Kunte, K. In preparation. Evolution of aposematism and mimicry, and assembly of butterfly communities in mimicry rings.
Kunte, K. In preparation. Decoupled population dynamics of toxic and mimetic butterflies, and phenology of mimicry rings.
Kunte, K. and D. Agashe. In preparation. A generalized model of Batesian mimetic diversity based on frequency- and density-dependent selection.
Kunte, K. and D. Agashe. In preparation. Evolutionary ecology of sexual dimorphism and female-limited mimicry in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio polytes.
Kunte, K., C. Shea, M. L. Aardema, J. M. Scriber, T. Juenger, L. E. Gilbert, and M. R. Kronforst. 2011. Sex chromosome mosaicism and hybrid speciation among tiger swallowtail butterflies. PLoS Genetics, 7:e1002274. See the full paper online on the journal website, or its news coverage on the National Science Foundation (NSF, USA) website, the University of Texas at Austin and the College of Natural Sciences websites, or in Harvard Gazette.
Tiple, A., D. Agashe, A. M. Khurad and K. Kunte. 2009. Population dynamics and seasonal polyphenism of Chilades pandava butterfly (Lycaenidae) in central India. Current Science, 97:1774-1779. PDF file (262KB, includes a color figure). Also featured in "In This Issue" (PDF file 45KB) and on the cover.
Kunte, K. 2009. Female-limited mimetic polymorphism: A review of theories and a critique of sexual selection as balancing selection. Animal Behaviour, 78:1029–1036. PDF file (586KB, includes a color figure).
Kunte, K. 2009. The diversity and evolution of Batesian mimicry in Papilio swallowtail butterflies. Evolution, 63:2707–2716. PDF file (987KB, includes a color figure).
Kunte, K. 2008. Mimetic butterflies support Wallace's model of sexual dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 275:1617-1624. PDF file (404KB). Featured on Science website, and also in Roughgarden, J. 2009. The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness, Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, pp. 38-39.
Kunte, K. 2008. The Wildlife (Protection) Act and conservation prioritization of butterflies of the Western Ghats, southwestern India. Current Science, 94:729-735. PDF file (132KB). Also featured in "In This Issue" (PDF file 30KB) and on the cover. A PDF file of this article with an appendix giving the conservation values of all the Western Ghats butterfly species may be downloaded here (PDF file 300KB).
Kunte, K. 2008. Competition and species diversity: Removal of dominant species increases diversity in Costa Rican butterfly communities. Oikos, 117:69-76. PDF file (120KB).
Kunte, K. 2007. Allometry and functional constraints on proboscis lengths in butterflies. Functional Ecology, 21:982-987. PDF file (128KB).
Kunte, K. 2005. Species composition, sex-ratio and movement patterns in danaine butterfly migrations in southern India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 102:280-286. PDF file (680KB).
Jog, M., R. R. Marathe, S. S. Goel, S. P. Ranade, K. Kunte, and M. G. Watve. 2005. Sarcocystosis of chital (Axis axis) and dhole (Cuon alpinus): ecology of a mammalian prey-predator-parasite system in Peninsular India. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21:479-482. PDF file (96KB).
Das, I. and K. Kunte. 2005. New species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India. Journal of Herpetology, 39:465-470. PDF file (176KB).
Thakar, J., K. Kunte, A. K. Chauhan, A. V. Watve, and M. G. Watve. 2003. Nectarless flowers: floral ecological correlates and evolutionary stability. Oecologia, 136:565-570. PDF file (188KB).
Kunte, K. J., A. P. Joglekar, G. Utkarsh, and P. Pramod. 1999. Patterns of butterfly, bird and tree diversity in the Western Ghats. Current Science, 77:577-586. PDF file (7.6MB).
Kunte, K. J. 1997. Seasonal patterns in butterfly abundance and species diversity in four tropical habitats in northern Western Ghats. Journal of Biosciences, 22:593-603. PDF file (220KB).
BOOKS
Kunte, K. In preparation. A Systematic and Biogeographic Catalog of Indian Butterflies: Butterfly Diversity and Endemism in India’s Biodiversity Hotspots. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
Kunte, K. 2000. Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press (Hyderabad) and Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore). First fascicle from "India: A Lifescape", series editor: Madhav Gadgil.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Kunte, K. 2011. Biogeographic origins and habitat use of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, south-western India. In D. R. Priyadarshan, K. A. Subramanian, M. S. Devy & N. A. Aravind (eds.) Invertebrates in the Western Ghats - Diversity and Conservation. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru. In press. PDF file (315KB)
BOOK REVIEWS
Kunte, K. 2005. Measuring Biological Diversity, by Anne E. Magurran. 2003. Blackwell Publishing, MA. Current Science, 89:2170-2171. PDF file (72KB)
Kunte, K. 2002. The Handicap Principle: A Missing Piece of Darwin’s Puzzle, by Amotz Zahavi and Avishag Zahavi. 1997. Oxford University Press, Inc., New York. Current Science, 82:1047-1049.
NEWS AND VIEWS/COMMENTARY/SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE
Kunte, K. 2007. About distastefulness and mimicry: A comment on Peter Smetacek's article (J. Lep. Soc., 60:82-85). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 61:57.
Kunte, K. and A. Sinha. 2000. Courtship and nesting behaviour of the frog, Rhacophorus malabaricus. Current Science, 79:260-261.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
I have reviewed manuscripts for the following research journals: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Journal of Theoretical Biology, PLoS One, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Evolutionary Ecology, Journal of Insect Physiology, Current Science, Systematics and Biodiversity, Insect Conservation and Diversity, Insect Science, Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, Tropical Lepidoptera Research, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, Journal of Threatened Taxa, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Amphibia-Reptilia, and Himalayan Journal of Sciences. I am on the editorial boards of Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, Journal of Threatened Taxa and Himalayan Journal of Sciences.
I have reviewed research funding proposals for the following funding agencies: British Ecological Society, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, the Lepidoptera Research Foundation, and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE).
My photographs have been published in books, journals, popular media articles and websites:
Kunte, K., U. Kodandaramaiah and S. Kalesh. 2011. Butterflies of India. v.1.02. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: http://ifoundbutterflies.org.
Garwood, K. and R. Lehman. 2011. Butterflies of Central America, Volume 1, Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Nymphalidae. McAllen, Texas, USA.
Manthey, U. 2010. Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia – Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Chimaira, Frankfurt, Germany.
Patterson, J. 2010. The Butterflies of Minnesota: A 'flier's manual. Trafford Publishing, USA.
Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, N. V. Grishin, J. P. Pelham and E. M. Stangeland. 2010. Interactive Listing of American Butterflies. Butterflies of America Foundation, URL: http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Ganesh, T., R. Ganesan, M. S. Devy and J. G. Pai. 2009. Treasures on Tiger Tracks: A Bi-lingual Nature Guide to Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru, India.
Anonymous. 2007. Photograph of Nyctibatrachus petraeus on the cover in a collage of pictures of new species descriptions published in the journal. Journal of Herpetology, 41(4), Dec. 2007.
Anonymous. 2006. Cover photograph of Pachliopta pandiyana. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 60(2), July 2006.
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Apart from my scientific work, I also extensively publish descriptive natural history work on Indian fauna. Full listing may be found at: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/NaturalHistory.htm
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