Explore the wild, Decode the genome, Transform the future
Field Ecology & Population Structure
Investigate biodiversity patterns across ecosystems, from dense forest floors to flowing streams. This focuses on field-based ecological surveys, species inventories, population assessments, and habitat characterization. Students will analyze how environmental gradients shape community composition and learn to interpret population trends in relation to ecological processes and conservation.
Molecular Systematics & Evolution
Unravel the genetic fabric of life through molecular data. This stream uses DNA sequencing, PCR-based analyses, and comparative genomics to study evolutionary relationships among species. Students will integrate molecular and morphological data to resolve taxonomy, discover cryptic species, and reconstruct evolutionary histories across Southeast Asia’s biodiversity hotspots.
Integrative Data Science & Conservation
Bridge molecular and ecological data to guide real-world conservation. This stream emphasizes bioinformatics, phylogenetic modeling, spatial ecology, and data visualization to transform genetic and field data into actionable conservation insights. Students will use modern computational tools to predict species distributions, assess extinction risks, and support ecosystem management.
Our Publications (2025)
Selected Q1 Publication
Ribut A., Munir M., Amarasinghe A.A.T., Gunalen D., Smith E.N., Farajallah A. & Hamidy A. 2025. Two new species of the Hylarana signata complex (Anura: Ranidae) from Sumatra and the distribution of H. sundabarat (Chan, Abraham, Grismer & Brown, 2020). Taprobanica 14(2): 245–259. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v14i2.377.
Sayyed A., Das M., Amarasinghe A.A.T., Bhattacharjee R. & Purkayastha J. 2025. A new day gecko of the Cnemaspis podihuna (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) clade from Northeast India. Taprobanica 14(2): 107–120. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v14i2.363.
Prasetyo M.D., Yudha D.S., Amarasinghe A.A.T., Ineich I., Gillespie G.R. & Riyanto A. 2025. A new blind skink (Reptilia: Dibamidae: Dibamus) from Buton Island, Indonesia. Taprobanica 14(1): 25–38. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v14i1.352.
Woodman T.L., Alexander P., Burslem D.F.R.P., Travis J.M.J., Winkler K. & Eigenbrod F. 2025. Global assessment of landscape pattern changes from 1992 to 2020. Landscape Ecology 40(11): 196. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-025-02210-0.
Zurell D., Bocedi G., Velazco S.J.E., González A., Purvis A., Wintle B.A., Merow C., Lundquist C.J., Guillera-Arroita G., Settele J., Serra-Diaz J.M., Sarmento Cabral J., Travis J.M.J., Schifferle K., Buckley L.B., Briscoe N.J., Isaac N.J.B., Peres-Neto P.R., Keuth R., Gascoigne S.J.L., Ferrier S. & Urban M.C. 2025. Predicting the way forward for the Global Biodiversity Framework. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122(41): e2501695122. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2501695122.
Montti L., Palmer S.C.F., Powell P.A., Burslem D.F.R.P., Travis J.M.J. & Ponchon A. 2025. Modelling alternative management strategies of invasive tree species at the expansion front: Ligustrum lucidum as a case study. Ecological Solutions & Evidence 6(1): e70012. DOI: 10.1002/2688-8319.70012.
Plenderleith F.A., Lancaster L.T., Stockan J.A., Travis J.M.J. & Mitchell R.J. 2025. The genetic structure of the ash-obligate moth Prays fraxinella suggests that it is not affected by current habitat fragmentation. Journal of Insect Conservation 29: 10. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-025-00647
Iversen L.L., García-Márquez J.R., Grigoropoulou A., O’Connor M., Domisch S. & Lancaster L.T. 2025. Complex Life Cycles Shape the Functional Biogeography of European Dragonflies. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34: e70056.
Andriamanantena R., Vonihanitrinaina D.Z., Sartohadi J. & Kang H. 2025. Impact of land cover and sediments on GHG emissions from Indonesian rivers. Journal of Hydrology 662: 339.
Wijewardena T., Drader C.A., Gasbarrini D.M.L., Litzgus J.D., Kerr K.C. & Mandrak N.E. 2025. Mass mortality in a community of headstarted (Emydoidea blandingii) and naturally occurring (Chrysemys picta marginata) freshwater turtles in protected urban wetlands. Ichthyology & Herpetology 113: 75–83.
Spencer K.L., Ingram D.J., Anirudh N.B., Ardiantiono A., Cheyne S.M., Dorward L.J., Kadir A., Lo M.G.Y., Morgans C.L., Supriatna J., Winarni N.L., St. John F.A.V. & Struebig M.J. 2025. Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo. People and Nature. DOI: 10.1002/pan3.70112.