| 词条 | Priya Davidar |
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| name = Priya Davidar | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Indian | other_names = | occupation = Researcher, scientist, writer | known_for = }} Priya Davidar is an Indian scientific researcher, a conservation biologist, scholar and an author.[1][2] Currently she is working as a professor at the Pondicherry University and conducts ecological research in different regions of India.[1] She has authored a few books, including Whispers from the Wild, co-authored with E.R.C Davidar and published by Penguin India books.[1][2] She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.[3] She is actively involved with the conservation of forests and wildlife.[1] She has published about 100 papers in scientific journals.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} Early life And FamilyDr. Priya Davidar grew up in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, which is known of its rich variety of fauna and flora. She witnessed the loss of wildlife and nature as she grew up, which motivated her to get into the field of conservation. She said, In a competition for space, other species are rapidly losing out to humans."[4] Davidar's father is a conservationist E.R.C. Davidar and brother Mark Davidar is one of the founders of the Sigur Nature Trust (SNT), in Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu, India which is a 30-acre wildlife reserve.[5] She married Jean-Philippe Puyravaud who is a research scientist trained in remote sensing. They have collaborated on many research papers.[4] EducationShe completed her B.Sc. in 1973 from Madras University and then moved on to get an M.Sc. in 1975 from the same university. In 1979 she was awarded a Ph.D. from Bombay University and later moved on to acquire a S.M. from Harvard University in 1985.[6] For her doctoral thesis, she worked on pollination of the hemi-parasitic mistletoes by nectar feeding birds, under the guidance of the naturalist, Salim Ali, who is known as the "bird man of India".[4] WorkAs a conservation biologist, her work mostly revolved around forest ecology, pollination biology and endangered species conservation.[7] She worked for close to three decades in Pondicherry University at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences until she retired.[7][4] Currently, she is working on a research project where she is “analysing tree distributions at the bio-geographical scale, and the conservation genetics of endangered species such as the Asian elephant and Nilgiri Tahr”[7] She is one of the few women who were field biologists in the 1970s.[4] Though scientists who have only carried out research inside of their laboratories do not adjust well to fieldwork, Allison Snow, who was a fellow postdoc in Panama remarked, "Priya was … unfazed by all the practical difficulties."[4] ChallengesDr. Davidar has been vocal about the inherent gender bias found in the field of Ecology. When asked about how she was treated by her male colleagues, she said, ""They suggested that I get married and stay in the kitchen. I used to take it quite personally and suffered a lot. Now, I realize this only creates needless stress for oneself."[4] She also acknowledges that caste can be another barrier in the field which is mostly dominated by people who belong to the upper caste. She said that though there are no proper statistics, "caste-based nepotism is very much a part of academic recruitment procedure".[8] She also added, "My advice to researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds unwelcome in upper-caste networks is to find collaborators who are supportive to buffer the harshness. Being persistent and carrying on despite difficulties is important. What I found is, time is an important ally that leads to eventual success."[4] According to her, field work can sometimes be challenging to women researchers due to "large gangs of mostly young men from cities, prowling around in the jungles drinking and looking for trouble. Anonymity probably gives them cover for harassment of women." In such cases, however, it is the locals who help them as they tend to feel protective of the women researchers.[4] Honours/AwardsIn 2009, she was the President of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation[9] Bibliography
References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|title = Priya Davidar|url = http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/priya-davidar|website = Penguin Books India|accessdate = 2015-09-07}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidar, Priya}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Dr Priya Davidar biography|url=http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-praviar-davidar|publisher=Pondicherry University}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Dr. Priya Davidar|url=http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-praviar-davidar|publisher=ECOS|accessdate=15 March 2014}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2014/01/surveyor-jungles|title=A Surveyor of Jungles|last=VenkatramanJan. 14|first=Vijaysree|last2=2014|date=2014-01-10|website=Science {{!}} AAAS|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16|last3=Pm|first3=12:00}} 5. ^{{Cite web|title = Elephants Never Forget: The Touching Legacy of Tamil Nadu Conservationist Mark Davidar|url = http://scribol.com/environment/elephants-never-forget-the-touching-legacy-of-tamil-nadu-conservationist-mark-davidar|website = scribol.com|accessdate = 2015-09-07}} 6. ^{{Cite web|title = Dr Priya Davidar biography|url = http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-praviar-davidar|website = Pondicherry University|accessdate = 2015-09-07}} 7. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Priya_Davidar|title=Priya Davidar {{!}} Ph. D. {{!}} Pondicherry University, Puducherry {{!}} Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.womensweb.in/2018/06/dr-priya-davidar-life-as-a-woman-ecologist-in-india/|title=Dr. Priya Davidar: Life As A Woman Ecologist In India|date=2018-06-18|website=Women's Web: For Women Who Do|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16}} 9. ^http://www.tropicalbio.org/ {{full citation needed|date=December 2018}} 18 : Articles created or expanded during Women's History Month (India) - 2014|Living people|Indian women science writers|20th-century Indian women scientists|Scientists from Puducherry|20th-century Indian biologists|Harvard University alumni|Writers from Puducherry|Indian ecologists|Women ecologists|20th-century Indian women writers|Indian non-fiction environmental writers|Women writers from Puducherry|20th-century Indian non-fiction writers|Pondicherry University faculty|University of Madras alumni|University of Mumbai alumni|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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