Brief Biodata of Prof

Brief Biodata of Prof. W.S. Lakra

Full Name : Wazir S. Lakra

Date of Birth : July 1st, 1955

Present Position and Address: Director/Vice Chancellor Central Institute of Fisheries Education (University under Sec.3 of UGC Act) Indian Council of Agricultural Research Panch Marg, Off Yari Road, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 061. E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Phone: 91-22-26363404 (O), 91-22-26361656 (R), 09920906001 (Mobile)

Pay Scale : Rs. 75,000/= fixed + Rs.5,000/= Admn. Allowance

Academic Qualifications : M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc.(Regd), Post Doc.(USA, Canada)

Publications : More than 250 publications including 180 Research Papers, 30 Books/Bulletins, 40 Book Chapters.

Experience : Over 32 Years of Experience in Research, Teaching, Management and HRD related to freshwater and marine fisheries of tropical countries.

ADMINISTRATIVE/ MANAGERIAL ASSIGNMENTS

 Director/Vice Chancellor, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai from Sep. 1, 2010 till date  Director, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow from 2005 – 2010  Professor and Head, Department of Genetics & Biotechnology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Deemed University under ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India), Mumbai during 1998- 2005. PATENTS/ PRODUCTS/ TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED

Over 2000 gene sequences submitted to NCBI and technologies developed for DNA Markers, Gene Banking and Cell Culture Systems from Tropical Fish Species.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS

 Member, UP State Biodiversity Board, Lucknow, 2010.  Member, Scientific Committee of UP State Biodiversity Board for establishment of Biodiversity Parks in the State, 2010.  Convener for the 10th Agricultural Science Congress held at Lucknow in 2011.  Member, Science Awards Committee 2008-09 constituted by Government of Uttar Pradesh, UPCST.  Member, Governing Council, UPCST, Government of UP, Lucknow, 2010.  Member, XI Plan, Working Group on Fisheries, Planning Commission, Government of India.  Member, Governing Body of Uttar Pradesh Council of Science & Technology, Lucknow.  Member, National Committee on Agro-Biodiversity, NBA, MOEF, Government of India.  Member, DBT Task Force on Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology.  Member, Scientific Steering Committee, International Barcode of Life Project, University of Guelph, Canada.  Regional Chair for South Asia Consortium for Barcode of Life (CBoL) USA.  Member, National Committee on Exotic Aquatic Species of Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.  Member, Research Advisory Committee of National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal from 2008 to 2011.  Member, Executive Council ADNAT, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad.  Member, Research Degree Committee of HNB Garhwal University in Biotechnology, since 2007.  Founder President, Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Society, since 2006.  External Member, Board of Management, Academic Council and Extension Council of CIFE (A University under ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India), Mumbai, since 2007.  Member, Evaluation Committee, Human Resource Development Group, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.  Member, Selection Committee of various Universities in India at the level of Professor and Heads of Division.  Member, Selection Committee at Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi.  Member, Selection Committee, Overseas Associateship Program of Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi.  Member, Core Committee of CIFE, 1999-2005.  Chairman, Selection Committee at Institute Level for various positions.  Member, Expert Panel in Life Sciences of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi since 1991.  Member, Editorial Board, Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Korea since 2001.  Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Fisheries.  Key Panelist at International Conference on Biodiversity at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata on November 23, 2007.  Research Editor, Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Biology, India 2009.  Member, Executive Committee, Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai (2001-2003).  Member, Board of Management, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (1990-1993).  Chairman, Board of Management, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources since 2005.  Chairman, Board of Management, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai since 2010.  Member, Team of Experts for Review of Genetic Improvement and Biodiversity Programmes of the World Fish Centre, Malaysia (2004).  Keynote/ Lead Speaker on Fisheries, Fish Biodivesity, Genetics and Biotechnology at several national and international meetings/ symposia/ workshops/ conferences etc.  Visiting Professor to several Universities in India.  Lead Speaker in 94th and 96th Indian Science Congress (Section: Zoology, Animal Science and Fisheries), India.

AWARDS/ HONOURS

1. Hari Om Ashram Trust National Award of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2009. 2. Gold Medal of Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 2009. 3. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Best Indian Fisheries Scientist Award, 2007. 4. Gold Medal, Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, 2006. 5. Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Award of ICAR, 2003. 6. Dr. V.G. Jhingran Gold Medal of NATCON as Team Member for contributions in Fish Gene Banking during 1992-1993. 7. Dr. V.G. Jhingran Gold Medal of NATCON as Team Leader for contributions in Fish Genetics Biotechnology and biodiversity conservation during 2002-2003. 8. Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri Leadership Award at CIFE, Mumbai during 2002-2003. 9. All India Rajbhasha Kiran Award (IInd prize, National Award) for Matsyodaya – a Student's Magazine (Chief Editor- W. S. Lakra). 10. Prof. J.S. Dutta Munshi Medal of ZSI, 2008. 11. FAO Fellowship Award for Advanced Research in Molecular Genetics at CSIRO, Australia. 12. Best Annual Report Award of ICAR (Editor: W.S. Lakra) for NBFGR, 2006-07. 13. Best Speaker Award of PGSC, Garhwal University, 1976-77 and 1977-78. 14. Scientist of the Year Award of Bioved, 2010. 15. Best Annual Report Award of ICAR (Editor: W.S. Lakra) for NBFGR, 2009-10.

FELLOWSHIPS

 Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.  Fellow, Nature Conservators (International Scientific Society).  Fellow, Inland Fisheries Society of India.  Fellow, Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology.  Fellow, Zoological Society of India.

Ph.D. SUPERVISION : 20

MAJOR NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED : 12

PROFESSIONAL VISITS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

 China, 1985, 2005  France, 1992, 2006  Thailand, 1997, 2002  Australia, 1999, 2000  Singapore, 1999  Bangladesh, 2003  Malaysia, 2004  Norway, 2004  Canada, 2005, 2007, 2010  Korea, 2006  Taiwan, 2007  Mexico, 2009  USA, 2009, 2010

NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS MOBILIZATION (As Coordinator/ Principal Investigator)

1. Human Resource Development in Coastal Bioresource Development and anagement (National Bioresource Development Board-DBT Funded – Rs. 34.00 Lakhs) (2001-2003). 2. Cytogenetic and Molecular Characterization of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii used in Aquaculture (ICAR AP Cess Fund – Rs. 19.00 Lakhs) (2000-2003) 3. Development and characterization of cell lines from selected fish and shellfish species (DBT Funded – Rs. 26.39 Lakhs) (2001-2004). 4. In-service Training in Molecular Biology for Fishery Scientists (DBT Funded – Rs. 59.37 Lakhs). (2001-2005). 5. Genetic Improvement of Penaeus monodon through selective breeding for growth and white spot disease resistance (Indo-Norwegian Project) funded by NORAD for 2.900 Million Norwegian Kroner (2003-2005). 6. Population Genetic Evaluation of Growth of Mahseer (ICAR AP Cess Funded – 20.74 Lakhs) (2003-2005). 7. Network Project for North Eastern Hill Region (A biodiversity hot-spot) – Fish germplasm exploration, assessment and conservation (funded by ICAR – Rs. 70.00 Lakhs) (2006-2011). 8. Studies on fish biodiversity and aquatic environment of the Ken-Betwa river: An assessment prior to river inter-linking for conservation of aquatic bioresources (DBT Funded – 29.96 Lakhs) (2007-2010). 9. Development and characterization of cell lines from Labeo rohita and virus isolation studies on established cell lines of Cyprinus carpio (DBT Funded – 29.85 Lakhs) (2007-2010). 10. Identification of Genetic Stocks of Selected Fish Species (funded by ICAR, 6.00 Crores) (2008-2012). 11. Harmonizing biodiversity conservation and agricultural intensification through integaration of plant, animal and fish genetic resources for livelihood security in fragile ecosystem (funded by NAIP/ World Bank - 1.2 crores) (2009-2012). 12. DNA Barcoding Marine and Freshwater Fishes of India (Institute funded, Rs. 50.00 Lakhs) (2005-2010). 13. Evaluation of dietary responses of feeding corn meal derived from transgenic corn hybrids containing events MON 89034 and NK 603 as feed ingredient to Indian major carp (Monsanto India Limited, New Delhi – Rs. 6.00 Lakhs) (2010- 2011). 14. Evaluation of Butachlor commercial formulation for acute toxicity test and effect on growth performances of common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Monsanto India Limited, New Delhi – Rs. 15.05 Lakhs) (2009-2010). 15. Development and characterization of cell lines from Schizothorax richardsonii and Puntius (Tor) chelynoides (DBT Funded – 39.97 Lakhs) (2010-2013). 16. DNA Barcoding of Indian Fish and shell species (MoES Funded – 140.00 lakhs) (2010-2013). 17. Aquatic Radioecology - 4 subprojects  Studies on of Marine Radioecology and Biodiversity around Nuclear Plant Site in Jaitapur, Maharashtra.  Studies on Present Status of Marine Radioecology and Biodiversity at Kalpakam coastal sites.  Studies on Present Status of Marine Radioecology and Biodiversity at Tarapur coastal sites.  Baseline Marine Radioecology and Biodiversity Studies on proposed NPP sites (Madhya Pradesh) (BRNS Funded - 6.47 Corer) (2011-2014) 18. Genetic Conservation and Live Gene Banking of Mahasheer fish in Indrayani River (NFDB – 139 lakhs – 2010-2013)

