Dr. Manashi Bortamuly expertises in the field of Animal Ecology and Wildlife Biology. She joined the Department of Zoology in the year 2012. 

Presently, she is the Head of the Department and is devoted towards teaching and providing a healthy academic environment to the students of Zoology Department.

Her research interests area are broad. Her primary area of interest is Insect ecology and biology, especially involved in the early stages of Lepidoptera (butterflies as well as moths), which are economically important of this region. Her other areas of interest are diversity, status, and distribution pattern of invertebrate fauna like Lepidoptera and Arachnida; and effect of environmental factors on butterfly’s population.

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EDUCATION

2002-2006: Ph.D., Department of Lifescience, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India

1992-1995: M.Sc. Honours, Department of Zoology, Cotton College, Guwahati University, Guwahati, Assam, India

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

• Bortamuly, M., Hazarika L.K. & Bhattacharya P.R. 2003. Neuroendocrine system of Muga Silkworm Antheraea assama (Lepedoptera : Saturniidae). In, Bioprospecting of commercially important plant; Proceedings of the National Symposium ISAB.JC, 2003: 255-258.
• Dutta, N., Bortamuly, M., Hazarika L.k. & Bhattacharya P.R. 2004 Effect of Methoprene on corpora allata and silk production of Muga Silkworm Antheraea assama Muga silkworm Biochemistry,Biotechnology and Molicular Biology. 48-52pp.
• Bortamuly, M., Baruah, D. & Gogoi, P. 2014. A study on seasonal variation of water quality in three different aquatic ecosystems of Titabar subdivision, Jorhat. In Biodiversity: Conservation, Crisis and Sustainable use; Proceedings of the National Seminar: 137-145.
• Bortamuly, M., Gogoi, P., Bonia, A. & Devi P. 2016. A study on inter-relationship between economic condition, living style and disease occurrence among the tea garden labours of two different tea gardens of upper Assam. AARJSH-Asian Academic Research Journal of Social science and Humanities. Vol: 3 (1): 8-13.
• Boruah, B., Gogoi, M.J., Payra, A., Das, G.N., Bortamuly, M. & Sharma, R. 2016. Diversity and Habitat Preference of Odonata fauna (Insecta) in Kaziranga-Karbi Hills, Central Assam, Northeast India. Ambient Science. Vol. 03(2).
• Dutta, N. & Bortamuly, M. 2018. Pesticide and its effect on Health and Environment. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews. Vol. 5(4): 57-59.
• Bortamuly ,M. Spider Diversity of Eastern Range of Kaziranga National Park.International Journal of Basic Science and social Science.(IJBSS)6(1)269-272
• Abhijit Konwar and Manashi Bortamuly, 2021. Observations on butterflies of non-protected areas of Titabar, Assam, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13 (5): 18364 - 18377. ISSN: 0974-7907
• Priyanka Saikia and Manashi Bortamuly, 2022. Reproductive Health Related issues among pregnant women of Duflating Tea Estate and Mohbandha Tea Estate of Jorhat, Assam. Journal of Frontline Research in Arts and Science (ISSN 2249 - 9903)

PAPERS AND POSTERS IN SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA

INTERNATIONAL

• A comparative study of cocoon , caterpillar and pupa of four different families of butterflies(Lepidoptera) around Kaziranga national park. In: International seminar on Bioresource and Human Sustenance. Department of Zoology Cotton College & Zoological Society of Assam(ZSA). Cotton College. 2011.
• A study on butterfly diversity with their larval and nectar host plant in Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India. In: International Seminar on Environmental Degradation, Sustainable Development and Entrenchment of poverty: Issues and policy Implications. Department of Economics and Department of History , C.K.B. College, Jorhat Assam(India). 2014.

NATIONAL

• Neuroendocrine System of Muga Antheraea assama (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). In: National Symposium on Biochemical Approaches for utilization and exploitation of Commercially Important Plants. Assam Agricultural University. 2003.
• Effect of Methoprene on corpora allata and silk production of Muga Silkworm, Antheraea assama In: First National Seminar on Muga (Antheraea assama) Silkworm Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat. 2004.
• Status and Diversity of Spider in Tea growing areas of upper Assam , India. In: Biodiversity and Conservation ,Crisis and Sustainable Use. Nanda Nath Saikia College ,Titabar in collaboration with Holongapar Natur’s Society, Mariani. 2014.
• A study on seasonal variation of water quality in three different aquatic ecosystem of Titabar subdivision. In: Biodiversity and Conservation ,Crisis and Sustainable Use. Nanda Nath Saikia College ,Titabar in collaboration with Holongapar Natur’s Society, Mariani. 2014
• A study on diversity of butterfly with their larval and nectar host plant in Titabar, Assam ,India. In: Biodiversity and Conservation ,Crisis and Sustainable Use. Nanda Nath Saikia College ,Titabar in collaboration with Holongapar Natur’s Society, Mariani. 2014
• A Study on indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants in the treatment of various diseases among the tribal community of Jorhat, Assam. Presented in the DST-SERB Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Advances in Biological Sciences: Biodiversity and Human Welfare 18 and 19 November, 2022. 

POPULAR PUBLICATIONS

• “Asomot Muga Silpar bikash ,Samashya aru tar Upai” ( in assamese, Prantik, Vol Xiii3,pp26-28: 1-15 janua,ry 2004   ISSN:09715932.
• “Maju ai, mur abhigyata , Bigyan aru Andhabiswax” ( in Assamese Prantik, Vol XXX 7,1-15March2011)
• “Resom Palur antashrabi Granthi” in souvenir of Modern advance in rearing and spinning Techniques in Sericulture Research edited by Robin Bordoloi pp: 48-50.
• "Bhinna Swad" Book edited by Manashi Bortamuly and Ratul Dutta, 2022 ISBN: 978-93-92394-11-9
• Book Chapter entitled "A Study of Morphometric Aspect of Antherea assamensis H. (Muga Silkworm) reared on its two primary host plant Persea bombycina (Som) and Litsea monopetala (Soalu)" "EPISTEME" edited by Dr. Chinmoyee Sonowal. ISBN: 9789 3941 67247

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