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Experience
- 2023 – Present - Dr TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Anurans, Acoustics and Anthropogenic Climate Change Lab, SMIADT
- 2016 – Present - Faculty and Researcher, SMIADT
- 2021 – 2023 - Academic Dean for the Undergraduate Professional Programme, SMIADT
- 2021 – 2023 - Programme Dean, Master programme in Environment and Society, SMIADT
- 2015 – 2016 - Chief Scientist, Gubbi Labs LLP (At present, an Adjunct Fellow) - environmental impact assessments, teaching statistics, remote sensing and GIS, agent based modelling and research methods in ecology
- 2009 – 2014- Research Scientist, Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc): Research Scientist - Center for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc - bus stops in Bengaluru, impact assessments of railways, sea ports and infrastructure projects
- 2003 – 2009 Postdoc - Center for Ecological Sciences (CES), IISc - impact of land use and land cover changes on river basins; ecological modelling of Himalayan river basins and impact assessments of river development project
- Described three novel breeding behavior and 21 new species of anurans, 2 new species of fish, published first pictorial guide to frogs and toads of the Western Ghats
- Developed ‘Frog Find”, a first ever android app for identifying frogs and toads
- 1999 – 2002 - Junior and Senior Research Fellow (DST sponsored), Kuvempu University.
Research interests
Interest Areas: amphibian ecology; encompassing the fields of systematics; bioacoustics; behavioral and landscape ecology; ecological complexity; biostatistics; remote sensing and gis applications; ecological niche modelling; citizen science initiatives and environmental impact assessments.
Current Practice at Srishti: Form and structure – soundscape ecology, Environmental exposure for Foundation, Complexity and living systems, Complexity and interdependence, Growth and Development, Rehearsing the future for Masters students.
Creative Works
- Citizen Science initiatives – frog walk at Bisile, Agumbe, Bannerghatta; Bird watching at Jakkur Lake; basics of GIS at Guwahati
- Bioacoustics and conservation at Students Conference on Conservation Science, IISc, Bangalore
Professional Information
Faculty, Researcher and Dr TMA Pai Endowment Chair
Awards and Recognition:
- Prajavani Achievers 2023 – In recognition of frog watch - citizen science initiative.
- Awarded a partial-travel support to attend Bioacoustics Winter School, St.Etienne, France 2023
- Awarded a fellowship to attend Cornell Lab Sound Analysis Workshop, Ithaca, US 2018
- Awarded a fellowship to attend Capra Course, 2018
- Awarded a travel grant to attend Conservation Asia, National University of Singapore, Singapore 2016
- Karnataka State Biodiversity Award, Govt. of Karnataka, India, 2016 for contribution to Amphibian Conservation.
- JalaMitra, HSBC Water Programme on World water day, 2014.
- India Geospatial Excellence Award for Frog Find, the first free Android App on frogs in India, 2014.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Revisiting current distribution and future habitat suitability models for the endemic Malabar Tree Toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) using citizen science data
Mapping Malabar Tree Toad Programme, 14-08-2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, p. 18856 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new cryptic species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) with description of its tadpole from the central Western Ghats, India
Pavan Kumar, K. S., Vishwajith, H. U., Anisha, A., Dayananda, G. Y., Gururaja, K. V. & Priti, H., 15-11-2022, In: Zootaxa. 5209, 1, p. 69-92 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Did Microhyla kodial (Anura: Microhylidae) disperse naturally or through humans?
Aravind, N. A., Kumar, V. K., Gururaja, K. V. & Karanth, P., 2022, In: Current Science. 123, 10, p. 1193-1194 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A common endocrine signature marks the convergent evolution of an elaborate dance display in frogs
Anderson, N. K., Schuppe, E. R., Gururaja, K. V., Mangiamele, L. A., Martinez, J. C. C., Priti, H., von May, R., Preininger, D. & Fuxjager, M. J., 10-2021, In: American Naturalist. 198, 4, p. 522-539 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DNA barcoding indicates the range extension in an endemic frog Nyctibatrachus jog, from the Western Ghats, India
Hebbar, P., Anand, A. & K.V, G., 2021, In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 6, 9, p. 2468-2474 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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