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Research Interests
My research interests broadly cover understanding patterns and processes in ecology, behavioural ecology, biogeography and evolutionary ecology using continental and oceanic island systems. I contribute to conservation through my research initiatives and by involving various stakeholders. Much of my research is collaborative and multi-disciplinary and whenever possible, uses technological advances to aid research.
Research highlighted at National Geographic https://goo.gl/4KcYvN
Educational and Professional Career
- Ph.D (March, 2011): NIAS, IISc – Manipal University
- Post-doctoral Fellow (April 2011, Year – November, 2011): Loyola University, Chicago
- Fellow (December, 2011 – May, 2016): National Center for Biological Sciences, TIFR
- Assistant Professor (May, 2016 ~): Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, India
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Fellow from Fulbright Scholarship Board
- Salim Ali – Lok wan Tho Ornithological Fellow from Bombay Natural History Society
Selected Publications
- V.V. Robin, C.K. Vishnudas, P. Gupta and U. Ramakrishnan, “The deepest, widest valleys cause nested phylogeographic patterns congruent with paleo-climate across a montane bird community”, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Biology – B, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.0861 (2015).
- V.V. Robin, P. Gupta, Thatte, P., and U. Ramakrishnan, “Islands with islands: Two montane paleo-endemic birds impacted by recent anthropogenic fragmentation”, Molecular Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.13266 (2015).
- V.V. Robin, C.K. Vishnudas and Uma Ramakrishnan, “Reassessment of the distribution and threat status of the Western Ghat endemic bird, Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis”, Current Science, http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/107/04/0622.pdf (2014).
- V.V. Robin, M. Katti and A. Sinha, “Singing from the skies: Geographic and individual variation of bird song in a threatened, endemic bird on the sky islands of southern India.”, Animal Behaviour, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.05.032 (2011).
Full publication list at ResearchGate
Teaching
- BIO-211: Ecology
- BIO-212: Ecology Lab
Open Positions
I am looking for suitable:
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- a) PhD Candidates for the next round of intake (Dec 2017)
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- b) Post-doctoral candidates – deadline to apply Aug 31, 2017
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- c) MS-PhD integrated course – likely to start August 2018
Considering that all these appointments are relatively long-term, I advice serious candidates to make contact and visit the lab much in advance so that we can understand each other’s research interests and expectations. I am looking for prospective applicants to work with a focus on one of the following:
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- a) Shola Sky Island ecosystem,
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- b) bird biogeography,
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- c) bird song.
I am only looking for people with experience or expertise related (even loosely) to the above themes. I am open to people developing their own research projects within these broad areas.
I am looking for people with
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- a) ability to write (popular or scientific articles),
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- b) ability to raise funds to partially support research,
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- c) ability to function independently (field and lab).
Please follow YETI mailing list for announcements on opportunities.
I am currently not accepting any short-term interns. Those interested in long (>6 months) volunteer positions, please do get in touch with me.
