala) funded research project from 2009-2012.
  • Research Scholar of Kannur University from 2012-2015
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Kannur University, Mananthavady Campus (From 6-4-2015-Present)
  • Warden of Kannur University Women’s Hostel, Mananthavady (From August 2015-2018)

Area of Research specialization: Crustacean Reproductive Biology and Physiology.

Collaborative Works

  • Collaborated with NIMHANS, Bangalore for Electron Microscopy works.

SUDHA DEVI A R, SMIJA M K AND CHANDRA SEKHAR SAGAR B K.

2015. Light and electron microscopic studies on the Y organ of thefreshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure. Elsevier Publications http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmau.2015.03.004

  • SUDHA DEVI A R, SMIJA M K, CHANDRASEKHAR SAGAR BK, 2017. Effect of Eyestalk Ablation on Fine Structure of Mandibular Organ in the Freshwater Crab Travancoriana schirnerae., Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 25 (7): 1394-1406.
  • Collaborated with SICART, Gujarat for HPLC works.

SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2013. Analysis of dietary value of the soft tissue of the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Indian Journal Applied Research, 3(7): 45-49.

  • Collaborated with IISC, Bangalore for Gas Chromatography-

Mass Spectrometry analysis

SUDHA DEVI A R, SMIJA M K AND LATHA NP. 2015. Fatty Acid Composition of the Freshwater Crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Fishery Technology. 52: 246-251

  • Collaborated with Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISC, Bangalore for spider diversity studies.

SRUTHI R, SMIJAM K, THRESIAMMA VARGHESE, PRASADAN P K. 2019. Spider diversity (Arachnida: Araneae) in different ecosystems of the Western Ghats, Wayanad region, India. South Asian Journal of Life Sciences.7 (2): 29-39.

  • Collaborated with Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda for spider diversity studies.

AMRUTHA CP, SMIJA MK, SRUTHI R, PRASADAN PK, SUDHIN PP, SUDHIKUMAR AV. 2020. Diversity and distribution of spiders in selected sacred groves of Kannur District, India. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica.

  1. SMIJA M K AND SUDHA DEVI A R, 2016: Seasonal and moult related fluctuations in the spermatogenesis of Travancoriana schirnerae. Fishery Technology, 53: 1-8.
  2. SMIJA M K AND SUDHA DEVI A R, 2016. Histological changes in the Y organ in Travancoriana schirnerae during molt cycle and in de eyestalked crabs. Turkish Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences. 16: 533-544.
  3. SMIJA M K AND SUDHA DEVI A R. 2015. Characterization of Yolk Proteins in the Freshwater Crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Fishery Technology 52: 13 – 19
  4. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2015. Size distribution and color pattern in the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 2:264-268.
  5. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2015. Light and electron microscopic studies on the Y organ of the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure. Saudi Arabia, 62: 161-168 Doi: org/10.1016/j-jmau.2015.03.004.
  6. SUDHA DEVI A R, SMIJA M K AND LATHA N P, 2015. Fatty acid composition of the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Fishery Technology, 52: 246-251.
  7. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2015. Growth and molting pattern in the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic studies, 3: 391-396.
  8. SMIJA M K AND SUDHA DEVI A R, 2015: Oocyte development and female reproductive cycle in the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Turkish Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 15:691-702.
  9. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2014. Seasonal changes in the structure and secretory activity of the androgenic gland of Travancoriana schirnerae. Central European Journal of Biology, 9(1): 70-79 (DOI: 10.2478/s 11535-013-0180-7).
  10. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2014. Histologically confirmed intersex (Ovo-testis) in the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae (Bott, 1969). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic studies, 1(3): 99-104.
  11. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2014. Certain aspects of biology of the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 61(2): 35-39.
  12. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2013. Analysis of dietary value of the soft tissue of the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae. Indian Journal Applied Research, 3(7): 45-49.
  13. SUDHA DEVI A R AND SMIJA M K, 2013. Reproductive biology of the freshwater crab Travancoriana schirnerae Bott, 1969 (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 60(3): 13-21.
  14. SUDHA DEVI A R, SMIJA M K, CHANDRASEKHAR SAGAR BK, 2017. Effect of Eyestalk Ablation on Fine Structure of Mandibular Organ in the Freshwater Crab Travancoriana schirnerae., Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 25 (7): 1394-1406.
  15. SUDHA DEVI A R, SMIJA M K, NAVYA GOPAL, SNEHA DINESHAN. 2018. Effect eyestalk ablation on mandibular organ activity in the in the Freshwater Crab Travancoriana schirnerae. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic studies, 6(2) 184-189.
  16. PRASHANTH NARAYANAN, BASIL THOMAS, RADAKRISHNANA SREERAJ, RINI JOSEPH, SATHRUMITHRA S, THOMAS KURIEN, ANUJA R, SMIJA MK , JOSEPH JOHN, THOMAS AP, JULKA JM, REYNOLDS JW. 2019. The first record of Megascolex Lawsoni (Bourne, 1886) (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the state of Kerala, India. Megadrillogica, Canada, 24 (6), 68-73.
  17. SRUTHI R, SMIJAM K, THRESIAMMA VARGHESE, PRASADAN P K. 2019. Spider diversity (Arachnida: Araneae) in different ecosystems of the Western Ghats, Wayanad region, India. South Asian Journal of Life Sciences.7 (2): 29-39.
  18. PRASHANTH NARAYANAN, BASIL THOMAS, SUNISH KS, ANUJA R, SATHRUMITHRA S, SMIJA MK, G CHRISTOPHER, THOMAS AP, JULKA JM. 2020. First record of exotic Dichogaster saliens (Beddard, 1893) and Metaphire posthuma (Valliant, 1868) (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Kerala state, Southern India. Records of Zoological Survey of India 120 (2) 161-166.