Positions

• Professor, IISER-Kolkata, India (2018 - present)
• Associate Professor, IISER-Kolkata, India (2014 - 2018)
• Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER-Kolkata, India (2012-2014)
• Assistant Professor, IISER-Kolkata, India (2008-2014)
• Postdoctoral fellow, Tufts University, Boston, USA (2002-2004)
• PhD, IISc, Bangalore, India (2002)

Publications

Under review

Under Preparation

Paul, B., Acharjee, A., Murmu, S. & Annagiri, S. Achieving a balance between brood rescue and nest relocation on facing an emergency. Bhattacharyya, K. & Annagiri, S. Effect of nest architecture on nest choice during colony relocation in an Indian ant Diacamma indicum. Bhattacharyya, K, Nayak, A., Chakraborti, U., Halder, E., Halder, S. and Annagiri, S. Decoupling behavioural responses in the context of relocation during monsoon: a study in a tropical Indian ant. Chakraborti, U. and Annagiri, S. Influence of antennal pedicle restriction on tandem run dynamics in the relocation of a tropical ponerine ant.

2025

Acharjee, A., Annagiri, S.(2025) Effect of a pyrethroid-based pesticide on colony survival and behaviour of a tropical non-target ant Diacamma indicum. Ecotoxicology doi.org/10.1007/s10646-025-02895-8 Bhattacharya, K., Acharjee, A., Annagiri, S.(2025) Running in the rain: Imapct of water droplets on tandem running recruitment in a tropical ant. Ecological Entomology doi: 10.1111/een.13445.

2024

Halder, E., Annagiri, S.(2024) Intraspecific competition for a nest and its implication for the fitness of relocating ant colonies. Insectes Sociaux Volume 71, pages 431–440. doi: 10.1007/s00040-024-00998-9 Mukhopadhyay, S., Halder, S., Halder, E., Annagiri, S.(2024) Restricted antennal movement impacts the tandem running dynamics in a ponerine ant. BMC Ecology and Evolution 24, 82. doi: 10.1186/s12862-024-02267-6

2023

Chandak, P., Chakraborti, U. & Annagiri, S.(2023) Using pupae as appetitive reinforcement to study visual and tactile associative learning in the Ponerine ant Diacamma indicum. Scientific Reports 13 15609. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-42439-w Pathak, M. K. , Halder S., Mukhopadhyay S. & Annagiri S. (2023) Two better than one: Innovative ants solve the nature inspired cognitive challenge of pupal insertion. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. ; Vol 11. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1135068 Mizumoto, N. Tanaka, Y. Valentini, G. Richardson, O. T. Annagiri, S. Pratt, S.C. Shimoji, H.,(2023) Cryptic functional diversity in ant tandem communication, iScience. ; 26(4):106418. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106418 Annagiri, S., Halder, E. Marching with Ants to a New Nest: Colony Composition and Relocation Dynamics of Diacamma indicum. Journal of Indian Institute of Science; 103, 1115–1128. doi: 10.1007/s41745-023-00373-w Ghosh, P. & Annagiri, S. Adult-brood ratio causes behavioural modifications to maintain transport performance during colony relocation in the Ponerine ant Diacamma indicum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological news. Vol33; 91-102, doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_033:091 Bhattacharyya, K. & Annagiri, S.(2023) Construction of nest mound and preference for it during relocation, in an Indian ant Diacamma indicum. Behaviour 160(3-4), 357-373. doi: 10.1163/1568539X-bja10207 Mukherjee, I., Das, S., Paul, B., Annagiri, S.(2023) The impact of prior and current information of a new nest on relocation dynamics in an Indian ant. Ethology 129, 200– 211.doi: 10.1111/eth.13357

2021

Mukhopdhyay, S. & Annagiri, S. (2021) Importance of vision in tandem running during colony relocation in an Indian ant, Ethology, 127(9), 739-750. doi.org/10.1111/eth.13213 Bhattacharyya, K., Kolay, S. & Annagiri, S. (2021) The structure and importance of nest mounds in a tropical ant Diacamma indicum, Ecological Entomology, 46(6), 1324-1332. doi.org/10.1111/een.13079 Karunakaran, A., Ghosh, P. & Annagiri, S. (2021). Faster transport through slower runs: ant relocation dynamics in nature. Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 33(2), 156–169. doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2020.1844301

