Kamalika Bhattacharyya
Researcher
Doctorate in Wildlife Institute of India
Wildlife Institute of India
India
Biography
I pursued masters in Zoology from W.B. State University. My masters’ dissertation on behavioural ecology inspired me to follow a career in research, however, my native place along the Ganges, near Kolkata, enticed me towards wild fauna. The domains of behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology and wildlife conservation entices my research interest. Besides, I am also interested in forensic entomology and serology. Being fascinated towards wildlife and the Himalaya, I joined WII in DST-NMSHE project as a JPF. My tenure in the project concerned me of inevitability of insects as bioindicators in biodiversity conservation in the Himalaya. Thereafter, I joined ZSI, Kolkata, as a JRF under NMHS project to study potentials of lepidopterans as bioindicators in the Indian Himalayan Region. My doctoral research focuses on taxonomy, phylogeography and potentials of moth as bioindicators in IHR. Beyond academics travelling, photography and painting are my salvation from my tedious schedules.
Research Interest
Forensic entomology and serology