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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Priya Davidar is affiliated with Pondicherry University in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

Their recent publications include:

  • Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • The global abundance of tree palms (2020) published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Pan-India population genetics signifies the importance of habitat connectivity for wild Asian elephant conservation (2021) published in Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Species-area relationships in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands emerge because rarer species are disproportionately favored on larger islands (2020) published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Genetic characterisation of fragmented Asian elephant populations with one recent extinction in its eastern-central Indian range (2022) published in Ecological Genetics and Genomics

Frequent co-authors of Priya Davidar include:

  • Jean-Philippe Puyravaud
  • Rahul De
  • Reeta Sharma
  • Surendra Prakash Goyal
  • Tamanna Kalam

They have published multiple papers in notable venues such as:

  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Journal of Threatened Taxa
  • Nature Communications
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview

Priya Davidar received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • Why Do Some Tropical Forests Have So Many Species of Trees

    Egbert Giles Leigh;Priya Davidar;Salim Ali;Christopher W. Dick

  • New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities

    P.S. Roy;M.D. Behera;M.S.R. Murthy;Arijit Roy

  • Do developmental initiatives influence local attitudes toward conservation? A case study from the Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India

    M. Arjunan;Christopher Holmes;Jean-Philippe Puyravaud;Priya Davidar

  • Assessing the extent and causes of forest degradation in India: Where do we stand?

    Priya Davidar;Sasmita Sahoo;Pratheesh C. Mammen;Prashanth Acharya

  • Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity

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  • ASSESSMENT OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY AT A MID-ELEVATION EVERGREEN FOREST OF KALAKAD-MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE, WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

    T. Ganesh;R. Ganesan;M. Soubadra Devy;P. Davidar

  • Why Do Some Tropical Forests Have So Many Species of Trees?

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  • Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

    J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field

  • The relationship between fruit crop sizes and fruit removal rates by birds

    Priya Davidar;Eugene S. Morton

  • Living with parasites: prevalence of a blood parasite and its effect on survivorship in the purple martin

    P. Davidar;Eugene S. Morton

  • The effect of climatic gradients, topographic variation and species traits on the beta diversity of rain forest trees

    Priya Davidar;Priya Davidar;B. Rajagopal;D. Mohandass;Jean-Philippe Puyravaud

  • Pollination systems of trees in Kakachi, a mid-elevation wet evergreen forest in Western Ghats, India

    M. Soubadra Devy;Priya Davidar

  • The global abundance of tree palms

    Robert Muscarella;Robert Muscarella;Thaise Emilio;Thaise Emilio;Oliver L. Phillips;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

  • Cryptic destruction of India’s native forests

    Jean-Philippe Puyravaud;Priya Davidar;William F. Laurance

  • Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees

    Jean François Bastin;Ervan Rutishauser;James R. Kellner;Sassan Saatchi

  • Predicting range shifts of Asian elephants under global change

    Rajapandian Kanagaraj;Rajapandian Kanagaraj;Rajapandian Kanagaraj;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Rathin Barman;Priya Davidar

  • Dispersal modes of tree species in the wet forests of southern Western Ghats

    T Ganesh;Priya Davidar

  • Determinants of fruit and seed set in Pavonia dasypetala (Malvaceae)

    Lucinda A. McDade;Priya Davidar

  • Birds and neotropical mistletoes: effects on seedling recruitment

    Priya Davidar;Priya Davidar

  • Distribution of forest birds in the Andaman islands: importance of key habitats

    Priya Davidar;K. Yoganand;T. Ganesh

  • Similarity Between Flowers and Fruits in Some Flowerpecker Pollinated Mistletoes

    Priya Davidar

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
Andrew R. Marshall
Andrew R. Marshall University of the Sunshine Coast
Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Hans ter Steege
Hans ter Steege Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Francis Q. Brearley
Francis Q. Brearley Manchester Metropolitan University
Rhett D. Harrison
Rhett D. Harrison World Agroforestry, Zambia
Francesco Rovero
Francesco Rovero University of Florence
Eugene S. Morton
Eugene S. Morton Smithsonian Institution

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