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA/ WORKSHOP/ CONFERENCES AS CHAIR/ LEAD SPEAKER

 Asian Symposium on Freshwater Fish Culture, Beijing, China, 1985.  The Second Congress of the Asia and Oceania Society for Comparative Endocrinology, New Delhi, India 1991.  International Workshop on Storage and Cryopreservation on gamete and embryo in aquatic organisms, Paris, France 1992.  Second Asia Pacific Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology, Madras, India 1994.  Second Asia Pacific Conference on Marine Biotechnology held at Phuket, Thailand, 1997.  World Aquaculture, Sydney, Australia, 1999.  Genetics in Aquaculture VII, Townsville, Australia, 2000.  Workshop on Gene Banking and Gamete Management Technologies for the Improvement of Cultured Stocks and Strains and Conservation of Biodiversity in Asia, Thailand during October 22-25, 2002.  International Expert Consultation on Ecological Risk Assessment of Genetically Improved Fish Breeds, 4-8 August 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  International Network of Genetics in Aquaculture Steering Committee Meeting sponsored by WorldFish Centre, Malaysia, China from 20.09.2005 to 24.09.2005.  International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture IX at Montpellier, France from 26.06.2006 to 30.06.2006.  XII AAAP Animal Science Congress 2006 at Busan, Korea from September 18-22, 2006.  Second International Barcode of Life Conference at Taipei, Taiwan from September 17-20, 2007  Third International Barcode of Life Conference held at Mexico City, November 7- 13, 2009.  International Barcode of Life (iBOL), Scientific Steering Committee Meeting at University of Guelph, Canada, 23-25 Sept., 2010.

INSTITUTION BUILDING

 Established a Centre of Advanced Study for Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology at CIFE, Mumbai during 1998.  Established an International Lead Centre for South Asia on DNA Barcoding at NBFGR, Lucknow during 2005.  Created several new infrastructures including residential buildings, Guest House, Advanced Laboratories, Aquarium House, Hatchery and Farm Complex at NBFGR, Lucknow during 2005-2009.  Established Centres of Excellence in Fish Taxonomy, Genomic Resources and Tissue Culture at NBFGR, Lucknow.

EXTENSION EDUCATION/ TRAINING COURSES/ CONFERENCES ORGANIZED (ONLY MAJOR PROGRAMMES LISTED)

 Organised 15 National Training Programmes related to Genetics, Biotechnology and Biodiversity Conservation for the teachers and researchers of ICAR institutes, SAUs and Universities (As Coordinator/ Co-Director/ Director).  Organised the First National Conference on Fisheries Biotechnology at CIFE, Mumbai during March 4-5, 2000 (As Organising Secretary).  Organised a National Workshop on the Mighty Mahseer (Biodiversity and Genetic Conservation) at Lonavla, Maharashtra in collaboration with Tata Power Company during August 24-25, 2001 (As Organising Secretary).  Organized a National Symposium on Genetics and Gene banking of Fish and Shellfish during 29-31, 2003 as Organizing Secretary.  Organized National Workshop on Fish Introductions in India, Status, Potential and Challenges during September 16-17, 2006, NBFGR, Lucknow.  Organized 4 Regional Workshops on Explorations cum Awareness of Aquatic Genetic Resources during 2005-2009 covering freshwater and marine bioresources.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP/ CONSULTATION ORGANIZED

 Organized an Indo-Norwegian International Consultation on Genetic Evaluation and Upgradation of Prawns on September 28, 2001 at CIFE, Mumbai.  Organized an International Workshop on Genetics and Health Management in Aquaculture during February 9 –10, 2005 at CIFE, Mumbai  Organized an International Workshop on Tagging of Shrimps during February 11-12, 2005, at CIFE, Mumbai.  Organized the First International Training on DNA Barcoding of Marine Life sponsored by IO-COML and ABCS during April 16-21, 2007 at NBFGR, Lucknow.  Organized International Workshop on DNA Barcoding (Plant, Animals and Fish) at NASC, New Delhi on December 4, 2008.  Organized International Consultation on DNA Barcoding during November 6-7, 2010 at National Agricultural Science Complex, Pusa, New Delhi-110 012  Organized the X Agricultural Science Congress at NBFGR, Lucknow from 10- 12 February 2011. A. PUBLISHED IN FOREIGN JOURNALS

1. W. S. Lakra and M. Goswami, 2011. Development and characterization of a continuous cell line PSCF from Puntius sophor. Journal of Fish Biology : 78 (4) 987–1001.

2. W. S. Lakra, T. Raja Swaminathan, K. P. Joy 2011. Development, characterization, conservation and storage of fish cell lines: a review. Fish Physiol Biochem. 37:1-20.

3. Indra Mani, RavindraKumar, MamtaSingh, N. S. Nagpure, B. Kushwaha, P. K. Srivastava, D. S. Krishna Rao, W. S. Lakra, 2011. Nucleotide variation and physical mapping of ribosomal genes using FISH in genus Tor (Pisces, Cyprinidae). Mol Biol Rep. 38:2637–2647.

4. Archana Saini, Anish Dua, Vindhya Mohindra and W. S. Lakra, 2011. Molecular discrimination of six species of Bagrid catfishes from Indus river system using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Mol Biol Rep. 38:2961–2965

5. Mohit Tiwari, Naresh Sahebrao Nagpure, Devendra Nath Saksena, Wazir Singh Lakra, 2011. Metallothionein mRNA expression in freshwater teleost, Channa punctata (Bloch) under the influence of heavy metal, cadmium – a dose kinetic study. Int Aquat Res 3: 21-29. ISSN 2008-4935.

6. Mohit Tiwari, N.S. Nagpure, D.N. Saksena, Ravindra Kumar, S.P. Singh, B. Kushwaha, W.S. Lakra, 2011. Evaluation of acute toxicity levels and ethological responses under heavy metal cadmium exposure in freshwater teleost, Channa punctata (Bloch). International Journal of Aquatic Science, ISSN: 2008-8019 Vol 2, No 1.

7. C.D. Nwani , N.S. Nagpure, Ravindra Kumar, Basdeo Kushwah, Pavan Kuma, W. S. Lakra 2011. Mutagenic and genotoxic assessment of atrazine- based herbicide to freshwater fish Channa punctatus (Bloch) using micronucleus test and single cell gel electrophoresis. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 31 : 314- 322.

8. Maria Habib, W. S. Lakra, Vindhya Mohindra, Praveen Khar, A. S. Barma, Akanksha Singh, Kuldeep K. Lal, Peyush Punia, Asif A. Khan 2011. Evaluation of cytochrome b mtDNA sequences in genetic diversity studies of Channa marulius (Channidae: Perciformes). Mol. Biol. Rep. 38:841-846.

9. Wazir S Lakra, M Goswami, T Rajaswaminathan, Gaurav Rathore 2010. Development and characterization of two new cell lines from common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Linn). Biol Res 43: 385-392 10. W. S. Lakra, M. Goswami, A. Gopalakrishnan, D. P. Singh, A. Singh, N. S. Nagpur 2010. Genetic relatedness among fish species of Genus Channa using mitochondrial DNA genes. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 38 :1212–1219.

11. Wazir S. Lakra, M. Goswami, Kamalendra Yadav, A. Gopalakrishnan, R. S. Patiyal and M. Singh 2011. Development and characterization of two cell lines PDF and PDH from Puntius denisonii (Day 1865). In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 47(2):89-94.

