Prof Hema Somanathan
Professor
| School of Biology
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
Expertise:
Miscellaneous Biology
63
Publications
7
Projects
1068
Scopus Citations
954
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16 Years 5 Months Total Experience
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1,068
Citations
18
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Professional Recognition
Mercator Fellowship
2021
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
2026
Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore)
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Personal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
2000
6449-MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL'S POLYTECHNIC PUNE
Professor
Jan 2020 – Present
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
| School of Biology
Associate Professor
Jul 2015 – Apr 2019
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
| School of Biology
Assistant Professor
Aug 2009 – Jul 2015
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
| School of Biology
Biological Sciences
Scholarly Work
Integrating collective behaviour with biomechanics of social spider webs
OtherEcology and Conservation of Freshwater Swamp Ecosystems
OtherThe Effect of Interannual Variation in Flowering Intensity, Periodicity and Synchrony on Pollution and Fruit Set in a Highly Seasonal Tropical Forest in the Western Ghats
OtherCommunity Plant-Pollinator Interactions at the Landscape Level
OtherMeasuring the Imapct of Forest Fragmentation on Pollination Services in Small Agricultural Holdings Within the Western Ghats Landscape
CompletedProgramme Support on Biotechnology Approches for Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Wealth of Western Ghats
OtherEcology and Behaviour of Group Living Spiders
CompletedReproductive ecology of Myristica swamp forests, specialized habitat islands
Visual Ecology of Tropical and Temperate Bees
Collective Behaviour in the Inbred Social Spider, Stegodyphus Sarasinorum
Visual Ecology of the Indian Stingless Bee, Tetragonula iridipennis
Visual ecology of pteropodid bats of southern India
Behavioural and visual ecology of the Asian giant honey bee, Apis dorsata
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Scholarly Publications
Influence of exploitation on population structure, spatial distribution and reproductive success of dioecious species in a fragmented cloud forest in India
Does neighborhood floral display matter? Fruit set in carpenter bee-pollinated Heterophragma quadriloculare and beetle-pollinated Lasiosiphon eriocephalus
10.1111/j.1744-7429.2004.tb00306.x
Scopus: 24
Senses and signals: Evolution of floral signals, pollinator sensory systems and the structure of plant-pollinator interactions
Scopus: 27
Secondary removal of myristica fatua (myristicaceae) seeds by crabs in myristica swamp forests in India
Resolution and sensitivity of the eyes of the Asian honeybees Apis florea, Apis cerana and Apis dorsata
Visual ecology of Indian carpenter bees II: Adaptations of eyes and ocelli to nocturnal and diurnal lifestyles
Nocturnal bees learn landmark colours in starlight
Open AccessVisual ecology of Indian carpenter bees I: Light intensities and flight activity
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