1. “Studies on the helminth infector in fishes of Kerala region with special reference to fishes inhabiting polluted waters” – Post Doctoral programme funded by state council fir Science, Technology and Environmental.  

2. Bio diversity of earthworms in Thiruvananthapuram district (2003-2004) Kerala University Research Grant.

3. Potential of Native Species of earthworms as bio indicators of soil quality (2004-2005) Kerala University Research Grant.

4. Microorganisms in the gut of native species of earthworms (2005-2006) Kerala University Research Grant.

One research student working for Ph.D

1.                  Studies on the metabolic disturbances caused by Reillietina tetragona (Cestoda) infection in domestic fowl: Effect of infection on certain aspects of carbohydrate metabolism
Indian J. Exp. Biology 17: 310-311 (1979)

2.                  Metabolic disturbances caused by Raillietina tetragona (Cestoda infection in domestic fowl: Effect of infection on certain aspects of protein metabolism.
Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Anim. Sci) 89: 543- 549 (1980)

3.                  Reillietina (Paroniella) nedumangadensis sp.n.from pigeon, Columba livia domestica
Japanese J. Parasit., 30 : 241244 (1981)

4.                  Haematological changes in domestic fowl experimentally infected with the cestode, Raillietina tetragona (Molin, 1858)
Veterinary Parasitology (Netherlands), 8:49-58 (1981)

5.                  A note on an abnormal cysticecoid of Raillietina echinobothrida (Megnin, 1835 RM)
Proc. Helim. Soc. Washington, 43 : 104 (1981)

6.                  A new species of Acanthocephala, Mediorhynchus indicus sp. n., an intestinal parasite of domestic fowl. Gallus gallus domesticus in Kerala.
Japanese J. Parasit., 30 : 301-304 (1981)

7.                  Certain aspects of ecology and host-parasite relations of the larval Raillietina tetragona (Cestoda) infection in ant vectors.
Proc. Symp. Vectors and Vector-Brone Diseases (Trivandrum) PP. 159-164 (1982).

8.                  A comparative study on the mineral composition of study poultry cestode Reillietina tetragona Molin, 1858 and certain tissues of its host.
Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Anim.Sci), 91: 153-158 (1982)

9.        “Site selection by Raillietina tetragona in the intestine of domestic fowl”.
All India Symposium on Animal Behaviour and 15^th Annual Conference of the Ethological Society of India. Aug. 7-9 (1986) held at Annamalai University.

1.      A Manual of Developmental Biology (2002) K. Vijayakumaran Nair and P.V. George, Academica, Thiruvananthapuram.

2.      Environmental Biology Ethology Evolution (2002) K. Vijayakumaran Nair and M. Jayaprakash, Academica, Thiruvananthapuram.

3.      Cell Biology Genetics Molecular Biology (2003), K. Vijayakumaran Nair and M. Jayaprakash, Academica, Thiruvananthapuram. 

4. Cell Biology Genetics Biotechnology Plant Breeding (2004), K. Vijayakumaran Nair, M. Jayaprakash and S. Sreekumar,  Academica, Thiruvananthapuram.

5. Protista and Animal Diversity (2005), K. Vijayakumaran Nair, J. Jayakumar and P.I. Paul,  Academica, Thiruvananthapuram.

Text Books

*Compiled and edited the primary and secondary school Biology Text Books under the State Council for Education Research and Training.

* Contributed some chapters for the Biology Text Books for Primary and Secondary Level students under state Syllabus.  

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