12. Hina Alim, B.L. Jadhav and W. S. Lakra 2010. Genetic variation between Lamellidens marginalis populations of Indian waters by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA. Bionano Frontier. 3(2): 153:156.

13. Lakra Wazir S, Goswami M, Rajaswaminathan T, Rathore Gaurav 2010. Development and characterization of two new cell lines from common carp, Cyprinus carpio (linn).Biol Res 43: 393-400.

14. Lakra W.S., Sarkar Sarkar Uttam Kumar, Kumar Rupali Sani, Pandye Ajay, Dubey Vineet Kumar, Gusain Om Prakash 2010. Fish diversity, habitat ecology and their conservation and management issues of a tropical River in Ganga basin, India. Environmentalist. 30:306-319.

15. Mamta Singh, Ravindra Kumar, Naresh Sahebrao Nagpure, Basdeo Kushwaha, Indra Mani, Khuntia Murmu, Ugam Kumari Chauhan and Wazir Singh Lakra, 2010. Nucleotide Sequences and Chromosomal Localization of 45S and 5S rDNA in Neolissochilus hexagonolepis (Pisces, Cyprinidae), Using Dual-Color Fish. Zoological Science. 27:709-716.

16. Nwani, Christopher Ddidigwu, W.S. Lakra, Naresh Sahebrao Nagpure, Ravindra Kumar, Basdeo Kushwaha and Satish Kumar Srivastava, 2010. Toxicity of the Herbicide Atrazine: Effects on Lipid Peroxidation and Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes in the Freshwater Fish Channa Punctatus (Bloch). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 7: 3298-3312

17. Lakra, W.S., Uttam Kumar Sarkar, Rupali Sani Kumar, Ajay Pandey, Vineet Kumar Dubey and Om Prakash Gusain, 2010. Fish diversity, habitat ecology and their conservation and management issues of a tropical River in Ganga basin, India. Envirnmentalist. DOI: 10.1007/s10669-010-9277-6.

18. Lakra, W.S., Mahender Verma, Mukunda Goswami, Kuldeep Lal, Vindya Mohindra, Peyush Punia, A. Gopalakrishnan, Karanveer Singh, Robert Ward, Paul Hebert, 2011. DNA Barcoding Indian Marine Fishes. Molecular Ecology Resources (Formerly Molecular Ecology Notes). 11(1):60-71. 19. Lakra W.S., M. Goswami, T. Rajaswaminathan and Gaurav Rathore, 2010. Development and characterization of two new cell lines from common carp, Cyprinus carpio(linn). Biological Research 43:385-392.

20. Sinha, Rav. K., Raj. K. Sinha, U. K. Sarkar and W.S. Lakra, 2009. First record of the southern sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Loricariidae), in India. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 26: 606-608.

21. Sarkar, U.K., A.K. Pathak, L.K. Tyagi and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Fish Biodiversity in a Protected River Ecosystem in India and its Conservation and Managmenet Significance. Hydrobiologia. In Press.

22. Singh, Rajeev K., Kuldeep K. Lal, Vindhya Mohindra, Peyush Punia, Rama S. Sah, Akhilesh K. Mishra, Rajesh Kumar, B.N. Mishra and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Assessing genetic differentiation in geographic populations of Labeo calbasu using allozyme markers. Biochemical Genetics 48 (9-10):760-778

23. Lakra, W.S., M. Goswami, Akhilesh Singh, Premsagar Mishra, N. Gayathri and N.S. Nagpure, 2010. Genetic characterization of Metapenaeus affinis (H.M. Edwards, 1837) using RAPD markers. Mol. Biol. Rep. 37(8): 3757-3761

24. Lakra, W.S., T. Raja Swaminathan, G. Rathore, M. Goswami, Kamalendra and S. Kapoor, 2010. Development and characterization of three new diploid cell lines from Labeo rohita (Ham.). Biotechnology Progress. 26(4): 1008-1013.

25. Sani, R., B.K. Gupta, U.K. Sarkar, A. Pandey, V.K. Dubey and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Length-weight relationships of 14 Indian freshwater fish species from the Betwa (Yamuna River tributary) and Gomti (Ganga River tributary) rivers. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 26(2010): 456-459.

26. Patiyal, R.S., R.C. Sharma, Peyush Punia, M. Goswami and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Length-weight relationship of Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) from river Ladhiya of Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 26:472-473.

27. Nwani, C.D., W.S. Lakra, N.S. Nagpure, Ravindra Kumar, B. Kushwaha and S.K. Srivastava, 2010. Mutagenic and genotoxic effects of carbosulfan in freshwater fish Channa punctatus (Bloch) using micronucleus assay and alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 48: 202-208.

28. Swaminathan, T. Raja, Neeraj Sood, Gaurav Rathore, Rehana Abidi and W.S. Lakra, 2009. PCR Cloning and Partial Sequencing of rtxA Gene of non-O1 / non- O139 Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Gold Fish Carassius auratus in India. Asian Fisheries Science. 22: 707-712. 29. Sarkar, U.K., P.K. Deepak, R.S. Negi and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Captive Breeding of a Gangetic Leaffish Nandus nandus (Hamilton-Buchanan) with Three Commercial GnRH Preparations. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 21: 4, 263-272.

30. Mani, I., R. Kumar, M. Singh, B. Kushwaha, N.S. Nagpure, P.K. Srivastava, K. Murmu, D.S.K. Rao and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Karyotypic diversity and evolution of seven mahseer species (Cyprinidae) from India. Journal of Fish Biology. 75: 1079-1091.

31. Singh Mamta, Ravindra Kumar, N.S. Nagpure, B. Kushwaha, Indramani Gond and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Chromosomal localization of 18S and 5S rDNA using FISH in the genus Tor (Pisces, Cyprinidae). Genetica. 137: 245-252.

32. Singh, Mamta, Ravindra Kumar, N.S. Nagpure, B. Kushwaha, Indra Mani and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Extensive NOR site polymorphism in geographically isolated populations of golden mahseer, Tor putitora. Genome. 52(9): 783-789.

33. Goswami, Mukunda, W.S. Lakra, T. Rajaswaminathan and Gourav Rathore, 2009. Development of cell culture system from the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man). Mol. Biol. Rep. 37:2043-2048.

34. Sarkar, U.K., B.K. Gupta and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Biodiversity, ecohydrology, threat status and conservation priority of the freshwater fishes of river Gomti, a tributary of river Ganga (India). Environmentalist. 30(1): 3-17

35. Kumar Ravindra, N.S. Napure, Basdeo Kushwaha, Satish K. Srivastava and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Investigation of the Genotoxicity of Malathion to Freshwater Teleost Fish Channa Punctatus (Bloch) Using the Micronucleus Test and Comet Assay. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 58(1):123-30

36. Mandal Anup, Kuldeep K. Lal, Vindhya Mohindra, Rajeev K. Singh, Peyush Pnia, U.K. Chauhan and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Evaluation of genetic variation in the clown knifefish, Chitala chitala, using allozymes, RAPD, and microsatellites. Biochemical Genetics. 47: 216-234.

37. Daoud Ali, N.S. Nagpure, Sudhir Kumar, Ravindra Kumar, B. Kushwaha and W.S. Lakra. 2009. Assessment of genotoxic and mutagenic effects of chlorpyrifos in freshwater fish Channa punctatus (Bloch) using micronucleus assay and alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 49: 650-656.

38. Abdul Muneer, P.M., A. Gopalakrishnan, K.K. Musammilu, Vindhya Mohindra, K.K. Lal, V.S. Basheer and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Genetic Variation and Population Structure of Endemic Yellow Catfish, Horabagrus brachysoma (Bagridae) among three populations of Western Ghat region using RAPD and microsatellite markers. Molecular Biology Reports. 38(4):2225-32 39. Anshu Malhotra, Neeshma Jaiswal, Sandeep K. Malhotra, A.K. Malakar, S.C. Sharma, K. Shyamakant, M.S. Verma, W.S. Lakra and H.R. Singh, 2009. Polygeny and Systematic Position of Rostellascaris goaii n.sp. from Central West coast of India by the application of DNA barcoding. Systematic Parasitology, UK. (In press)

40. Lakra, W.S., Goswami, M., Gopalakrishnan, A., 2008. Molecular identification and Phylogenetic relationship of some Indian Scienids based on 16S rRNA and Cytochrome C- Oxidase mitochondrial genes. Molecular Biology Reports. 36: 831-839.

