Current Projects
Exploring the link between hybridization, triploidy and parthenogenesis in blindsnake species
Aarthi R
Understanding the hybridization between golden and capped langurs in Bhutan.
Ashika Dhimal
Phylogeny and biogeography of Indian tarantulas
Aritra Biswas
Resolving the taxonomy of Himalayan langurs using multi-disciplinary approach (DBT- IISc, Ruffords small grants, Primate Conservation Inc.)
Kunal Arekar
DBT: Department of Biotechnology
CSIR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DST: Department of Science and Technology
MoEF: Ministry of Environment and Forest
SERB: Science and Engineering Research Board
Aarthi R
Understanding the hybridization between golden and capped langurs in Bhutan.
Ashika Dhimal
Phylogeny and biogeography of Indian tarantulas
Aritra Biswas
Resolving the taxonomy of Himalayan langurs using multi-disciplinary approach (DBT- IISc, Ruffords small grants, Primate Conservation Inc.)
Kunal Arekar
DBT: Department of Biotechnology
CSIR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DST: Department of Science and Technology
MoEF: Ministry of Environment and Forest
SERB: Science and Engineering Research Board
Completed Projects
Systemetics and phylogeny of genus Phyllanthus (SERB-NPDF)
Raja K. Swamy
Understanding the convoluted evolutionary history of the capped langur and the golden langur lineage.
Kunal Arekar
Comparative phylogeography of Hemidactylus geckos of the brookii complex
Aparna Lajmi
Comparative phylogeography of Indian freshwater snails
Maitreya Sil
Phylogeography and conservation genetics of blackbuck
Ananya Jana
Evolutionary origin and biogeography of blind snakes of South Asia
Chinta Sidharthan
Biogeography phylogeography of Indian freshwater snails
Maitreya Sil
Phylogenetic perspective on the phytogeography of Western Ghats
Divya B.
Effect of life history traits on phylogeographic patterns in butterflies (DBT funded and MoEF)
Sandhya Sekar
DNA barcoding of satyrine butterfly (Satyrinae: Nymphalidae) of peninsular India (DBT funded, project completed March 2010)
Manjunatha Reddy, Kartik Rao
Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the centipede family Scolopendridae (Order: Scolopendromorpha) (MoEF funded)
Jahnavi Joshi
Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Scolopendrid genus Digitipes of Western Ghats (CSIR funded)
Jahnavi Joshi
Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Scolopendrid genus Rhysida of peninsular India (CSIR funded)
Rekha Warrier and Jahnavi Joshi
Phylogeny of the tarantula of the genus Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) (MoEF, project completed in 2009)
Henrik Krehenwinkel
Phylogeny and biogeography of Tarantula of endemic Indian subfamily Thrigmopoeinae (DST funded)
Dr. N. P. Indradyumna Das
Molecular phylogeny of Hemidactylus geckos of the Indian subcontinent (IISc startup grant, MoEF funded)
Rohini Bansal
Origin and phylogenetic position of Hemidactylus anamalensis (MoEF funded)
Rohini Bansal
Clarifying species status of various morphotypes in the Hemidactylus brookii complex (DST funded)
Aparna Lajmi
Systematics and diversification in the Indian radiation of Hemidactylus geckos (SERB)
Aparna Lajmi
Biogeography of Endemic Skinks of the Indian subcontinent (DST funded)
Aniruddha Datta Roy
Resolving the taxonomy of peninsular Indian Hanuman langurs through multi-disciplinary approach (DBT funded)
Chetan Nag
Delimiting species boundaries among Hanuman langurs through molecular phylogenetic approach (DBT funded)
Ashalakshmi C. N.
Significance of the Indian subcontinent in the evolution of Asclepiadoideae (SERB - Fast track funded)
Siddharthan S.
Phylogeography and molecular systematics of “Darwin’s lizard” the Sitana ponticeriana complex in the Indian Subcontinent. (DBT funded)
Deepak V.
Phylogeography and evolution of the genus Geckoella (DST funded)
Ishan Agarwal
Species delimitation in the Geckoella complex (DST funded)
Ishan Agarwal
DBT: Department of Biotechnology
CSIR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DST: Department of Science and Technology
MoEF: Ministry of Environment and Forest
Raja K. Swamy
Understanding the convoluted evolutionary history of the capped langur and the golden langur lineage.
Kunal Arekar
Comparative phylogeography of Hemidactylus geckos of the brookii complex
Aparna Lajmi
Comparative phylogeography of Indian freshwater snails
Maitreya Sil
Phylogeography and conservation genetics of blackbuck
Ananya Jana
Evolutionary origin and biogeography of blind snakes of South Asia
Chinta Sidharthan
Biogeography phylogeography of Indian freshwater snails
Maitreya Sil
Phylogenetic perspective on the phytogeography of Western Ghats
Divya B.
Effect of life history traits on phylogeographic patterns in butterflies (DBT funded and MoEF)
Sandhya Sekar
DNA barcoding of satyrine butterfly (Satyrinae: Nymphalidae) of peninsular India (DBT funded, project completed March 2010)
Manjunatha Reddy, Kartik Rao
Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the centipede family Scolopendridae (Order: Scolopendromorpha) (MoEF funded)
Jahnavi Joshi
Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Scolopendrid genus Digitipes of Western Ghats (CSIR funded)
Jahnavi Joshi
Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Scolopendrid genus Rhysida of peninsular India (CSIR funded)
Rekha Warrier and Jahnavi Joshi
Phylogeny of the tarantula of the genus Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) (MoEF, project completed in 2009)
Henrik Krehenwinkel
Phylogeny and biogeography of Tarantula of endemic Indian subfamily Thrigmopoeinae (DST funded)
Dr. N. P. Indradyumna Das
Molecular phylogeny of Hemidactylus geckos of the Indian subcontinent (IISc startup grant, MoEF funded)
Rohini Bansal
Origin and phylogenetic position of Hemidactylus anamalensis (MoEF funded)
Rohini Bansal
Clarifying species status of various morphotypes in the Hemidactylus brookii complex (DST funded)
Aparna Lajmi
Systematics and diversification in the Indian radiation of Hemidactylus geckos (SERB)
Aparna Lajmi
Biogeography of Endemic Skinks of the Indian subcontinent (DST funded)
Aniruddha Datta Roy
Resolving the taxonomy of peninsular Indian Hanuman langurs through multi-disciplinary approach (DBT funded)
Chetan Nag
Delimiting species boundaries among Hanuman langurs through molecular phylogenetic approach (DBT funded)
Ashalakshmi C. N.
Significance of the Indian subcontinent in the evolution of Asclepiadoideae (SERB - Fast track funded)
Siddharthan S.
Phylogeography and molecular systematics of “Darwin’s lizard” the Sitana ponticeriana complex in the Indian Subcontinent. (DBT funded)
Deepak V.
Phylogeography and evolution of the genus Geckoella (DST funded)
Ishan Agarwal
Species delimitation in the Geckoella complex (DST funded)
Ishan Agarwal
DBT: Department of Biotechnology
CSIR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DST: Department of Science and Technology
MoEF: Ministry of Environment and Forest