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phd student
phd student
shreekantd [at] iisc.ac.in
Current affiliation:
Post-doctoral Research Associate
The Museum, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru
Interests
Science outreach and education
Sexual selection, personality and behavioural syndromes
Past work
Psammophilus dorsalis (Peninsular Rock Agama, Family Agamidae) is a sexually dimorphic lizard which inhabits the semi-arid, exposed and rocky habitats in the hilly areas of southern India. Together with Dr. Kavita Isvaran, we established the foundations of using this novel and understudied system for studying various aspects of the behavioural ecology of P. dorsalis in the wild. We have a fully functional field-site at Rishi Valley (Andhra Pradesh) where we carry out long-term monitoring of wild populations of lizards.
Key conferences & presentations
Presentation (Talk) “Repeatability in risk-aversion and display behaviours over a lifetime in wild Rock Lizards XVI Congress of ‘International Society of Behavioural Ecologists’ (ISBE), (Exeter, UK)
Presentation (Poster) at XV Congresss of International Society of Behavioural Ecologists (ISBE, New York) 31st July to 5th August 2014
Poster presentation + Speed-talk at 51st Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS, Princeton) 9th to 13th August 2014: Title: “Behavioural syndromes over a lifetime: a role for sexual selection?”
Poster presentation at Young Ecologists Talk & Interact (YETI) 5th to 7th December 2012: Title: “Describing the reproductive phenology of the Indian Rock Lizard (P. dorsalis)”
Poster Presentation at YETI 5th to 7th October 2010: Title: “Lessons in lust from lizards: Sexual Selection and Alternative Mating Tactics in the Indian Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis)”
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