Dr. Souvik Sen
Scientist-D
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Dr. Souvik Sen Scientist-D |
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Highest Academic degree, year
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Ph.D., 2011 |
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Department/Division |
Arachnida Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
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Email Address |
sensouvik07@gmail.com; souvik.sen@zsi.gov.in
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Phone Number |
+91 9433249256
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy, diversity, ecology, and distribution of Arachnids
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Experience after Ph.D. |
12 years
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Significant Achievements (max 5 bullet points) |
- Discovered 01 new genus and 30 new spider species -Reported several species of spidersas new record to India and also proposed new combinations for spiders - Contribution to the taxonomy of arachnids with special reference to spider - Research on spiders as natural enemies of pest - Research on diversityand distribution of arachnids
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Mentorship |
Supervising 01 Ph.D. student, and 01 M.Sc. internship in spider taxonomy and diversity. 01 Post Doctoral Fellow is also working on spider taxonomy under the mentorship.
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Research Focus (max 5 bullet points) |
- Taxonomic studies onarachnids - Species diversity, ecology, and distribution patterns of arachnids - Evolutionary relationships among different arachnid taxa - Role of spider as biocontrol agent - Role of arachnids as bio-indicators of habitat modification and ecosystem changes
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Publications |
Recent publications- - Sudhin, P.P. &Sen, S. 2023. Taxonomic notes on the crab spider genus Oxytate L. Koch, 1878 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5315(6): 549-558.
-Sudhin, P.P., Sen,S.& Caleb, J.T.D. 2023. Two new Stenaelurillus species (Araneae, Salticidae, Aelurillina) from Western Ghats, India. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 99(1): 123-133.
- Sen, S.& Sureshan, P. M. 2022. First report of the genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India with the description of a new species from Western Ghats. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 123(4): 847-851.
- Jwala, R., Sen, S.& Sureshan, P. M. 2022. Two new species of orb-weaving spiders of the genera Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868 and Pasilobus Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa, 72(2): 217-222.
- Sudhin, P.P., Sen, S., Caleb, J.T.D & Hegde, V.D. 2022. New species of Cocalus C. L. Koch, 1846 and Habrocestum Simon, 1876 (Araneae: Salticidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India.Arthropoda Selecta, 31(4): 486–492.
-Prasad, A. K., Roy, S., Sen, S., Neave, S., Nagpal, A., & Pandit, V. 2020. Impact of different pest management practices on natural enemy population in tea plantations of Assam special emphasis on spider fauna. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 40, 629–635.
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ResearchGate profile |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Souvik-Sen-10
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PblXe4sAAAAJ&hl=en
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Social Media
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FB: https://www.facebook.com/souvik.sen.121
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