Research
Study systems
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Fig–fig wasps system
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Ant–plant interactions
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Termites and fungi
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Plant–pollinator system
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Termites and fungi
Fig-fig wasps
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Photo by Yathiraj
Ant-plant
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Photo by Yathiraj
Termites-fungi
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Photo by Nikhil
Plant-pollinator
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Photo by Yathiraj
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Ant-plant
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Forest.
Even a child knows how valuable the forest is. The fresh, breathtaking smell of trees. Echoing birds flying above that dense magnitude. A stable climate, a sustainable diverse life and a source of culture. Yet, forests and other ecosystems hang in the balance, threatened to become croplands, pasture, and plantations.
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Plant-pollinator
Even a child knows how valuable the forest is. The fresh, breathtaking smell of trees. Echoing birds flying above that dense magnitude. A stable climate, a sustainable diverse life and a source of culture. Yet, forests and other ecosystems hang in the balance, threatened to become croplands, pasture, and plantations.
Even a child knows how valuable the forest is. The fresh, breathtaking smell of trees. Echoing birds flying above that dense magnitude. A stable climate, a sustainable diverse life and a source of culture. Yet, forests and other ecosystems hang in the balance, threatened to become croplands, pasture, and plantations.
Publications
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Study area
Fig biology
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Study systems
Microcosms
Fig–fig wasps
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Photo by Yathiraj
Ants–plant
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Termites–fungi
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Photo by Nikhil
Plants-pollinators
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Photo by Yathiraj
Field sites
Macrocosms
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Agumbe
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Bhimashankar
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