10:00am - 11:00am  Krushnamegh Kunte Seminar
Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte is Associate Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bengaluru, India. He leads a lab group on the ecology, evolution and genetics of butterfly adaptations, focusing on sexual dimorphism, mimicry and wing patterning. In addition, he spearheads the Biodiversity Atlas – India citizen science collaborative (http://bioatlasindia.org), and functions as the Chief Editor of the Butterflies of India (https://ifoundbutterflies.org) citizen science platform and Coordinator of the Indian Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (https://ibms-network.in). He has authored five books on Indian butterflies and published over 100 research papers on butterfly biology, the tree of life, descriptions of new species, and biodiversity conservation.
Location: NHB 1.720