Devapriya Chattopadhyay
Associate Professor
Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
India
Biography
BSc (Geology), Jadavpur University, 2002 Msc (Applied Geology), IIT Bombay, 2004 PhD (Geology), University of Michigan, 2009 Positions: Assistant Professor (Limited Term), University of West Georgia (2009 - 2010) Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata (2010 - 2015) Associate Professor, IISER Kolkata ( - )
Research Interest
I am a paleobiologist broadly interested in the evolution of molluscs and the factors that guide their evolutionary trajectory. For past few years I have studied the effect of biotic interaction on shaping the temporal pattern of Cenozoic molluscan evolution.Currently, I am also investigating the abiotic factors as trigger of evolutionary change. I try to address these questions by three interlinked approaches: 1) Neontological experiments, 2) Ecological investigation, 3) Paleontological observation using museum specimens and field study. My primary research areas are: a. History of biotic interaction, b. Molluscan diversity in Recent and past ecosystem. c. Taphonomy
Publications
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Chattopadhyay, Devapriya; Sarkar, Deepjay; Dutta, Saurav and Prasanjit, S. R.. 2014. "What controls cannibalism in drilling gastropods? A case study on Natica tigrina." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 410, 126–133
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Nawrot, Rafał; Chattopadhyay, Devapriya and Zuschin, Martin. 2015. "What guides invasion success? Ecological correlates of arrival, establishment and spread of Red Sea bivalves in the Mediterranean Sea." Diversity and Distributions, 21, 1075–1086
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Chattopadhyay, Devapriya; Zuschin, Martin and Tomasovych, Adam. 2015. "How effective are ecological traits against drilling predation? Insights from Recent bivalve assemblages of the northern Red Sea." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 440, 659-670
