Sushant Potdar

Post-doctoral fellow

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (2025); National Centre for Biological Sciences (2025); Cornell University (2025–2026)

Postdoc Researcher

2 h-index 12 pubs 19 cited

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Sushant Potdar's research investigates the intricate relationships between plants and pollinators, with a particular focus on butterflies. His work explores the ecological and evolutionary drivers of these interactions, including the impact of environmental change and human activity. Potdar has examined behavioral adaptations in butterflies, such as responses to predator calls and variations in mate preference learning. His research also delves into the role of epigenetics and non-genetic inheritance in shaping plant-pollinator dynamics. Potdar has co-authored publications with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Erica L. Westerman, Kiana Kasmaii, and Chance Powell. His work contributes to understanding biological evolution and the physiological phenomena in plants and insects.

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h-index: 2
Publications: 12
Citations: 19

Selected Publications

Proteomic consequences of male mate preference learning and female phenotype in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana (2026)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Neurotranscriptomic signatures of natural variation in mate preference learning in two subspecies of Heliconius melpomene butterflies (2026)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
The role of epigenetics and non-genetic inheritance in plant–pollinator interactions: A perspective (2025)

Integrative and Comparative Biology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Behavioural changes in aposematic Heliconius melpomene butterflies in response to their predatory bird calls (2024)

Behavioural Processes DOI OpenAlex
Behavioural changes in aposematic Heliconius melpomene butterflies in response to their predatory bird calls (2023)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
A widely diverged locus involved in locomotor adaptation in Heliconius butterflies (2021)

University of Chicago DOI OpenAlex
A widely diverged locus involved in locomotor adaptation in Heliconius butterflies (2021)

Open MIND DOI OpenAlex
Digest: Recurrence of sexually dimorphic neurological structure in neotropical butterflies * (2021)

Evolution DOI OpenAlex
A widely diverged locus involved in locomotor adaptation in Heliconius butterflies (2021)

Science Advances 13 citations DOI OpenAlex