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We study the behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology of animal populations, often within the context of environmental and habitat change.

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Our model system largely comprises species from the squirrel family (Sciuridae), but we also study pikas (Ochotonidae), other rodents and several carnivores. We work across multiple landscapes in India, including the Trans-Himalayas, Western, and Eastern Ghats. 

We use a combination of methods to answer questions, including fieldwork, behavioural experiments, laboratory analysis, computational methods and citizen science. Read more here

This research group is based at the Biology Department at IISER Tirupati

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Other initiatives

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RYIM Tirupati 2026

Together with Krea University and CCMB, we are hosting this ecology-focused RYIM at Tirupati!
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Spotlight on the Eastern Ghats

We hosted the second Eastern Ghats Symposium at IISER Tirupati in November 2025
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Tirupati Biodiversity Program

Our campus naturalists and students raise biodiversity awareness in the local landscape