CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
The Innovation Engine of India
Research Interests:
My team mostly uses genetic techniques to address questions on population structure, gene flow and landscape genetics of tiger and other endangered mammals in India. We are interested in understanding how meta-populations of wide-ranging and elusive species like tiger, function at macro-ecological scales i.e. at large spatial and temporal scales, and how this is linked to local population dynamics of its prey species and co-predators. Moreover landscape level and corridor functionality studies on mega carnivores help us understand and mitigate disastrous encounters with humans. We also work on ex-situ conservation of endangered mammals wherein it is crucial to pay attention to animal welfare, health, species-typical behaviour, reproductive success rates and adaptation to rapidly changing environments. We are interested in understanding physiological changes in captivity and their effects when animals are released into the wild.
Selected Publications:
P. Anuradha Reddy, Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Samuel A. Cushman and Harika Segu (2019) Spatial variation in the response of tiger gene flow to landscape features and limiting factors. Animal Conservation, 22(5) 472-480 DOI: 10.1111/acv.12488
P. Anuradha Reddy, Samuel A. Cushman, Ankita Srivastava, Mriganka Shekhar Sarkar and S. Shivaji (2017) Tiger abundance and gene flow in Central India are driven by disparate combinations of topography and land cover. Diversity and Distributions, doi: 10.1111/ddi.12580
P. Anuradha Reddy, K. Ramesh, M. Shekhar Sarkar, A. Srivastava, M. Bhavanishankar and S. Shivaji (2016) Significance of mate selection and adult sex ratio in tiger reintroduction/ reinforcement programs. Journal of Zoology, 299: 132–141
Gour DS, Bhagavatula J, Bhavanishankar M, Reddy PA, Gupta JA, M. Sarkar MS, Hussain SM, Segu H, Gulia R and Shivaji S (2013) Philopatry and dispersal patterns in tiger (Panthera tigris). PLoS One, 8(7): e66956. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066956
P. Anuradha Reddy, Digpal Singh Gour, M. Bhavanishankar, Kanika Jaggi, Sk. Md. Hussain, K. Harika and S. Shivaji (2012) Genetic evidence of tiger population structure and migration within an isolated and fragmented landscape in Northwest India. PLoS One 7(1): e29827. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029827
Animal Biotechnology ; National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Harayana ; 2000
AcSIR-CCMB ; Elucidating population dynamics of tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) using DNA-based genetic analysis ; 2020
Working since 2000 at CCMB in the areas of conservation biology and population genetics of endangered species of India.
Project Associate - II
Project Associate-I
Project Associate - I