Dr.P.Thiruchenthilnathan

PROFESSOR
Department of Zoology
Email :nathan_pt@periyaruniversity.ac.in
Education
Course Institution
B.SC St.Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai ( 1992 )
M.SC St.John’s College, Palayamkottai ( 1994 )
M. PHIL (ZOOLOGY) St.John’s College, Palayamkottai,Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, ( 1996 )
SLET (ZOOLOGY) Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli ( 1997 )
PH.D (ZOOLOGY) St.John’s College, Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli ( 2002 )
Professional Experience
Field Company / Institution Designation
Teaching St.John’s College, Palayamkottai Guest Lecturer ( 1999 - 2001 )
Teaching School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University Guest Lecturer ( 2001 - 2008 )
Teaching Department of Zoology, DDE,Alagappa University Assistant Professor ( 2009 - 2013 )
Teaching Department of Zoology, Periyar University Associate Professor ( 2013 - 2016 )
Teaching Department of Zoology, Periyar University Professor ( 2016 - Present )
Specializations
Zoology
Animal Physiology
Animal Behaviour
Total No. of Ph.D’s. and M.Phil’s. Produced
Degree Awarded Submited On-roll
M.Phil 30 1 1
Ph.D 30 1 1
Research Project
S.No Title Status Funding Agency
1Food localization and foraging by echolocating and non echolocating fruit bats and their impact on pollination and seed dispersal UGC
Publications

  1. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, H. Raghuram, V. Elangovan, T. Karuppudurai, G. Marimuthu, Bat pollination of kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, Current Science, 88(10), 1679-1681, 2005, Indian Academy of Sciences(0.8000)

  2. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, 7. K. Sripathi, H. Raghuram, Echolocation sounds of Kerivoula picta (Vespertilionidae), Current Science, 91(9), 1145-1147, 2006, Indian Academy of Sciences(0.8000)

  3. Storz, J. F, H. R. Bhat, J. Balasingh, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan,T. H. Kunz, Evolutionary dynamics of the short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Pteropodidae): Inferences from the spatial scale of genetic and phenotypic differentiation, Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Bats , 0(0), 248-268, 2006, Oxford University Press, New York

  4. Ganesh, A, K.E. Rajan , H. Raghuram, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, G. Marimuthu, Distress Call induced gene expression in the brain of Indian short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 196(2), 155-164, 2010, Springer(1.9000)

  5. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, V. Mahandran, K. Sripathy, Bat conservation , Current Science, 103(10), 1142-1143, 2012, Indian Academy of Sciences (0.8000)

  6. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, V. Mahandran, C.M. Murugan, An unusual roosting behaviour of Schneider’s leaf nosed bat, Hipposideros speoris in a cave temple roost in Tamilnadu , Current Science, 109(5), 858-859, 2015, Indian Academy of Sciencs (0.8000)

  7. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, 1. V. Mahandran, H. Raghuram, Geophagy by Indian short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx (Pteropodidae) while foraging on Madhuca latifolia (Sapotaceae) in Tamilnadu, South India , Acta Ethologica , 19(1), 95-99, 2016, Springer (1.6000)

  8. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan , 1. V. Mahandran, C.M. Murugan, G. Marimuthu , Seed dispersal of a tropical deciduous Mahua tree Madhuca latifolia (Sapotaceae) exhibiting bat fruit syndrome by pteropodid bats , Global Ecology and Conservation , 14(2), 1-14, 2018, ELSEVIER (2.1700)

  9. P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, V. Mahandran, C.M. Murugan , Effect of female group size on harem male roosting behaviour of Indian short nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx , Acta Ethologica , 21(1), 43-49, 2018, Springer (1.6000)