Dr. Shantanu Kundu

About

I leverage systematics, genomics, bioinformatics, and ecological modeling to unravel the evolutionary processes and habitat dynamics shaping the rich animal diversity across South and Southeast Asia. My research merges cutting-edge approaches, combining mito-nuclear loci, mitogenomic data, to explore genetic diversity, phylogeny, and conservation genetics. I also examine ecological niches and forecast the effects of ongoing and future climate change on biodiversity through ensemble SDM approach.

Employment

• Pukyong National University Assistant Professor
  2023 - Present
• Pukyong National University Researcher
  2022 - 2023
• Zoological Survey of India DBT-RA, DST-SERB-NPDF, MoEF&CC-NMHS-RA, CSIR-SRA Pool Scientist
  2014 - 2022

Education

• Assam Central University PhD
  2009 - 2014
• Periyar University MSc
  2007 - 2008
• University of Burdwan BSc
  2004 - 2006

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (134)

• Integrative morphogenetics validates the distinctiveness of Glossogobius flavipinnis (Aurich 1938) from lake Towuti in the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot
  Discover Conservation 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s44353-026-00101-2
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• Novel Mitogenome of Garra manipurensis Reveals Gene Rearrangement, Purifying Selection, and Matrilineal Phylogenetic Insights in Garrini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.3390/ijms27125555
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• Climate-induced decline of habitat and connectivity imperils the endangered black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Mahanadi River Basin
  Ornithology Research 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s43388-026-00294-z
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• Genetic identity and length-weight relationship of Oyster Pompano (Trachinotus anak) at a mariculture site in northern Vietnam
  Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.47853/FAS.2026.e30
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• Impact of Body Weight on the Intestinal Microbiome of Cage‐Cultured Oyster Pompano (Trachinotus anak)
  Animal Genetics 2026 DOI: 10.1002/age.70092
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• Conservation insights for the Critically Endangered Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) through landscape genetics approach in South Asia
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-44769-x
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• Genetic investigation of Hard-lipped Barb, Osteochilus vittatus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia: Insights into the population structure, mitogenomic characterization, and phylogenetic relationships
  Heliyon 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e44677
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• Mitogenomic Insights into the Hampala Barb (Hampala macrolepidota) from Sumatra, Indonesia: Characterization, Phylogenetic Placement, and Genetic Diversity
  Biomolecules 2026 DOI: 10.3390/biom16020185
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• Mitogenomic Characterization, Genetic Diversity, and Matrilineal Phylogenetic Insights of the Marbled Goby (Oxyeleotris marmorata) from Its Native Range in Indonesia
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.3390/ijms27010140
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• Environmental DNA reveals the distinct genetic diversity and evolutionary pathways of the Chinese Minnow Rhynchocypris oxycephalus in Korean freshwater systems
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-32073-z
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