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• Harsha Kumar & Nandini Rajamani (2025). Evolution of burrowing and associated behavioral traits in Lagomorphs. bioRxiv 2025.10.25.684593; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.25.684593
• Aravind P S, Sanjay Prasad Ganguli, Senan D’Souza, Nandini Rajamani (2025). Exotic timber plantations as nesting sites for the endemic Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica in the Palani Hills, Western Ghats, India. Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 64, 2025, e03916, ISSN 2351-9894, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03916.
• Iris Berger, Manan Bhan, ...Nandini Rajamani,.. Swati Udayraj, ... Lynn V Dicks (2025). Integrated land systems for sustainable food production and biodiversity conservation in the semi-arid to moist tropics: stakeholder perspectives from Andhra Pradesh, India. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 9 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1594356
• Harsha Kumar, Senan D’Souza, Dhanesh Ponnu, & Nandini Rajamani (2024). Characterization of haying behaviour by the Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis) and the Nubra Pika (Ochotona nubrica) from the Changthang, Ladakh, India. Journal of Mammalogy, gyae038, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyae038
• Swati Udayraj, Senan D'Souza, Aravind P S, Rakesh Muni, & Nandini Rajamani (2023). A comprehensive database of squirrel distribution and occurrence in South Asia. Biodiversity Data Journal,11: e109946. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e109946
• Nivetha Murugesan, Senan D’Souza, Shijisha A C, Russell A. Ligon, & Nandini Rajamani (2023). Multifunctional evolution of palm squirrel coat colour and pattern. bioRxiv, 2023.09.15.557893. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.15.557893
• Harsha Kumar, Dhanesh Ponnu, Senan D’Souza, Debarpita Das, Skarma Thundup, & Nandini Rajamani (2023). Scale-dependent niche segregation along dimensions of rocks, vegetation and elevation in sympatric pikas of Ladakh. Authorea, March 20, 2023. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.167934323.36333229/v1
• Aravind P S, Sanjay Prasad Ganguli, Senan D’Souza, & Nandini Rajamani (2023). Nesting behaviour of Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica) in the exotic timber plantations of the Palani Hills, Western Ghats, India. Research Square, PREPRINT(1). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2447130/v1.

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• Swati Udayraj, & Nandini Rajamani (2025). Boundary layer of the Eastern Ghats mountains, India. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17307944
• Swati Udayraj, Senan D'Souza, Aravind P S, & Nandini Rajamani (2023). IISERTPT Squirrels of South Asia Database - Version1. Version 1.5. IISER Tirupati. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mnqzj... accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-11-16. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f842ea5a-e38c-4be2-924d-c065b41215b0

• Swati Udayraj, Aravind P S, Senan D’Souza, Rakesh Muni, Anupama M, Rithika S, Debarpita Das, H S Sushma & Nandini Rajamani. Impervious surface area and tree cover predict palm squirrel occupancy across a forest to urban gradient. Talk at the EnviroSummit 2024: International Conference on Climate Action, Ecology & Environment (Hybrid), MIT World Peace University - Pune,1st March 2024
• Swati Udayraj, Senan D'Souza, Aravind P S, Rakesh K Muni and Nandini Rajamani. Over-representation of arboreal and wide-ranging squirrels in SOSA database linked to proximity to roads and urban features. Poster at Inter-IISER Ecology Meeting 2024, IISER Tirupati, 26-28 January 2024.
• Aravind P S, Dhanesh P, Senan D’Souza and Nandini Rajamani. Nest site selection and reuse of commensal squirrel in a modified montane landscape. Poster at Inter-IISER Ecology Meeting 2024 , IISER Tirupati, 26-28 January 2024.

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• Nandini Rajamani, 2025. How city life shapes palm squirrel behaviour, August 25, IMSC July 2025 Newsletter. https://www.imsc.res.in/outreach/scicomm/2025/july/campus-biodiversity/palm-squirrel/
• Sanjay Prasad Ganguli. 2023. A Tail of Survival: The Malabar Giant Squirrels of Kodaikanal. The Kodai Chronicle, May 16, 2023. https://www.thekodaichronicle.com/environment/a-tail-of-survival-the-malabar-giant-squirrels-of-kodaikanal/
• Rigzen Mingyur. 2022. Melting Glaciers And Human Adaptability. Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 42 No. 6, June 2022. https://sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/melting-glaciers-and-human-adaptability

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* Cases where Nandini was the External Advisor

• Nivetha M. 2024. Evolution of color and pattern traits in squirrels: an integrative approach. PhD Dissertation, IISER Tirupati.
• Harsha Kumar. 2024. Adaptations of pikas to alpine stressors of the Tibetan Marginal Mountains. PhD Dissertation, IISER Tirupati.
• Kavitha Unni. 2024. Understanding patterns of sympatry and resource partitioning in mesocarnivores. Master's Thesis, IISER Tirupati.

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• Nandini Rajamani, and VB Mathur. “Conserving Biodiversity of the Eastern Ghats: Challenges and the Way Forward. Conference Proceedings.”. Zenodo, May 31, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo....