Biography:

P.S. PARU RUCKMANI is in the PG and Research Department of Zoology. Present study is on the effect of toxicants on the respiration of Marine fishes is more pronounced. Pesticides enter into the fish mainly through gills and with the onset of symptoms of poisoning, Profenofos, a well-known organophosphate pesticide has been in agricultural use over the last two decades for controlling pests of paddy, cotton and tobacco. One of her famous publication is SUBLETHAL EFFECT OF PROFENOFOS ON OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AND GILL HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE INDIAN MAJOR CARP, CATLA CATLA (HAMILTON).