Tropical Ecology & Evolution Lab
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Research
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Ecology and evolution of plants in Zingiberaceae and Gesneriaceae.
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Floral evolution in sympatric species.
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Community ecology and plant-pollinator interactions.
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Reproductive ecology of House sparrows.
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Resource limitation and sex determination in plants.
Recent Publications
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Ashokan, A., & Gowda, V. (2025), Things aren't always black or white — Phylogenetic systematics of ginger-lilies with insights into species complexes. TAXON.
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Francila, A. F., Akhilan, K.M., Duraisamy, G., & Gowda, V. (2025). The price of urban living—lower fledging success despite higher parental care in urban house sparrows. Biotropica 57, no. 6: e70120.
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Shrotri, S., & Gowda, V. (2025). University of Reading study highlights new threats and fresh hope for global pollinators. Nature-based Beekeeping No. 1, September 2025, Article 2.1.
News
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November 2025: Sanika received the SSB Graduate Student Research Grant
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August 2025: Anupama received the Mary Sue Ittner Grant from the Pacific Bulb Society.
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June 2025: Sanika received the LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund Grant.
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May 2025: Jyotil received the AOS Margaret Morse Nice Research Grant.
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May 2025: Hemant received the ASPT William R. Anderson Graduate Student Research Award.
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May 2025: Rhuthuparna and Sanika received the BSA Bill Dahl Graduate Student Research Award.