Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali)

We organised @nsab2025 last year & had two journal partners: @jwls_in and Integrative & Comparative Biology. The special issues for both are underway: JWLS: jwls.in/advances-in-av… ICB:sites.google.com/sicb.org/autho… Keep an eye out for some exciting avian biology research frm India <3

The Tribune story covering the fascinating work by our colleague Dr. Manjari Jain on how crickets communicate. This is all about turning a noisy cocktail into a meaningful tale! @minivets @thetribunechd tribuneindia.com/news/india/moh…

A very nice coverage by @BharteshThakur, @thetribunechd of our recent paper on Cocktail Party Problem in insect choruses in @BehavEcol Turning scientific papers to publicly accessible articles, while retaining major points is an art. #ScienceIsForEveryone #ScienceCommunication

New paper from @lab_behavioural published in @BehavEcol We @irichasingh @s1ngu1ar1ty show how male crickets calling in conspecific choruses solve the cocktail party problem using a combo of natural spacing b/w neighbours & behavioural adjustments in call timing. 2025 ends well 🍾

The 10th edition of @lab_behavioural Salim Ali Bird Walk. We introduced bird watching to first time birders. 42 species of birds in 2 hours at @IiserMohali campus along with a rather condescending Indian Scops-owl. Will miss birding with you @dgs_gaurav ❣️ #BirdLove #SalimAli 🎂

Conservation initiatives need to go beyond charismatic sp. Watch: The life and legacy of crickets; Prof. Rohini Balakrishnan @CES_IISc @iiscbangalore What is cool about crickets? Why it is important to worry about the ongoing #InsectApocalypse? youtu.be/tYJb90e-ags?si…

At the beautiful @GauhatiUniv campus for a faculty development workshop organised by Prof. Malabika Saikia & Dr. Kuladeep Sarma. We learned about how to measure behaviour, analyse acoustic signals, choose appropriate statistical models & animal models. #ScienceIsForEveryone

Yesterday we completed 12 years at @IiserMohali 🥳

Very happy to host @KeynanOded at @lab_behavioural @IiserMohali between 20-24th Aug. He will deliver a talk on 50 yrs long term study of @ArabianBabblers His talk is hosted by @pdfiisermohali I was to visit the Arabian Babblers, instead now he will visit our Jungle Babblers <3

V happy to share that Aparna @aparna_kanwalia, @lab_behavioural @IiserMohali will work with the awesome @SutirthaDutta82 & @varun_kher at @wii_india on #GIB. At #BEL Aparna examined efficacy of bird monitoring using manual survey and Passive Acoustics for her MS thesis. ✨️💙

In midst of the ongoing push for electric vehicles, we @BaheerathanM & @oliverlindecke reviewed the effect of noise on bats & if EV is quieter & better for animals? 🦇🦗 Surprise 😬 There is sound of silence! Our work is out on @biorxivpreprint today. biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

Today Bahee @BaheerathanM wrapped up his work in @lab_behavioural It was grt to have him around to mentor students, teach us about bats while we shared some #BirdLove with you, work on papers/grants & for keeping peace in lab. Here's wishing you the best for new adventures 🦇

Gave a talk at @iiscbangalore on @CES_IISc 42nd bday on 28/06. My 1st talk in faculty hall was as a PhD student in 2008 for CES's 25 anniv. Returning here as a faculty felt grt. Met old frnds, mentors & many @IiserMohali students who have passed thru @lab_behavioural ❤️ is full

Speed talk on Vocal fingerprinting in Jungle Babblers by Gaurav @dgs_gaurav from @lab_behavioural @IiserMohali

Harish @HarishKaushik97 from @lab_behavioural @IiserMohali was awarded a generous equipment grant at @iccon_india @wii_india to enable him to carry out nest monitoring of Common Babblers. <3 #ScienceIsForEveryone

Very happy to share that Kanika @Kanika_R94 from @lab_behavioural @IiserMohali was the recepient of the best oral ppt award for session1 @iccon_india @wii_india She prrsented a part of her thesis work on #JungleBabbler movement ecology.

Today is #InternationalDayForBiologicalDiversity. There is an urgent need for reviving the interest in nature as we get more disconnected from it. When did you last collect flowers to ID plants? When did you last observe an insect? Which bird song don't you hear anymore?

Yesterday was eventful. Pre-thesis submission seminar of @Kanika_R94 done. Keep an eye out for solid findings about Jungle Babbler sociobiology, fission-fusion dynamics, movement ecology and more... Semester is over. Next is what?

🌟 Spotlight Speaker Alert! 🌟 We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Akanksha Rathore from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, to #ICCON2025! Her talk, "Sensing the Wild: AI Tools for Tracking, Understanding, and Conserving Nature", will explore innovative AI-driven solutions for wildlife conservation. 🦅🌿 Don't miss her insights on bridging AI and ecology! #WildlifeConservation #AIInConservation #Biodiversity #ICCON2025 🔗 Register now: iccon.co.in @moefcc @wii_india @ntca_india @IBCA_official @vrtiwari1 @SACONCoimbatore @rameshpandeyifs @SPYadavIFS @GobindsagarBha1 @wildwithwolves @jwls_in @V_kolipakam @CentralIfs @akankrathore

Interested in investigating neural circuits underlying behavior in insects(sites.google.com/site/nsyslabcn…)? We have two PhD positions open where you can apply with your UGC-NET/CSIR-UGC-NET scores in any one of a set of subjects. For details on how to apply. acad.uohyd.ac.in/phd25july.html