41. Prem Sagar Mishra, Aparna Chaudhari, Gopal Krishna, Dilip Kumar and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Genetic Diversity in Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878) Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis. Biochemical Genetics. 47 (5-6): 421-426.

42. Goswami, M., Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Binod Kumar Chaudhary, L.V.S.K. Bhaskar, Achamveettil Gopalakrishnan, M.B. Joshi, Lalji Singh and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Genetic heterogeneity in the Indian stocks of seahorse (Hippocampus kuda and H. trimaculatus) inferred from mtDNA cytochrome b gene. Hydrobiologia, 621: 213-221.

43. Gopalakrishnan, A., Lijo John, Lal, K.K., Musammilu, K.K., Mohindra, V., Basheer, V.S. and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Population genetic structure of red-line torpedo, Puntius denisonii using microsatellite markers. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. (In Press).

44. Gopalakrishnan, A., K.K. Musammilu, V.S. Basheer, Lijo John, K.G. Padmakumar, K.K. Lal, V. Mohindra, P. Punia, K. Dinesh, Hazhim Manjebrayakath, A.G. Ponniah, and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Low genetic differentiation in the populations of the Malabar carp. Labeo dussumieri as revealed by allozymes, microsatellites and RAPD. Asian Fisheries Science. 22(2): 359-391.

45. Lal, K.K., Barman, A.S., Punia, P., Mohindra, V., Gopalakrishnan, A., Sah, R.S. and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Effect of extender composition on sperm cryopreservation of Asian catfish Heteropneustes fossils (Bloch) and Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus). Asian Fisheries Science. 22(1): 137-142.

46. Mohindra, V., Rajiv Kr. Singh, P. Punia, H.S. Gupta, K.K. Lal, A. Mishra, R. Kumar, R. Shah and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Isolation and Characterization of Polymorphic microsatellite loci in yellowtail catfish, Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822). Molecular Ecology Resources (Former Molecular Ecology Notes). 8: 864-866. 47. Sarkar, U.K., R.S. Negi, P.K. Deepak, W.S. Lakra, 2008. Biological Parameters of the endangered fish Chitala chitala (Osteoglossiformes: Notopteridae) from some Indian waters. Fisheries Research, 90, 170-177.

48. Abdul Muneer, P.M., A. Gopalakrishnan, V.S. Basheer and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Identification of Randon Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers in Endemic Yellow Catfish, Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther 1864). Asian Fisheries Science, 21: 293-304.

49. Vartak, V.R., W.S. Lakra, A. Chaudhari and S.C. Mukherjee, 2008. Genetic Characterization of Portunid Crabs Scylla serrata and Scylla tranquebarica from the West Coast of India using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Asian Fisheries Science, 21: 275-284.

50. Sarkar, U.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Conservation of Freshwater Fish Resources of India: New Approaches, Assessment and Challenges. Biodiversity and Conservation. 17:2495-2511.

51. Singh, A.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Perspectives and problems of introduced shrimp species, Litopenaeus vannamei in Asia. Aquaculture Health International, New Zealand, 12, 16-19.

52. Singh, A.K., Arvind Mishra and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Spread and colonization of alien fish species in open waters: a reliable indicator of aquatic health. Aquaculture Health International, New Zealand, 13: 40-42.

53. Lakra, W.S. 2007. Genetics in Indian aquaculture and fisheries management. Aquaculture 272(1): 281.

54. Gokhlesh Kumar, Gaurav Rathore, U. Sengupta, V. Singh, D. Kapoor and W.S. Lakra. 2007. Isolation and characterization of outer membrane proteins of Edwardsiella tarda and its application in immunoassays. Aquaculture 272 (98- 104).

55. Lakra, W.S., Vindhya Mohindra and Kuldeep K. Lal, 2007. Fish genetics and conservation research in India: status and perspectives, Fish Physiol Biochem. 33:475-487.

56. Mohindra, Vindhya, Praveen Khare, Kuldeep K. Lal, Peyush Punia, Rajeev K. Singh, Anindya Sundar Barman and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Molecular discrimination of five Mahseer species from Indian peninsula, by RAPD analysis. Acta Zoologica Sinica. 53 (4): 725-732.

57. Lal, Kuldeep K., Rajeev K. Singh, Vindhya Mohindra, Anup Mandal, Peyush Punia, B. N. Mishra and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Molecular detection of a Labeo calbasu x Labeo rohita hybrid, from the river Ganges, Acta Zoologica Sinica. 53 (4): 773- 776.

58. Chauhan, Tanya, Kuldeep K. Lal, Vindhya Mohindra, Rajeev K. Singh, Peyush Punia, A. Gopalakrishnan, Prakash C. Sharma and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Evaluating genetic differentiation in wild populations of the Indian major carp, Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1882): Evidence from allozyme and microsatellite markers. Aquaculture. 269 (1-4) 135-149.

59. Niraj Kumar, W.S. Lakra, Kshitish C. Majumdar, Mukunda Goswami and Kondadhasula Ravinder, 2007. Genetic diversity in the Indian population of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798) as revealed by mtDNA sequence analysis. Aquaculture Research. 38 pp 862-869

60. Sarkar, Uttam Kumar, Prashant Kumar Deepak, Raje Singh Negi, T. Ahmad Qureshi and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Efficacy of different types of live and non- conventional diets in endangered clown knife fish Chitala chitala (Hamilton- Buchanan) during its early life stages. Aquaculture Research. 38 1404-1410

61. Lakra, W. S., Goswami, M., Mohindra, V., Lal, K. K. and Punia, P., 2006. Molecular Identification of Five Indian Sciaenids (Pisces: Perciformes, Sciaenidae) using RAPD markers. Hydrobiologia 583(1):359-363.

62. Punia, Peyush, H.S. Gupta, Rajeev K. Singh, Vindhya Mohindra, Kuldee K. Lal, Ranjana, V.S. Chauhan and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated from partially enriched genomic library of Chitala chitala. Molecular Ecology Notes. 6(4): 1263-1265.

63. Sarkar, U.K., W.S. Lakra, P.K. Deepak, R.S. Negi, S.K. Paul, A. Srivastava, 2006. Performance of different tyupes of diets on experimental larval rearing of endangered Chitala chitala (Hamilton) in recirculatory system. Aquaculture 261: 141-150.

64. Lakra, W.S., Nachimuthu Sivakumar, Mukunda Goswami & Ramesh R Bhonde 2006. Development of two cell culture systems from Asian seabass Lates calcarifer (Bloch). Aquaculture Research. 37(1), 18-24.

65. Lakra, W.S., Bhonde, Ramesh R., Sivakumar, Nachimuthu and Ayyappan, Subbanna, 2006. A new fibroblast like cell line from the fry of golden mahseer Tor putitora (Ham). Aquaculture. 253: 238-243.

66. Patil, Ravindragouda, W.S. Lakra, 2005. Effects of cryoprotectants, equilibration periods and freezing rates on cryopreservation of spermatozoa of mahseer, Tor khudree (Sykes) and T. putitora (Hamilton). Aquaculture Research. 36: 1465-1472. 67. Dharmendra, S. B., W.S. Lakra and G. P. S. Rao, 2004. Altered sex ratio in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii using hormone bioencapsulated live artemia feed. Aquaculture Research 35: 943-947.

68. Rana, R S, Bhatt K V, Lakhanpal S and W.S. Lakra, 2004. Comparative genetic diversity in natural and hatchery populations of Indian major carps (Catla catla and Labeo rohita). Asian – Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 17(9): 1197- 1203

69. Lakra, W.S. and S. Ayyappan, 2003. Recent Advances in Biotechnology Applications to Aquaculture, Asian – Aust. J. Anim. Sci, 16(3): 455-462.

70. Lakra, W.S., 2002. Fish and Shellfish Genetics in India: An overview. Genetics in Aquaculture VII, Aquaculture, 204(3-4): 224 (USA).

71. Lakra, W.S., 2001. Genetics and Molecular Biology in Aquaculture – Review. Asian–Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 14(6): 894-898 (Korea).

72. Khan, Tariq A., M. Bhise, and W.S. Lakra, 2000. Heat shocked induction of gynogenesis in common carp Cyprinus carpio. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh 52(1): 11-20 (Israel).

73. Lakra, W.S., A.D. Diwan and S.A.H. Abidi, 1997. Fishery Genetics and Related Biotechnology Research in India. Proceedings of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, 7-10 May, 1997. Phuket, Thailand, pp.79-89 (Thailand).

