Prof Jharna Chakravorty
Professor
| Department of Zoology
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh
Expertise:
Zoology
33
Publications
9
Projects
892
Scopus Citations
694
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31 Years 5 Months Total Experience
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892
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Community & Membership
Dept. of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University
Head of the DepartmentDept. of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University
Head of the DepartmentFaculty of Life Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University
DeanAcademic Council, Rajiv Gandhi University
MemberAcademic Council, Rajiv Gandhi University
MemberFinance Committee, Rajiv Gandhi University
MemberInstitutional Animal Ethical Committee, Rajiv Gandhi University
MemberSenkenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
Chairperson of International Conference on BiodiversityPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
1991
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Professor
Sep 1999 – Present
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
| Department of Zoology
Research Associate
Apr 1998 – Aug 1999
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
| Department of Biochemistry
Research Associate
Apr 1996 – Mar 1998
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
| Department of Biochemistry
Visiting Faculty
Apr 1995 – Mar 1996
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
| Department of Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Scholarly Work
Historical Account of Entomophagy among the Ethnic communities of Arunachal Pradesh
OtherPredator Prey Interaction: Chemical Defense in Hemiptera: Pentatomidae bug (the gondhi bug) and its glandular secretions
OtherChemical Ecology of North-East Region (NER) of India: A Collaborative Programme linking NER and Bangalore Researchers
CompletedSequencing Genome of Apis laboriosa with special focus on chemosensory receptor and circadian clock gene
CompletedDiversity, abundance of edible Coleoptera and Orthoptera among the Arunachal tribe and evaluation of nutritional, antinutritional components of selective species
CompletedStudies on Edible Insects of Arunachal Tribe (In Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany
CompletedBiosystematics of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Insecta) with special reference to agriculture and forest habitats of West Kameng , East Kameng and Papumpare districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India
CompletedDocumentation of ethnic invertebrate food resources and evaluation of nutritional content and their role in primary health care of selected tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India
CompletedDocumentation of ethnic food resources and evaluation of nutritional content of wild animal food resources and their role in primary health care of Arunachal Pradesh North East India
CompletedImpact of Industrial Effluents on the Water Quality and Planktonic Diversity of Disan River at Namrup in Assam
Studies on Nutritional and Nutraceutical Potential of Selected Edible Entomofauna Among the Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh
Documentation and Biochemical Studies on Edible Entomo-fauna of Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
Assessment of nutritional and anti-nutritional components in edible silkworm species from Dhemaji district of Assam, India
Assessment of nutritional potential of Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) from Arunachal Pradesh: Perspective on Seasonal and altitudinal variation
Biochemical Composition of Some Selected Terrestrial and Aquatic Edible Insects of Arunachal Pradesh: A Perspective on Nutritional Value
Studies on Biochemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity in Food Insects of Arunachal Pradesh
Edible Insects of Arunachal Pradesh: Perspective on Chemical Composition and Immunomodulatory Effects of Insects on Animal Model
Biomonitoring of Edible Insect of Arunachal Pradesh in vivo: Perspective on Biochemical and Cytogenic study
Comparative morphological and genomic studies on the two giant honey bee Apis laboriosa (Smith, 1871) and Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793) with a focus on population in the Eastern Himalayas
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Scholarly Publications
Rats: If you can't beat them eat them! (Tricks of the trade observed among the Adi and other North-East Indian tribals)
Open Access
Zootherapeutic uses of animals and their parts: an important element of the traditional knowledge of the Tangsa and Wancho of eastern Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India
Open AccessTangsa and wancho of north-east India use animals not only as food and medicine but also as additional cultural attributes
Open AccessGeographical distribution of the giant honey bee apis laboriosa smith, 1871 (Hymenoptera, apidae)
Open AccessArunachal's Adi and Apatani tribes' traditional knowledge of harvesting and using edible insects
Species composition and elevational distribution of bumble bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus Latreille) In The East Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Open AccessAn ethnographic account of the role of edible insects in the adi tribe of arunachal pradesh, North-East India
Nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Odontotermes sp. (Isoptera: Termitidae): Two preferred edible insects of Arunachal Pradesh, India
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