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Speakers 2023
A Little About Our Speaker
Dr. Mekala Sundaram
Talk Title: Biodiversity, foraging choices and zoonotic diseases: applying quantitative tools to complex questions
Time: April 21th @ 9:15 A.M.
Dr. Mekala Sundaram is a post-doctorate researcher assisting with Dr. Patrick Stephens here at OSU. Her experience within a variety of models highlights a modern need in adaptability and expansion into connecting the world together more than ever. She received her Ph.D at Purdue University and has been extremely productive in applying her skill set into publications regarding ecology, health, disease, and diversity. We are excited to have her share her work and to hopeful provide insight to students/researchers on ways to connect the dots in ecosystems.
Dr. Mekala Sundaram
"Biodiversity, foraging choices and zoonotic diseases: applying quantitative tools to complex questions"
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Sundaram M, AE Higdon, KV Wood, CC Bonham, RK Swihart. 2020. Mechanisms underlying seed dormancy detection by a scatter-hoarding rodent. Integrative Zoology 15: 89-102.
Sundaram M, MJ Donoghue, A Farjon, D Filer, S Mathews, W Jetz, AB Leslie. 2019. Accumulation over time as a major cause of biodiversity hotspots in conifers. Proceedings Royal Society B 286:20191887.
Antonides J, S Mathur ,M Sundaram, R Ricklefs, JA DeWoody. 2019. Immunogenetic response of the bananaquit in the face of malarial parasites. BMC Evolutionary Biology 19:107.