74. Lakra, W.S., P. Kumar, M. Das and U. Goswami, 1997. Improved techniques of chromosome preparation from post - larvae of shrimp and prawns. Asian Fish. Sci., 10: 117-121 (Philippines).

75. Pandey, N. and W.S. Lakra, 1996. Evidence of female heterogamety, B- chromosome and natural tetraploidy in the Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus used in aquaculture. Aquaculture, 149: 31-37 (USA).

76. Lakra, W.S. 1996. Cytogenetic studies on endangered and threatened fishes : 1 Karyotypes of three species of mahseers, Tor khudree, T. tor and T. putitora (Cyprinidae, Pisces). Cytobios, 85: 205-218 (UK).

77. Kumar, P. and W.S. Lakra, 1996. Somatic chromosomes of the black tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon (Penaeidae, Crustacea). Bull. Mar. Sci., 59(3) : 556-559 (USA).

78. Lakra, W.S. and R.R. Bhonde, 1996. Development of primary cell culture from caudal fin of an Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Ham.). Asian Fish. Sci., 9: 149- 152 (Philippines). 79. Lakra, W.S., 1996. Studies on the chromosomes of two freshwater prawns, Macrobrachim idella and M. scabriculum (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae). Cytobios, 24: 147-156 (UK).

80. Lakra, W.S. and G. Krishna, 1995. Karyology of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Teleostei, Mugiliformes) from India. Chromosome Information Service, Japan 58:17-18 (Japan).

81. Lakra, W.S. and Krishna, G. 1994. G-banded karyotypes of three species of Indian major carps. Chromosome Information Service, Japan 57: 23-25 (Japan).

82. Krishna, G. and W.S. Lakra, 1994. Karyotype of a marine catfish, Arius caelatus (Ariidae, Siluriformes). Chromosome Information Service, Japan 56: 10-12 (Japan).

83. G. John, A. Barat and W.S. Lakra, 1993. Localisation of nucleolus organizer regions in Labeo (Cyprinidae). La Kromosoma II-70: 2381-2384 (Japan).

84. Rishi, K .K., Mandhan, R.P. and W.S. Lakra, 1991. Ag-NOR location in the karyotype of Anabas testudinieus (Anabantidaee, Perciformes, Pisces). Chromosome Information Service, Japan 52: 34-35 (Japan).

85. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1991. Fisheries Development in the Garhwal Himalaya: Problems and Prospects. Proceedings of the Asian Symposium on Freshwater Fish Culture (1995). Chi Yinji, Editor, China Society of Fisheries. 587- 592 (China).

86. Singh, W., 1987. Fecundity of the Chinese silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (VAL) from freshwater fish farm Balbhadrapuram, India. J. Fish China, 4: 335-338.

87. Singh, W. and Singh, H.R., 1987. Comparative histology of the olfactory epithelium of Brailius bendelisis and Pseudecheneis sulcatus in relation to their ecological habitats. Yest CS Spolec Zool., 51: 39-42 (Czechoslovakia).

88. Singh, W. and Singh, H.R., 1986. A SEM study of the olfactory rosette of some hillstream teleosts. Folia Morphol., 34: 331-335 (Czechoslovakia).

89. Singh, W. and Singh, H.R., 1984. Functional morphology and histology of the olfactory organs of the hillstream carp, Crossocheilus latius latius (Ham.). Folia Morphol., 3, XXXII: 269-274 (Czechoslovakia). B. PUBLISHED IN INDIAN JOURNALS/ BOOKS

90. A. K. Yadav, R. K. Mishra, S. K. Singh, P.K. Varshney, A. K. Pandey and W. S. Lakra, 2011. Induced spawning of asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, with different doses of sGnRH-Based drugs. J. Exp. Zool. India 14 (1) : 199-202.

91. Vibha Kumari, Gaurav Rathore, U.K. Chauhan, A.K. Pandey, W. S. Lakra 2011. Seasonal variations in abundance of nitrifying bacteria in fish pond ecosystem. J. Environ. Biol. 32, 153-159.

92. Vibha Kumari, Gaurav Rathore, U.K. Chauhan, A. K. Pandey and W. S. Lakra 2011. Freshwater aquaculture ponds indifferent seasons state of abundance of Nitrifying bacteria and Nitrification. Fishing Chimes : 31(1):96-100.

93. Indra Mani & Ravindra Kumar & Basdeo Kushwaha & Mamta Singh & Naresh S. Nagpure & Pramod K. Srivastava & Wazir S. Lakra 2010. Cytogenetic characterization of an endemic mahseer, Tor mosal mahanadicus (David, 1953; Teleostei : Cyprinidae). Nucleus 53:109-114.

94. Mohit Tiwari, N. S. Nagpure, D. N. Saksena1 and W. S. Lakra 2010. Time kinetic study of metallothionein mRNA expression due to cadmium exposure in freshwater murrel, Channa punctata (Bloch). J. Ecophysiol. Occup. Hlth. 85-96.

95. Sarkar, U.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Life history traits of freshwater fish population and implications on aquatic biodiversity conservation: a review. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 80(4) (Suppl. I): 85-97.

96. Lakra, W.S., M. Goswami and U.K. Sarkar, 2010. Conservation Biology of Indian Mahseers. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 80(4) (Suppl. I): 98-108.

97. Diwan, A.D., S. Ayyappan, K.K. Lal and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Cryopreservation of fish gametes and embryos. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 80(4) (Suppl. I): 109- 124.

98. Kumari, Vibha, Gaurav Rathore, U.K. Chauhan, A.K. Pandey and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Seasonal variations in abundance of nitrifying bacteria in fish pond ecosystem. Journal of Experimental Biology. In Press.

99. Pandey, A.K., A.S. Upadhyay and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Diversity of commercially important freshwater prawns and their aquaculture potential in India. J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 121-128. 100. Pratibha, Seema Jain and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Application of electrophoretic analysis of muscle myogens to taxonomic studies of different species of genara Cirrhinus and Labeo. J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 83-85.

101. Pratibha, Seema Jain and W.S. Lakra, 2010. Comparative electropherograms of muscle myogens of three Indian major carps. J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 103-105.

102. Lakra, W.S. and U.K. Sarkar, 2010. NBFGR-Marching Ahead in Cataloguing and Conserving Fish Genetic Resources of India. Fishing Chimes. Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 102-107.

103. W. S. Lakra, Mukunda Goswami, K. Thangaraj, L.V.S.K. Bhaskar, A. Gopalakrishnan and Lalji Singh, 2010. Population Structure in the Indian stocks of seahorse (Hippocampus kuda and H. Trimaculatus) inferred from mtDNA Cytochrome b Gene. Aquatic Resources and Health Management: Narendra Publishing House.1-14.

104. Sharda, V.N., P.K. Aggarwal, D.K. Arora, B.K. Joshi, Praveen Kumar, W.S. Lakra, H. Pathak, Y.S. Ramakrishna, G.G.S.N. Rao, N.H. Rao, S.K. Sharma, S.M. Virmani and K.P.R. Vittal, 2009. Natural Resources. State of Indian Agriculture, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. pp. 35-92.

105. Adarsh Kumar, R.S. Patiyal, P.C. Mahanta, T.A. Qureshi, Peyush Punia and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Food and feeding habits of Tor putitora (Ham.) under pond conditions. Indian. J. Fish., 56(1): 51-53.

106. Nayak, S.K., Gopal Krishna and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Ultrastructural changes of the Clarias batrachus spermatozoa after cryopreservation. Indian Vet. J. 86: 1280- 1281.

107. Singh Mamta, Ravindra Kumar, N.S. Nagpure, Basdeo Kushwaha, Indra Mani, U.K. Chauhan and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Population distribution of 45S and 5S rDNA in golden mahseer, Tor putitora: population-specific FISH marker. Journal of Genetics, Indian Academy of Sciences. 88: 315-320.

108. Jahageerdar, Shrinivas, P.K. Deepak, R.S. Biradar, and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Effective population size and the rate of inbreeding in carps used for aquaculture in Konkan region in Maharashtra. The Sixth Indian Fisheries Forum Proceedings (eds. P.K. Pandey, C. Vasudevappa, S. Ayyappan, Dilip Kumar and S.C. Mukherjee). pp. 183-191.

