Research interests
Ecology and conservation mammals, biodiversity assessment and
monitoring.
Education
B.Ed.
in Natural Science, Calicut University, India (2001)
M.Sc.
in Zoology, Calicut University, India (2000)
B.Sc.
in Zoology,
Calicut University, India (1998)
Appointments and research
experience
2007- till date:
Working as Lecturer in Zoology at Govt. College, Kodanchery,
Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
2004-2007:
Worked as Lecturer at the PG & Research Dept. of Zoology & Wildlife
Biology, Farook College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
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Co-investigator in the
UGC Minor Research Project entitled "Study of the Ecology and
Diversity of Butterflies and Moths (Class - Insecta; Order -
Lepidoptera) in the Farook College Campus and Adjacent areas,
Kozhikode, Kerala"
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Co-investigator in the
UGC Major Research Project entitled "Study of the Biodiversity and
ecology of Kadalundy Estuarine Wetlands near Calicut, Kerala"
funded under the CPE Scheme.
2002-2004:
Worked as Junior Research Fellow (CSIR) at Salim Ali Centre
for Ornithology & Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore,
in
a project roject
titled "Comparative Ecology of the Langurs of the Genus
Semnopithecus in Southern India"
2001-2002:
Worked as Substitute Lecturer at the PG & Research Dept. of Zoology
& Wildlife Biology,
Farook
College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Fellowships/awards/grants
Margot Marsh Biodiversity Fund/
Primate Action Fund by Conservation International,
Washington DC, through the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS),
Bangalore
for Doctoral Research work (2003).
Selected for SPM Fellowship Test &
Interview for being among the top 20% of CSIR JRF Awardees (2001).
CSIR/UGC NET Junior Research
Fellowship in Life Sciences (2001).
CSIR/UGC NET Lectureship in Life
Sciences (2000).
Publications
Papers/articles:
Riyas KA & Ajith Kumar.
2004. Grey Langurs of South India. SACON Newsletter. Salim Ali
Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, Coimbatore.
Dissertation/reports:
Abdul Hameed S.V., Riyas K.A.,
et al.
2007. Study of the Biodiversity and Ecology of Kadalundy Estuarine
Wetlands near
Calicut, Kerala. Major Research Project Report submitted to the UGC
under CPE Scheme, Farook College, Kozhikode, Kerala.
Riyas, K.A. 2000.
Relation between Habitat Quality and Group Size in the White-headed
Babbler, Turdoides affinis.
M. Sc. Dissertation, Calicut University, India.
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