PUBLICATIONS

    a. Journals

           i.         Manimekalan, A. and M. Arunachalam. 2009. A new species of the barb of the genus Tor (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from River Moyar, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India. Zootaxa  (Magnolia Press, New Zealand) 

         ii.         Krishnamani, R., A. Manimekalan, K.Mainkar,  Sanjib Deka. 2005. Rapid Assessment and Veterinary Aid as an Immediate Response to the Tsunami. In:The Ground Beneath the Waves: Post-tsunami impact assessment of wildlife and their habitats in India. Vol I. Kaul, R. and Menon, V. (Eds.).Wildlife Trust of India, New Delhi. 81-91Pp

       iii.         Arunachalam. M, A. Manimekalan, A.Sankaranaraysnan, J.A.Johnson, R. Soranam. 2002. Fish fauna of some streams and rivers in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 99(2):337-341. (Bombay, India)

       iv.         Manimekalan, A., A. Arunachalam & Rema Devi. 2004. New records and range of extension of freshwater fishes to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 102 (3):344-346.

         v.         Manimekalan, A. & M. Arunachalam. 2002. Rediscovery of critically endangered air birthing cat fish clarias dayi hora (Pisces:Claridae) from Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 99(1): 129-131. (Bombay, India)

       vi.         Arunachalam. M, , A.Sankaranaraysnan, J.A.Johnson A. Manimekalan, R. Soranam. 2000. New record of fishes from the Western Ghats of Maharastra. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 97(2):292-294.

     vii.         Arunachalam, M., A.Sankaranarayanan, J.A. Johnson A.Manimekalan. 2000. Fishes of Nambiyar river, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.            J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 97(1):153-155. (Bombay, India)

   viii.         Arunachalam. M, A.Sankaranaraysnan, R. Soranam, J.A.Johnson and A. Manimekalan. 1999 New records of Stigmatogobius oligactis J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 96(1):167-168.

       ix.         Arunachalam. M, A.Sankaranaraysnan, A. Manimekalan, R. Soranam and J.A.Johnson. 1999. New records of Salmostoma sardinella (Pices:Cyprinidae) from Mondai stream , Maharashtra. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 96(1):162-163.

         x.         Arunachalam.M., J.A.Johnson, A.Manimekalan and S.Sridhar. 1999. New record of Heteropneustes microps (Gunther) (Siluridae: Heteropneustidae) from the Western Ghats rivers, India       J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.,        96(2):330-332. (Bombay, India)

       xi.         Manimekalan, A. H.S.Das.   1998.   Glyptothorax davissinghi (Pisces: Sisoridae) A new cat fishes from Nilambur in the Nilgiri Biosphere, South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 95(1):87-91. (Bombay, India)

     xii.         Manimekalan, A. 1998. Fishes of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 95(3):431-443. (Bombay, India)

   xiii.         Manimekalan, A., Singh.D.F. 1997. New record of Schismatorhynchus (Nukta) nukta (Sykes) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Moyar river, extends its range to Tamil Nadu       J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 94(1):170-171. (Bombay, India)

b. Book

i.        Manimekalan, A., D. Thangadurai and Gabor Mocz. 2009. Aquaculture, Fisheries and Bio-Technology. Agro-bios, Jodhpur, India. (In press)

c. Book chapters

i.        Arunachalam, M, A. Manimekalan, J.A. Johnson & A. Sankaranarayanan. 2004. Fishes of rain forest streams/rivers of India- A research overview. Singsit, S. Chapter 10.Conservation of Rainforest in India. Wildlife Institute of India, Deharadun.

ii.      Manimekalan, A. & Rema Devi. 2004. Conservation Strategies and Action plans for the Pisces of Tamil Nadu. (ed.): Annamalai, R. Tamilnadu Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Chordate Diversity. Tamilnadu Forest Department. pp32-50. (Chennai, India)

iii.    Manimekalan, A. T.R.K.Yoganand, V.Rajan, M.Amruth, K.Ilangovan and C.B.S.R.Sharma. 2005. Biodiversity and Ecology of two endangered wetlands of Tamil Nadu coast-Kaluveli and Ousteri. (eds.) Ramachandra, T.V., N.Ahalya and C.Rajasekara Murthy. Aquatic ecosystems Conservation, Restoration and Management. Capital Publishing Co., New Delhi. 131-146.

    c. Research reports

1. Manimekalan, A. 2004. Cat fishes of Anamalai hills. Final report submitted NSF, USA.

2. Manimekalan, A. and V.Ganesan. 2005. Diversity and Distribution of Fishes in the Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary and National Park. The rainforest Initiative. Final report submitted to the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.

3. Arunachalam, M, A. Manimekalan, R. Soranam, A. Sankaranarayanan and P. Sivakumar. 2005. Germplasm inventory, evaluation and gene banking of freshwater fishes of stream/rivers of peninsular India. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Final report submitted to NATP, Delhi.