Invited Seminar at CES on 8 October 2025 at 3:00 pm titled "Genetic Diversity in a Frog Genus along a Montane Gradient in the Eastern Himalayas" by Prof. Ramana Athreya from IIsc, Bangalore
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Topic:
Genetic Diversity in a Frog Genus along a Montane Gradient in the Eastern Himalayas
Speaker:
Prof. Ramana Athreya, IIsc, Bangalore
Date & Time:
8 Oct 2025 - 3:00pm
Event Type:
Invited Seminar
Venue:
CES Seminar Hall, 3rd Floor, Biological Sciences Building
Coffee/Tea:
Before the talk
Abstract:
Prof. Athreya will discuss an investigation into the intraspecific diversity in three frog species of a rhacophorid genus along an elevation gradient spanning 400-2400 m in Eaglenest wildlife sanctuary. First, he will describe an inexpensive procedure to sequence tens of thousands of DNA bases using a hybrid of the "Sanger" and "NGS" approaches. This sequence data was used to investigate genetic diversity in the three species and genetic relatedness of their elevational populations.
Speaker Bio:
An astronomer by training, Prof. Ramana also works on ecology and the conservation of biological diversity. His principal interests are:
1. Astrophysical phenomena best studied at low radio frequencies
2. Biological diversity research (diversity patterns, and speciation processes.
3. Wildlife conservation paradigms for Arunachal Pradesh