109. P.R. Divya, A. Gopalakrishnan, Lijo John, P.C. Thoma and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Mitochondrial DNA (Cytochrome c oxidase I) sequencing of Indian marine mussels. Indian j. Fish., 56(3): 223-226. 110. Kumar, Ravindra, B. Kushwaha, N.S. Nagpure, B.K. Behera, S.K. Srivastava and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Physical mapping of rRNA gene in endangered fish Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844) (Family: Cyprinidae). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 47: 597-601.

111. Lakra, W.S. and U.K. Sarkar, 2009. Coldwater Fish Genetic Resources: Issues of Habitat Degradation, Climate Change and Biodiversity. In Souvenior - National Workshop on Impact of Climate Change on Coldwater Fisheries Resources: Perspectives, Framework & Priorities organized by Directorate of Coldward Fisheries Research, Bhimtal on 5th June, 2009. pp. 36 – 44.

112. Lakra, W.S. and A.K. Singh, 2009. Recent achievements and future directions in fisheries research. 11th National Agricultural Science Seminar organized by Indian Agricultural Research Committee and Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. pp. 42-45.

113. Lakra, W.S. and L.K. Tyagi, 2009. Conservation of Fish Biodiversity (Hindi). Kheti, ICAR. pp. 21- 23.

114. Niraj Kumar, Mukunda Goswami, Gayathri N. and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Genetic diversity in Penaeus semisulcatus (De Haan, 1844) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences of 16S rRNA gene. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 79(2): 223-226.

115. Lakra, W.S. and N.S. Nagpure, 2009. Genotoxicological Studies in Fishes: A review. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 79(1): 93-97.

116. Lakra, W.S. and K.K. Lal, 2009. New Approach to Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation at NBFGR, Lucknow. New Frontiers of Zoology. Narendra Publishing House. Pp. 217-225.

117. Soundararajan, R. and Lakra W.S., 2009. Conservation of Marine Faunal Diversity in India: An Overview. New Frontiers of Zoology. Narendra Publishing House. Pp. 227-241.

118. Srivastava, P.P. and W.S. Lakra, 2009. Fish Nutrigenomics: Fundamental Research for understanding Nutrient-Gene Interations and Fish Nutrition. New Frontiers of Zoology. Narendra Publishing House. Pp. 331-344.

119. Lakra, W.S. and A.K. Pandey, 2009. Fish Germplasm Resource of India with special Emphasis on Conservation and Rehabilitation of Threatened Species. Aquaculture Management. Narendra Publishing House. Pp. 85-104.

120. Tyagi, L.K., Amar Pal, A.S. Bisht and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Conservation orientation about fishes in Northern India. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education. 8(2&3): 46-50. 121. Singh, A.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Strategies to Improve Fish Production in Peri- Urban Areas of Uttar Pradesh. In: Proceedings of the 10th IASFC, Allahabad. February 16-17, 2008. pp. 18-22.

122. J. Parhi, W.S. lakra, K.C. Majumdar, S.C. Mukherjee, M. Goswami, K. Ravinder and L. Sahoo. 2008. Molecular phylogeny of freshwater prawn (Genus: Macrobrachium) species based on mt DNA 165 rRNA gene sequencing. Indian J. Animal Sci. 78(4): 425-429.

123. Swaminathan, T. Raja, G. Rathore, N. Sood and W.S. Lakra. 2008. Detection of rtxA gene and other virulence genes in non-01 and non-0139 Vibrio cholerae isolated from ornamental fishes. Indian J. Animal Sci. 78(7): 787-789.

124. Lakra, W.S. and Divya, P.R., 2008. Hybridization in Marine Mussels. Fishing Chimes. Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 48-49.

125. B. Kushwaha, Ravindera Kumar, N S Nagpure, B K Behera and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Chromosome banding in two freshwater gouramies from north eastern India. The Nucleus. Vol. 51(1, 2): 61-72.

126. Singh, A.K., A.K. Pathak, Salim Sultan, A. Mishra and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Spread of exotic fishes in river Yamuna. In: Fish Introduction in India: Status, Potential and Challenges (Eds.) W.S. Lakra, A.K. Singh and S. Ayyappan, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi ISBN 81-85-375-08-09. pp. 93-104.

127. Singh, A.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2008. African catfish in India. In: Fish Introduction in India: Status, Potential and Challenges (Eds.) W.S. Lakra, A.K. Singh and S. Ayyappan, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi ISBN 81-85-375-08-09. pp. 91-92.

128. Basheer, V.S., A. Gopalakrishnan and W.S. Lakra, 2008. Impact of exotic fishes Oreochomis mossambicus on native cichlid, Etroplus suratensis from Kerala backwaters, In: W.S. Lakra, A.K. Singh and S. Ayyappan (Eds.). Fish introductions in India: Status, potential and challenges. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, Pp. 115-122.

129. Lakra, W.S., A. Gopalakrishnan and V.S. Basheer, 2008. Role of Genetics in Fish Conservation and Aquaculture Development in India. P. Natarajan et al. (Eds.) In: Proceedings of BIOCAM-2008, Rajiv Gandhi Chair for contemporary studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi, 23 p.

130. Ayyappan, S., W.S. Lakra, G. Rathore, and A. Gopalakrishnan, 2008. Biosecurity in Aquaculture In: P.K. Shetty, Ajay Parida and M.S. Swaminathan (Eds.) Biosecurity, National Institute of Advanced Studies and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India. PP. 23-37. 131. Tyagi, L.K., P.C. Mahanta, S.M. Srivastava and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Participatory awareness programmes – An effective educational tool for promoting fish conservation in North Eastern Region of India. Indian Journal of Adult Education. 68(3-4): 40-52.

132. Tyagi, L.K., Amar Pal and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Mobilization of collective action for fishing rights and management of fishery resources: A case study. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education. 7(2&3): 26-29.

133. Nagpure, N.S., P.J. Singh, S.K. Srivastava and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Mass mortality of fishes in Gomti River. Fishing Chimes. 26 (12): 46-48.

134. Kumar Ravindra, P.J. Singh, N.S. Nagpure, B. Kushwaha, S.K. Srivastava and W.S. Lakra, 2007. A non-invasive technique for rapid extraction of DNA from fish Scales. Indian Journal of Exprimental Biology. 45: 992-997.

135. Neeraj Sood, Gaurav Rathore, T. Raja Swaminathan, Rehana Abisi, B.N. Mishra and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Isolation and characterization of serum immunoglobulins of Cyprinus carpio. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 77 (7): 642-645.

136. T. Raja Swaminathan, Gaurav Rathore, Neeraj Sood, Rehana Abidi and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Vibrio cholerae non-01 and Non-0139 serogroup isolated from ornamental fish in India. Indian Vet. J., 84: 1023-1025.

137. Gaurav Rathore, Gokhlesh Kumar, T. Raja Swaminathan, Neeraj Sood, Vijai Singh, Rehana Abidi and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Primary cell culture from fish explants of Labeo rohita (Ham.). Indian J. Fish., 54 (1): 93-97.

138. Lakra, W.S., 2007. Conservation and Management of Fish Genetic Resources: India and Global Scenario. In: Goswami, Umesh C. (ed.), Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards on Fish and Fisheries, Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi. pp. 77-82.

139. Lakra, W.S. and Singh A.K., 2007. Exotic fish introduction in Indian waters: Part experience and lessons for the future. Fishing Chimes. 27(1): 30-34.

140. Neeraj Sood, Gaurav Rathore, T. Raja Swaminatha, Rehana Abidi, B.N. Mishra and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Isolation and characterization of serum immunoglobulin of Cyprinus carpio. Indian J. Animal Sci., 77:127-130.

141. Gopalakrishnan A. and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Biotechnology in fisheries and aquaculture. PP. 473-487, In: Ayyappan, S., Jena, J.K., Gopalakrishnan, A and Pandey, A.K. (Eds.) ICAR Handbook of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 755 p. 142. Aarati Ghosalkar, B.L. Jadhav and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Genetic characterization of Indian major carp Labeo rohita using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). In: Proceeding of Sustain Fish, CUSAT. pp. 209-220.

143. N.S. Nagpure, Ravindra Kumar, B. Kushwaha, Satish K. Srivastava, P.J. Singh, W.S. Lakra, 2006. Karyological studies of fish species Garra surendranathanii and Barilius gatensis from the Western Ghats of India. The Nucleus. Vol. 49(3): 171- 175.

144. Sanjeev K. Srivastava, G.C. Pandey, P.C. Mahanta, R.S. Patiyal and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Seasonal variations in hydrological parameters of Ramgarh Lake, Gorakhpur, U.P. J. Adv. Zool. 27 (1): 46-51.

