CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
Mr. Prashant Katke
PhD Scholar March (2020-)
Biodiversity and ecology of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of Maharashtra, India.
Mr. Mahesh Gore
PhD Scholar (April 2022-)
Diversity and distribution of Odonata (Insecta: Odonata) from Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.
PUBLICATIONS
Katke, P. M., Padhye, S. M., & Vanjare, A. I. (2025). A new species of Streptocephalus Baird, 1852 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Peninsular India. Zoosystematics and Evolution (Pensoft). 101(3): 1259-1269.
Vanjare, A. I., Katke, P. M., & Padhye, S. M. (2024). Large branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata) from the semi-arid regions of western India. Journal of Crustacean Biology (Oxford University Press). 44(3): ruae050.
Ghodke, N.K., Padhye, S. M., Vanjare, C.A., Katke, P.M and Vanjare, A. I. (2023) Invertebrate richness, diversity and hatching patterns from a semi-arid pool in peninsular India using field sampling and sediment re-hydration. Journal of Arid Environments (Elsevier). 219: 105072.
PAST MEMBERS
Numerous B.Sc and M.Sc project students have worked under various projects. Here are a few.
Mr. Prashant Ingale
M.Sc Zoology student worked on large branchiopods crustaceans of Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India.
Padhye, S.M., Ingale, P.A and Vanjare A.I (2020). Taxonomical account of the Indian Cyzicid Ozestheria annandalei (Daday, 1913) (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from peninsular India. Zootaxa, 4852(2), 246-250.
Miss. Roseline Thorat
M.Sc Zoology student worked on distribution of cladoceran crustaceans of Maharashtra, India.
Padhye, S. M., Thorat, R. T., & Vanjare, A. I. (2020)Metadata to the Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) occurrences from Western Maharashtra, India. Freshwater Metadata Journal. 50:1-6.
Miss. Neha Ghodke
B.Sc Biotechnology student worked on invertebrate diversity using field and rehydration methods.
Ghodke, N.K., Padhye, S. M., Vanjare, C.A., Katke, P.M and Vanjare, A. I. (2023) Invertebrate richness, diversity and hatching patterns from a semi-arid pool in peninsular India using field sampling and sediment re-hydration. Journal of Arid Environments. 219: 105072.
Highly motivated (B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD) students may approach the lab incharge via proper channels as may be prescribed by Ahmednagar college, Ahilyanagar and Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with a clear interest statement.