Behavioural Ecology, Bioacoustics, Evolutionary Ecology, Biodiversity
Joined July 2021
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Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
New paper in @BehavEcol on #JungleBabblers
doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arag1…
We show during breeding:
-JB territories reduce by ~80% NOT driven by resources
-JBs are #CentralPlaceForagers & #PrudentParents
-JBs deviate from predictions of social patch model
@Kanika_R94 #GharwaliChidiya ❤️
ALT Pic: Amanjot Singh
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
Happy birthday @lab_behavioural
#BEL is now a teenager.
🥳🎉
Grateful to all lab members past & present who contributed richly in their own unique way. And to all who supported and encouraged.
#13years
ALT *AI version of BEL
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
Happy to announce that I have been awarded an equipment grant from @IDEAWILD to start my acoustic monitoring and mist netting work in J&K as part of @lab_behavioural with @minivets
#NewBeginings
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
Very happy to announce that Dr. Iqram Ul Haq @Ibisbill_ from @KashmirSkuast @UnivofKashmir joined @lab_behavioural today as an @IiserMohali postdoctoral fellow. IQ will work on Himalayan birds and soundscapes. #BEL is now truly #Kashmir_to_Kanyakumari
#BirdLove
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
In their recent Perspective in our Field Stations in Experimental Biology Research series, Somanathan & co call for a network of field stations throughout India to better understand the biology of the organisms that inhabit the country's diverse ecosystems
doi.org/10.1242/jeb.252222
ALT Screenshot of the first page of the Perspective, Strengthening India’s field biology infrastructure: establishing a network of field stations, by Hema Somanathan, Manjari Jain, Bilal Habib, Sanjay P. Sane and Mewa Singh. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252222. doi:10.1242/jeb.252222. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: India harbours diverse ecosystems–ranging from alpine meadows to coral reefs, grasslands to wetlands, deserts to tropical rainforest each supporting unique flora and fauna.
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
Based on our experience and conversation with ecologist in India we wrote an article on establishing a network of field stations with research infrastructure.
We hope, policy makers of Indian ecology & science infrastructure funding will take action towards this. @J_Exp_Biol
🐝
ALT https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/229/10/jeb252222/371748/Strengthening-India-s-field-biology-infrastructure
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
From disease ecology to sensory worlds—trailblazers shaping new ecological directions.
Women speakers @nsab_2026 @skuast_kashmir
#15daystogo
Visit: NSAB-2026
@minivets @fishtiaq @WRCSIndia @somanathan_hema
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
Who shapes the questions we ask about birds?
NSAB 2026 | Keynote Speakers Announced
Eminent scientists driving avian ecology, behaviour & conservation across India.
From long-term fieldwork to emerging analytical frameworks—ideas that define the field.
#NSAB2026 #Avianbiology
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
Postdoc opportuity: We @lab_behavioural are happy to host a PDF interested in overlapping/complementary research on behavioural ecology/ bioacoustics/ biodiversity:
(manjarijain.net/fortytwo/)
Please apply if interested: IISER M PDF: iisermohali.ac.in/project-po…
@IndiaBioscience
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Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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-avian-bi…
ICB:sites.google.com/sicb.org/au…
Keep an eye out for some exciting avian biology research frm India <3
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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/…
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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
ALT Richa making wing measurements in lab.
ALT Richa recording cricket calls in the field.
How crickets solve their cocktail party problem
Mohali IISER study sheds light on how crickets play ball to attract their mates
@minivets @IiserMohali @Subhachem @Rakshits2016 @jomalhotra @thetribunechd tribuneindia.com/news/india/…
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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 🍾
ALT https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/37/1/araf143/8361830
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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 🎂
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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=fEDA…
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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 🥳
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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. ✨️💙
Behavioural Ecology Lab (BEL @ IISER Mohali) retweeted
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/shor…
Delhi Govt Extends Existing Electric Vehicle Policy Till November as New Draft Awaits Approval
thewire.in/government/delhi-…
The present EV policy was introduced in 2020 and has been extended several times since it lapsed in 2023.