145. Sanjeev K. Srivastava, G.C. Pandey, P.C. Mahanta, R.S. Patiyal and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Ichthyo-Faunal Diversity of Ramgarh Lake, Gorakhpur, U.P. J. Adv. Zool. 27 (1): 52-55.

146. W.S. Lakra and U.K. Sarkar, 2006. Evaluation of Fish Biodiversity of Eastern Ghats Region for Conservation and Sustainable Utilization. EPTRI – ENVIS Newsletter. Vol. 12, No. 3. pp. 2-7.

147. Srivastava, Sanjeev K., G.C. Pandey, P.C. Mahanta, R.S. Patiyal and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Seasonal variations in hydrological parameters of Ramgarh Lake, Gorakhpur, U.P. J. Adv. Zool. 27(1):46-51

148. Singh, A.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2006. Impact of Alien Fish Species in India: Emerging Scenario J. Ecophysiol. Occup. Health (The Academy of Environmental Biology, India) 6(3&4): 165-174.

149. Lakra, W.S., 2006. Conservation of Fishery Resources Diversity vis-à-vis India's Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Fishing Chimes. Vol. 26(5): 35-39.

150. Lakra, W.S., K.K. Lal and Vindhya Mohindra, 2006. Genetic characterization and upgradation of fish species for enhanced aquaculture production and biodiversity conservation. Fishing Chimes. 26(1): 256-258.

151. Nayak, S. K., Gopal Krishna and W.S. Lakra, 2005. Cryopreservation and fertility trials of Clarias batrachus spermatozoa, Indian J. Anim. Science. 76(7): 562-565.

152. Shazia Kamal and W.S. Lakra, 2005. A comparative evolution of age and growth of the cyprinid fish, Labeo calbasu (Hamilton-Buchanan) from different wild populations. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 75(7):836-841.

153. Baneshwar Singh, P.S. Mishra, S.J. Akare and W.S. Lakra, 2005. DNA fragment encoding MIH/VIH related peptide in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man). J. Aqua. Trop., 20(2) 111-118. 154. Lakra, W.S., Behera, M.R., Sivakumar, N., Goswami, M. and Bhonde, R.R., 2005. Development of cell culture from liver and kidney of Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Hamilton). Indian J. Fish.,52(3): 373-376.

155. Jahageerdar, Shrinivas, Deepak, P.K., Biradar, R.S. and W.S. Lakra, 2004. Estimation of cumulative inbreeding rate in Indian major carps of Maharashtra state hatcheries. J. Aqua., 12: 23-33.

156. Lakra, W.S. and Goswami, M. 2004 Marine protected areas and biodiversity conservation. In Fish Diversity in Protected Habitats. Nature Conservators, Publication 8, 27-38.

157. Sharma, M.K. and W.S. Lakra, 2000. Chromosomes of the marine prawn Parapenaeopsis stylifera. Ind. J. Fish. 47(4):355-358.

158. Khan, Tariq, Bhise Minal and W.S. Lakra, 2000. Chromosome manipulation in fishes. Ind. J. Ani. Sci., 70(2) : 213-221.

159. Ponniah, A.G., W.S. Lakra and Ogale, S.N., 1999. Effects of cryoprotectant and fertilization protocol on viability of mahseer Tor khudree cryopreserved spermatozoa. J. Aqua. Trop., 14(2): 153-158.

160. Prasanna Isswara, Jahageerdar Srinivas and W.S. Lakra, 1999. Guidelines for establishing commercial fish sperm bank. Fishing Chimes 19(2): 9-12.

161. Lakra, W.S., Chaudhari, A., Diwan, A.D. and Thakur, N.K., 1999. Biotechnology: A discipline to revolutionise aquaculture of 21st Century. Proceeding of the National Seminar on Vision on Indian Fisheries of 21st Century, CIFE, Mumbai, Feb 7-8, 1998: pp.227-232.

162. Sharma Rupam and W.S. Lakra, 1999. Karyotype and localisation of C-band heterochromaticn in a major carp, Catla catla. Ind. J. Ani. Sci., 69(11): 996-998.

163. Lakra, W.S., Chaudhari, A., Diwan, A.D. and Thakur, N.K., 1999. Biotechnology: A discipline to revolutionise aquaculture of 21st Century. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Vision on Indian Fisheries of 21st Century, CIFE, Mumbai, Feb. 7-8, 1998. pp. 227-232.

164. Das, M. and W.S. Lakra, 1998. Somatic and meiotic chromosomes of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de man) used in aquaculture. Ind. J. Fish., 45(3) : 339-343.

165. Lakra, W.S., 1998. Genetics of cultured shrimps and prawns: current status of knowledge. In: Fish Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation, A.G. Ponniah, P. Das and S.R. Verma (Editors) NATCON Pub. 5: 359-365. 166. Lakra, W.S., 1998. Advances in fish genetics and biotechnology. In: Advances in Fisheries Vol.II, S.H. Ahmad (Editor). Hindustan Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, pp.34-45.

167. Lakra, W.S. and Das, P., 1998. Genetic engineering in aquaculture. Ind. J. Ani. Sci., 68(8), special issue: 873-879.

168. Lakra, W.S., 1997. Chromosomes of the marine shrimp Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edward). Ind. J. Fish., 44(3) ; 287-290.

169. Lakra, W.S., G. John and A. Barat, 1997. Cytogenetic studies on endangered and threatened fishes. II karyotypes of two species of Snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray) and S. kumaonensis (Menon). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India, 67(B)I : 79-81.

170. Lakra, W.S. and Krishna, G. 1997. Preliminary trials for cryopreservation of spermatozoa of selected carps and catfishes. Ind. J. Ani. Sci., 67(1) ; 90-92.

171. Lakra, W.S, Mishra, A., Dayal, R. and Pandey, A.K., 1995. Breeding of Indian major carps with the synthetic hormone drug Ovaprim in Uttar Pradesh. Paper presented in National Symposium on Recent Advances in Biosciences held at M.D.University, Rohtak during May 3-5, 1995 Abst. 125, p. 50

172. Lakra, W.S. and Krishna, G., 1996. Chromosome banding in fishes with special reference to techniques. Indian J. Ani. Sci. 66(12): 1306-1310.

173. Krishna, G. and W.S. Lakra, 1995. Karyotype of a marine teleost, Osteogeniosus militaris (Linnaeus). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India. 65 (B), III 285-287.

174. G. John, A. Barat and W.S. Lakra, 1994. Application of Chromosome Banding Techniques in Characterization of Endangered species. In: Threatened Fishes of India. Editors P.V. Dehadrai, P. Das and S.R. Verma. Natcon Publication 4: 347- 351.

175. Lakra, W.S., 1993. Cryogenic preservation of fish spermatozoa and its application to aquaculture. Indian J. Cryogenics 18 (1-4): 171-176.

176. G. John, A.G. Ponniah; W.S. Lakra, A. Gopalakrishnan and A. Barat 1993. Preliminary attempts to cryopreserve embryo of Cyprinus carpio and Labeo rohita. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India. 25(1) : 55-57

177. G. John, A. Gopalakrishnan, W.S. Lakra, and A.Barat 1992. Inheritance of golden yellow colour in Cyprinus carpio. J.Inland Fish. Soc. India. 24(1): 8-10 178. G. John, A. Barat and W.S. Lakra, 1992. Location of Nucleolar Organizer Regions in the fish species, Catla catla and Mystus vittatus. The Nucleus. 35 (2 &3): 179- 181

179. Ponniah, A.G.; W.S. Lakra and Ogale, S.N., 1992. Study on cryopreservation of mahseer milt. Pb. Fish. Bulletin 16 (1): 51-53

180. Lakra, W.S. and Das, P. 1992. The Biology and Conservation of the deccan mahseer, Tor putitora. In Advances in Limnology. H.R. Singh Editor, 355-360

181. Das, P. and W.S. Lakra, 1992. Conservation of Fish Genetic Diversities in India. In sustainable management of natural resources. T.N. Khoshoo and Manju Sharma, Editors 285-299

182. Lakra, W.S. and Rishi, K.K.1991. Chromosomes of Indian Fishes: An annotated list. Indian J. Ani. Sci. 61(3) : 342-349

183. Das, P. and G. John and W.S. Lakra, 1990. Exotic fish germplasm in Indian reservoirs. In Reservoir Fisheries in India: Proceedings of the National Workshop on Reservoir Fisheries. Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch, Special Publication 3: 45-47

184. Das, P., W.S. Lakra and John, G. 1990. Conservation genetics of endangered fish populations.In Recent Trends in Limnology. Agarwal,V.P. and Das, P. Editors 99- 103

185. Lakra, W.S., 1990. Induced breeding of carps in relation to the limnology of ponds.In : Recent Trends in Limnology. Agarwal, V.P & Das, P. Editors 135-143.

