Background:
I am a PhD student at the University of Florida at the School of Natural Resources and Environment. I have a Ms in Ecology and Environmental Science from the Pondicherry University, India. Currently, my work focuses on local, small scale movements of birds along elevational and resource gradients.
Publications:
- Akshay, VA, JA Baecher, N Burkett-Cadena, J Thorson, §Y Sánchez, §Y Tavares, §A Bauer, RP Guralnick, LP Campbell. 2026. Linking hosts, landscapes, and climate to advance zoonotic arbovirus forecasting. Scientific Reports html code preprint
- Oliveira, BF, et al. [+21 co-authors including Akshay V Anand and JA Baecher]. 2026. Species range shifts often speed ahead of their climatic niches. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences html preprint code - Press: Nature EcoEvo, Conservation Science Partners
Experience
