Dr. Revathe Thillaikumar
Main Focus
I am a behavioural ecologist with an overarching research interest in understanding the interplay between the development and evolution of sociality and culture. To this end, I previously studied Asian elephant sociality, and I am currently researching different aspects of learning and sociality in great apes through many collaborative projects.
Curriculum Vitae
CURRENT POSITION:
- November 2024 - November 2026: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellow, Advisor: Dr. Caroline Schuppli, Project: Great ape sociality
PAST ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
- September 2022 - August 2024: Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, Advisor: Dr. Caroline Schuppli, Project: Individual variation and plasticity in maternal investment in wild Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) and how it relates to variation in offspring development
- July 2015 - January 2023: PhD scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India, Advisor: Prof. Dr. TNC Vidya, Thesis: Calf development, calf-conspecific interactions, and the effect of calves on female social structure in the Kabini Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population, southern India
- June 2014 - June 2015: Project Assistant with the Kabini Asian Elephant Project, Advisor: Prof. Dr. TNC Vidya
- May 2014 - June 2014: Intern at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Kartik Shanker
- June 2013 - July 2013: Summer Research Fellow at the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Debasmita Pankaj Alone