Dr. Meenakshi Bharti
Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala,Punjab, India
Research Interests
Forensic Entomology
Diptera systematics: Calliphoridae, Muscidae
Molecular systematics of Forensically important flies
Forensically important beetles
Myrmecophile beetles
Ant Ecology, chemical communication, sensillar arrays, molecular phylogenetics and biology
Major Research Projects:
Taxonomic studies on Blow flies (Diptera:Calliphoridae) from North-west Himalaya. DST, New Delhi.
Taxonomic Studies on Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Western Ghats. DST, New Delhi.
Taxonomy and DNA barcoding of blow flies (Diptera:Calliphoridae) from North-east Himalaya. DST, New Delhi.
Taxonomy and DNA barcoding of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Eastern Ghats. DST, New Delhi.
Professional Summary
Prime area of interest is Insect Systematics, Chemical Ecology, Molecular Phylogeny, Ecology besides Forensic Entomology. Aim to streamline the taxonomy of Dipteran flies and beetles from India.