2011-2020

Annagiri S. (2019) Diacamma. In: Starr C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. Mukhopadhyay, S., Pathak, M., Annagiri, S. (2019). Path minimization in a tandem running Indian ant in the context of colony relocation 2019. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, jeb206490. Bhattacharyya, K. & Annagiri, S. (2019). Characterization of Nest Architecture of an Indian Ant Diacamma indicum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Journal of Insect Science, 19(6):9; 1-8. Paul, B. & Annagiri, S. (2019). Caught red-handed: Behaviour of brood thieves in an Indian ant. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, jeb193755. Sahu, P.K., Kolay, S. & Annagiri, S. (2019). To reunite or not: A study of artificially fragmented Diacamma indicum ant colonies. Behavioural processes, 158, 4-10. Chakraborty, S., Bhadra, A., Nandi, A. K., Annagiri, S., Deshpande, S., Lamba, S., & Gadagkar, R. (2018). Evolution of Reproductive Dominance in Animal Societies–Lessons From a Social Wasp. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 84(3), 695-705. Paul, B. & Annagiri, S. (2018). Tricks of the trade: Mechanism of brood theft in an ant. PLoS ONE, 13(2), e0192144. Karunakaran, A. & Annagiri, S. (2018). Individual and colony level choice during relocation to unequal target nests in an Indian queenless ant Diacamma indicum. Insectes Sociaux, 65(1), 153-160. Kolay, S. & Annagiri, S. (2017). Deterioration in nest quality triggers relocation without affecting its dynamics in an ant. Insectes Sociaux, 64(3), 321–327. Annagiri, S., Kolay, S., Paul, B. & Sona, C. (2017). Network approach to understanding the organization of and the consequence of targeted leader removal on an end-oriented task. Current Zoology, 63(3), 269-277. Kaur, R., Joseph, J., Karunakaran, A. & Sumana, A. (2017). Characterization of recruitment through tandem running in an Indian queenless ant Diacamma indicum. Royal Society Open Science, 4(1), 160476. Chakraborty, B., Mallick, A., Annagiri, S., Sengupta, S., & Sengupta, T. K. (2016). Deciphering a survival strategy during the interspecific competition between Bacillus cereus MSM-S1 and Pseudomonas sp. MSM-M1. Royal Society Open Science, 3(11), 160438. Paul, B., Paul, M. & Annagiri, S. (2016). Opportunistic brood theft in the context of colony relocation in an Indian queenless ant. Scientific Reports, 6 (36166). Kolay, S., & Annagiri, S. (2015). Tight knit under stress: colony resilience to the loss of tandem leaders during relocation in an Indian ant. Royal Society Open Science, 2(9), 150104. Kolay, S. & Annagiri, S. (2015). Dual response to nest flooding during monsoon in an Indian ant. Scientific Reports, 5(13716). Anoop, K. & Sumana, A. (2015). Response to a change in the target nest during ant relocation. The Journal of experimental biology, 218(6), 887-892. Kaur, R. & Annagiri, S. (2015). Influence of colony associated factors on nest selection in an Indian queenless ant. Ecological Entomology, 40(1), 78-84. Nandi, A. K., Sumana, A. & Bhattacharya, K. (2014). Social insect colony as a biological regulatory system: modelling information flow in dominance networks. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 11(101), 20140951. Kaur, R. & Sumana, A. (2014). Coupled adult-brood transport augments relocation in the Indian queenless ant Diacamma indicum. Insectes Sociaux, 61, 141-143. Sumana, A. & Sona, C. (2013). Key relocation leaders in an Indian queenless ant. Behavioural Processes, 97, 84-89. Nandi, A. K., Bhadra, A., Sumana, A., Deshpande, S. A. & Gadagkar, R. (2013). The evolution of complexity in social organization-A model using dominance-subordinate behavior in two social wasp species. Journal of theoretical biology, 327, 34-44. Kaur, R., Anoop, K. & Sumana, A. (2012). Leaders follow leaders to reunite the colony: relocation dynamics of an Indian queenless ant in its natural habitat. Animal Behaviour, 83, 1345-53. Sumana, A. & Sona, C. (2012). Studies on colony relocation in the Indian queenless ant Diacamma indicum. Current Science, 102, 1373-74.

2001-2010

Bang, A., Deshpande, S., Sumana, A. & Gadagkar, R. (2010). Choosing an appropriate index to construct dominance hierarchies in animal societies: a comparison of three indices. Animal Behaviour, 79(3), 631-636. Bhadra, A., Jordan, F., Sumana, A., Deshpande, S. A. & Gadagkar, R. (2009). A comparative social network analysis of wasp colonies and classrooms: Linking network structure to functioning. Ecological Complexity, 6(1), 48-55. Sumana, A., Deshpande, S. A., Bhadra, A. & Gadagkar, R. (2008). Workers of the primitively eusocial wasp Ropalidia marginata do not perceive their queen across a wire mesh partition. Journal of Ethology, 26(2), 207-212. Bhadra, A., Iyer, P. L., Sumana, A., Deshpande, S. A., Ghosh, S. & Gadagkar, R. (2007). How do workers of the primitively eusocial wasp Ropalidia marginata detect the presence of their queens?. Journal of theoretical biology, 246(3), 574-582. Deshpande, S. A., Sumana, A., Surbeck, M. & Gadagkar, R. (2006). Wasp who would be queen: a comparative study of two primitively eusocial species. Current Science, 91(3), 332-336. Sumana, A., Liebert, A. E., Berry, A. S., Switz, G. T., Orians, C. M. & Starks, P. T. (2005). Nest hydrocarbons as cues for philopatry in a paper wasp. Ethology, 111(5), 469-477. Liebert, A. E., Sumana, A. & Starks, P. T. (2005). Diploid males and their triploid offspring in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus. Biology letters, 1(2), 200-203. Sumana, A. & Starks, P. T. (2004). Grooming patterns in the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes dominulus. Ethology, 110(10), 825-833. Sumana, A. & Starks, P. T. (2004). The function of dart behavior in the paper wasp, Polistes fuscatus. Naturwissenschaften, 91(5), 220-223. Sumana, A. & Gadagkar, R. (2003). Ropalidia marginata-a primitively Eusocial wasp society headed by non-dominant queens. Current Science, 84(11), 1464-1468. Sumana, A. & Gadagkar, R. (2001). The structure of dominance hierarchies in the primitively eusocial wasp Ropalidia marginata. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 13(3), 273-281.