St. Joseph's College, Devagiri

About: St. Joseph's College, Devagiri is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Dung beetle & Scarabaeinae. The organization has 61 authors who have published 71 publications receiving 778 citations. The organization is also known as: St. Joseph's College.

Revisiting the taxonomy of Justicia beddomei (Acanthaceae)

Abstract: Taxonomic history and occurrence of Justicia beddomei in India is discussed. Detailed description, photographs, conservation assessment, ecology and distributional notes are provided along with a comparison of the closely allied species J. adhatoda . The paper also discusses the identity of the raw drug ‘ Vasa’ in Indian Systems of Medicine-Ayurveda.

A new carabid species of the genus Macrocheilus (Coleoptera) from India

Abstract: A new carabid species, Macrocheilus devagiriensis sp. nov., endemic to the Western Ghats is described from India. A modified key to the species from the Indian subcontinent is indicated. The categorisation of its Oriental species into five groups is also discussed.

How volatile is indian stock market? a study based on selected sectoral indices

Abstract: This paper examines the nature of volatility of selected sectoral stock indices traded in the National Stock Exchange. Using the EGARCH model introduced by Nelson, it has been observed that the selected indices are subject to Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (ARCH) effects. There are significant leverage effects in the case of five indices. Volatility seems to be highly persistent in the case of all the indices except one. Moreover, four indices are highly sensitive to market events.

Forest vegetation types related variation in the diversity and community structure of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in the moist south Western Ghats

Abstract: Assessment of diversity and community structure of dung beetles in the shola, evergreen and deciduous forests of Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) of the South Western Ghats, south India, revealed that vegetational differences affect the dung beetle population, and abundance and species richness of dung beetles was highest in the evergreen forests. High similarity in species composition between evergreen and shola forests was recorded. No vegetation specific indicator species was recorded with IndVal analysis from the three forest types, indicating that PTR is a habitat under stress. Four detector species were recorded and monitoring the detector species would enable in understanding the future direction of change in the various vegetation types in PTR.

Second-step lectotypification of three names of Araceae from India

Abstract: During a taxonomic revision of the genus Arisaema (Araceae) in India, three names, i.e. Arisaema echinatum, A. leschenaultii and A. nepenthoides were found to lack a proper typification. The erroneous lectotypifications are rectified by selecting lectotypes.