186. Lakra, W.S., 1990. Book review on Fish Genetics in India. Ind. J. Ani. Sci., 60 (6): 753

187. Singh, W., 1989. Fecundity of silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. Ind. J. Ani. Sci. 59 (3): 392-394.

188. Singh, W., 1988. Environmental changes and its impact on the coldwater fishes of Garhwal Himalaya. J. Zool. Res. 1 (2): 115-122.

189. Agarwal, N.K., W. Singh, and Singh, H.R., 1988. Fecundity of the snow-trout Schizothorax plagiostomus (Heckel) from Garhwal Himalaya. J. Ind. Fish. Assoc., 18, 537-548.

190. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1987. Histochemical studies on the olfactory epithelium of some hillstream teleosts. J. Ind. Fish. Assoc., 16 & 17: 25-30. 191. Singh, W., N.K. Agarwal and H.R. Singh, 1987. Present status of Schizothorax in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh. J. Zool. 7 (1): 85-88.

192. Singh, W., Singh, H.R. and C.S. Chaturvedi, 1987. Histological studies on the olfactory epithelium of the snow-trout, Schizothorax richardsonii. Agri. Biol. Res. 3: 14-17.

193. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1987. Nucleus areas in the forebrain of some coldwater fishes. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 57 (5): 493-497.

194. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1986. Olfactory organs of the golden mahseer, Tor putitora (Ham.) from Garhwal Himalaya. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 56 (1): 42-46.

195. Singh, W., 1986. Ichthyotoxic plants of Garhwal hills. International J. Acad. Ichthyology, 7 (2): 31-32.

196. Singh, W., 1987. Conservation and status of the mahseer, Torputitora (Ham) in Garhwal Himalaya. Pb. Fish Bull. 11 (2): 23-26.

197. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1984. Eco-morphology of the olfactory organs of a hillstream cat fish, Glyptothorax pectinopterus. J. Anim. Morphol. Physiol. 31 (1&2): 177-182.

198. Singh, H.R., A.K. Dobriyal, J.P. Bhatt, S.N. Bahuguna, W. Singh and B.P. Nauriyal, 1982. An abnormal specimen of Crossocheilus latius latius (Ham.). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India. 52 B III 197-200.

199. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1981. Functional morphology of the olfactory organs of a snow-trout, Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray). Bioresearch 5 (1): 31-35.

200. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1981. Olfactory organs of a hillstream sisorid catfish, Pseudecheneis sulcatus (McClelland) in relation to its ecological habitat. Proc. Ind. Nat. Sci. Acad. B 47 (2): 170-174.

201. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1981. Nasal organs of a hillstream fish, Puntius chilinoides (McClelland). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. B 51 (2): 197-200.

202. Singh, W., and Singh, H.R., 1981. Olfactory organs of a hillstream fish, Barilius bendelisis (Ham.). J. Anim. Morphol. Physiol. 20 (1&2): 31-37.

C. Complete list of books, monographs etc. published.

1. Lakra, W.S. and A. Gopalakrishnan, 2011. Genetics, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Fisheries. Directorate of Information and Publications of Agriculture, ICAR, New Delhi. (In Press). 2. Lakra, W.S., A.K. Singh and S. Ayyappan, 2008. Fish Introduction in India. Narendra Publication House, New Delhi. pp 303.

3. Lakra, W.S., A.K. Singh and P.C. Mahanta, 2009. Fish Genetic Resources. Narendra Publication House, New Delhi. pp 284.

4. Lakra, W.S. and L.K. Tyagi, (Eds.), 2008. Uttar Parvatiya Rajyon Ki Matsya Vividhata: Sanrakshan evam Prabandhan (in Hindi). Published by NBFGR, Lucknow. pp. 337.

5. Nagpure, N.S., Neeraj Sood, R. Kumar, B. Kushwaha, Poonam J. Singh, S.K. Srivastava and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Genotoxicity Assessment in Fishes: A Practical Approach. NBFGR Publication. pp. 126.

6. Biswas, S.P., J.N. Das, U.K. Sarkar, and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Ornamental Fishes of North East India: An Atlas. NBFGR Publication. pp. 111.

7. Vishwanath, W., W.S. Lakra and U.K. Sarkar, 2007. Fishes of North-East India. NBFGR Publication. pp 264.

8. T.V. Anna Mercy, A. Gopalakrishnan, D. Kapoor and W.S. Lakra, 2007. Ornamental Fishes of the Western Ghats of India. NBFGR Publication. pp 235.

9. Lakra, W.S. and U.K. Sarkar, 2007. Freshwater Fish Diversity of Central India. NBFGR Publication. pp. 183.

10. W.S. Lakra and A.K. Singh, 2006. Matsya Palan Darshika. NBFGR Publication. pp. 191.

11. Lakra, W.S., Rehana Abidi, A.K. Singh, N. Sood, G. Rathore, T.R. Swaminathan, 2006. Fish Introductions and Quarantine: Indian Perspective. NBFGR Publication. pp 198.

12. T.R. Swaminathan, Rehana Abidi, W.S. Lakra, 2006. Field Guide for OIE and FAO/NACA Listed Aquatic Animal Diseases. NBFGR Publication. pp 198.

13. Lakra, W.S. (Course Director), 2006. Training Manual on DNA Fingerprinting, NBFGR Publication. pp 110.

14. Lakra, W.S. (Course Director), 2006. Microsatellite DNA Markers Development and Analysis, NBFGR, Publication. pp 15.

15. Lakra, W.S. (Course Director), 2006. Training Course on Genotoxic Biomarkers in Fishes. NBFGR Publication. pp 76. 16. Lakra, W.S., S.A.H. Abidi, S.C. Mukherjee and S. Ayyappan, 2004. Fisheries Biotechnology. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi. pp 240.

17. Lakra, W.S. and K. Pani Prasad, 2004. Advances in Fish Biotechnology. Training Mannual, CIFE, Mumbai Publication. pp 237.

18. Lakra, W.S., 2003. Genetics and Molecular Techniques in Fisheries. Training Mannual, CIFE, Mumbai Publication. pp 25.

19. Lakra, W.S. (Advisor), 2002. A Handbook on Principles on Fish Breeding, A CIFE publication. p.75.

20. S. Ayyappan and W.S. Lakra, 2002. NBDB-DBT Sponsored Training Manual on Taxonomy, Genetics and Gene Banking of Coastal and Marine Bioresources and Biodiversity, CIFE, Mumbai Publication, pp 211.

21. Lakra, W.S., Gopalkrishna and Rajeshwar Unniyal, 2002. Matsya Aanuvanshiki Avam Jaiv Prodyogiki (Hindi). CIFE, Mumbai Publication, pp 192. Awarded Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Award of ICAR, 2004.

22. Lakra, W.S., 2001. A Course Manual of CAS Training Programme on Broodstock Management and Genetic Selection in Fish Seed Production, CIFE, Mumbai Publication, pp 192.

23. Lakra, W.S., 2000. ICAR sponsored summer school manual on Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, CIFE, Mumbai Publication, pp 213.

24. Lakra, W.S., 2000. Fish Genetics & Biotechnology - A Text Book. A CIFE Mumbai Publication, pp 224.

25. Singh, H.R. and W.S. Lakra (Editors) 2000. Coldwater Aquaculture and Fisheries. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, pp 337.

26. Lakra, W.S., 1998. Fish Chromosome Atlas (W.S. Lakra - Material collection and compilation), NBFGR Publication. pp 323.

27. Lakra, W.S., 1998. Genetics and Biotechnological Tools in Aquaculture and Fisheries. CAS Training Manual (W.S. Lakra - Coordinator), CIFE Publication. pp.186.

28. Lakra, W.S., 1998. Recent Developments in Biotechnology Applications to Aquaculture and Fisheries (ICAR Sponsored Summer School Manual) (W.S. Lakra - Coordinator), CIFE Publication. pp.190.

29. Lakra, W.S. 1998. Fish Genetics in India: A Bibliography, CIFE Publication. pp.28.