Animals display a bewildering diversity of solutions to common problems, such as how to find and choose mates, how many offspring to have, and how much resource to allocate to each offspring. Some of these solutions are particularly intriguing because they appear extravagant and costly. We are interested in understanding the ecology and evolution of such diversity in behaviour and life histories. We are also interested in the consequences of evolved traits for populations, and in applying behavioural ecological principles towards conservation questions.

We are based at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) situated at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka.