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    Divya Ramesh is an ecologist with over 15 years of experience in wildlife research and conservation. She holds a PhD in Ecology from Indiana State University and has worked on projects in India with organizations like the Wildlife Institute of India and World Wildlife Fund. Her research focuses on predator-prey signaling, human-wildlife conflict, and population ecology of species in India like the Indian desert jird. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at various conferences.

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    Divya Ramesh is an ecologist with over 15 years of experience in wildlife research and conservation. She holds a PhD in Ecology from Indiana State University and has worked on projects in India with organizations like the Wildlife Institute of India and World Wildlife Fund. Her research focuses on predator-prey signaling, human-wildlife conflict, and population ecology of species in India like the Indian desert jird. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at various conferences.

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    Divya Ramesh is an ecologist with over 15 years of experience in wildlife research and conservation. She holds a PhD in Ecology from Indiana State University and has worked on projects in India with organizations like the Wildlife Institute of India and World Wildlife Fund. Her research focuses on predator-prey signaling, human-wildlife conflict, and population ecology of species in India like the Indian desert jird. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at various conferences.

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    DIVYA RAMESH

    www.divya-ramesh.weebly.com

    EDUCATION

    PhD Ecology, Indiana State University 2013-2018


    Master of Science (Wildlife Sciences), Wildlife Institute of India 2009-2011
    Bachelor of Science (Zoology), University of Madras 2005-2008

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    World Wildlife Fund, India April 2021-current


    Conservation Science Coordinator
    Western Ghats and Nilgiris Landscape

    World Wildlife Fund, India Oct 2020-Mar 2021


    Scientific Consultant
    Western Ghats and Nilgiris Landscape

    Wildlife Institute of India, India Aug 2018-Nov 2019


    Project Scientist - Ecologist
    Population management of species involved in
    human-wildlife conflict in India

    Ecology, Systematics & Evolution, Indiana State University Aug 2013-May 2018
    Doctoral research
    Theoretical and empirical studies on the ecology and evolution
    of predator prey signals

    National Institute of Advanced Studies, India Sept 2012-Mar 2013


    Research assistant
    Flying squirrel project

    Wildlife Institute of India, India July 2009-Oct 2011


    Master’s research
    Abundance, habitat relationships and behaviour of
    the Indian desert jird in Gujarat, India

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    PUBLICATIONS

    SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
    Ramesh D and Lima SL. 2019. Tail-flashing behaviour as an anti-predator behaviour in
    small wintering birds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73:67.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-019-2678-8

    Ramesh D and Mitchell WA. 2018. Evolution of signalling through pursuit-deterrence in a


    two-prey model using game theory. Animal Behaviour 146:155-163.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.10.012

    Prakash I, Singh P, Nameer PO, Ramesh D, and Molur S. (2015). South Asian Muroids.
    In Mammals of South Asia Volume 2 (Chapter 65, pp. 574-642) Eds.: AJT Johnsingh and
    N Manjrekar. 1st edition, Hyderabad: Universities Press (India).

    Ramesh D, Home C, Jhala YV, Qureshi Q. 2012. Calibration of a burrow count index
    for the Indian desert jird (Meriones hurrianae). Population Ecology 55(1):241-245.
    DOI: 10.1007/s10144-012-0340-7

    SELECTED POPULAR PUBLICATIONS


    Ramesh D. 2019. A mammoth on our minds. Current Conservation. Link

    Ramesh D. 2017. Power lines alter migration patterns. Current Conservation. Link

    Ramesh D. and Ghuman S. 2012. ‘Kutchh – A crumbling landscape’, Sanctuary Asia


    magazine, Vol. XXXII, No. 3

    REPORTS AND OTHER MATERIAL


    Annual project report to Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, 2019.

    Developed training manual for Himachal Pradesh Forest Department towards state-wide
    Rhesus macaque population estimation, 2019.

    Developed draft Standard Operating Procedures for human-wildlife conflict under the
    MoEF & GIZ project ‘Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation in India’, as part of a pan India
    team, 2019.

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    RESEARCH GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

    Outstanding Graduate Assistant, Indiana State University 2018


    Ecological Society of America Student Section Travel Award 2017
    Graduate Student Research Fund, Indiana State University 2016
    Graduate Student Research Fund, Indiana State University 2015
    Indiana State University Fellowship 2013-2018

    Wildlife Institute of India Fellowship 2009

    PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS

    Internal Annual Research Seminar, Wildlife Institute of India, 2019


    Understanding ecological patterns of species in human-wildlife conflict

    Career Development Workshop, Wildlife Institute of India, 2019 (co-organised)


    Exploring opportunities abroad

    Molecules to Ecosystems Speaker Series, Indiana State University, 2018


    Evolution of pursuit-deterrent signalling using game theory

    Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, USA, 2017


    Evolution of signalling behaviour in predator-prey interactions using game theory

    Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, USA, 2017


    Evolution of predator-prey signalling using game theory

    Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, USA, 2016


    Modelling the evolution of alarm signalling behaviour using game theory

    Department of Biology, Indiana State University, USA, 2015


    Modelling the evolution of alarm signalling behaviour

    National Conference on Perspectives in Ethology, India, 2012


    Desert jirds and flying squirrels

    Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) Conference, India, 2011


    Population estimation and burrow count index of the Indian desert jird

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    TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    Guest lecturer
    Behavioural Ecology, Ph.D. coursework (Wildlife Institute of India) 2018

    Behaviour and Conservation, M.Sc. coursework (Forest Research Institute) 2018

    Teaching Assistant (Indiana State University)


    BIO 101 Principles of Biology I (Lab) 2018

    BIO 350 Ecology and Evolution (Lab/Lecture) 2016-2017

    BIO 112 Introduction to Biology (Lab) 2013-2016

    Academic Mentoring
    Uddalak T Bindhani, Ph.D. student, Wildlife Institute of India 2018-2019

    Sayli Sawant, Ph.D. student, Wildlife Institute of India 2018-2019

    Prastuti Sankia, Masters student, Forest Research Institute 2018

    Sukanya Sriraman, High School student, The School KFI 2013

    OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    Math and Writing Center, Indiana State University July-Aug 2014, 2015
    Writing consultant

    Current Conservation Magazine, India Sept 2012-Mar 2013


    Staff writer

    King Cobra Telemetry Project, Draco Trust, India Sept 2008-Nov 2008
    Project manager
    Base camp supervisor

    Nizhal, India Aug 2006-July 2009


    Outreach program coordinator, Field researcher

    PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

    Competent in Microsoft Office, R program; novice in Python programming


    Team building and management, interpersonal communication, problem-solving skills
    Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing Tamil, Hindi, and English

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