EvolutionEcologyAnimal Behaviour

1. PhD (Dominance Hierarchy in a social wasp), Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore), 2002
2. MSc (Bioscience), Hemagangotri - Hassan (Mysore University), 1995
3. Post Grad Diploma (Ecology & Environment), Indian Institute of Ecology and Envirnom (New Delhi), 1994
4. BSc (Botany, Biochemistry & Zoology), Maharani's College (Mysore University), 1993

1. Professor, IISER Kolkata ( - )
2. Chairman - Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (2012 - 2014)
3. Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (2008 - 2014)
4. Post Doctoral Fellow, Tufts University (2002 - 2004)

1. Emerging nations award from Animal Behaviour Society and International Ethology conference, 2011 (2011)
2. Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for lectureship award from Council of Scientific and and Industrial Research & University Grants Commission (Government of India) (1995)
3. First Rank from Mysore University (1995)

Selected Publications:

Kolay, Swetashree and Sumana, Annagiri. 2015."Tight knit under stress: colony resilience to the loss of tandem leaders during relocation in an Indian ant." Royal Society Open Science, 2, 1-11

Kolay, Swetashree and Sumana, Annagiri. 2015."Dual response to nest flooding during monsoon in an Indian ant.." Scientific Reports, 5, 1-9

Karunakaran, Anoop and Annagiri, Sumana. 2015."Response to a change in the target nest during ant relocation." Journal of Experimental Biology, 218, 887-892

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