K. P. Karanth

Gut feeling: host and habitat as drivers of the microbiome in blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

This study identifies intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping the gut microbiome of blackbuck across their range, finding host genetic diversity more influential than environmental factors.

Cryptic speciation in freshwaters: are speciation in lentic species shaped by paleohydrological events?

The paper estimates cryptic diversity in two freshwater snail species complexes and identifies paleohydrological events as key drivers of speciation.

An insight into the evolutionary history of Indoplanorbis exustus (Bulinidae: Gastropoda)at the scale of population and species

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of Indoplanorbis exustus using genetic data, revealing its African origin, diversification in India, and speciation driven by climatic changes.

Into-India or out-of-India? Historical biogeography of freshwater gastropod genus Pila (Ampullariidae)

This study investigates the historical biogeography of the freshwater snail genus Pila to determine whether its current distribution in India resulted from dispersal into or out of India.

The convoluted evolutionary history of the capped-golden langur lineage (Cercopithecidae: Colobinae)- concatenation versus coalescent analyses

This study investigates the evolutionary history of the capped-golden langur lineage using nuclear and mitochondrial markers, finding evidence of hybridization between Semnopithecus and Trachypithecus.

Role of geography and climatic oscillations in governing into-India dispersal of freshwater snails of the family: Viviparidae

This study investigates how geological and climatic changes influenced the dispersal of Southeast Asian freshwater snails into the Indian subcontinent, identifying two dispersal events linked to different climatic periods.