It's a snail eat snail kind of world!
Something very sinister was happening on the shores of Odisha! A snail was caught attacking its own family!
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Ecology Research Explained
- Aug 8, 2021
- 5 min
Six-legged mermaids
Find out how several species of aquatic beetles live together in a single pond.
Ecology Research Explained
- Jul 10, 2021
- 5 min
Birds, Trees and the Narcondam Islands
Organisation of plant-seed disperser community on an Island in absence of regular small birds
Harish Prakash
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
Poor-sighted! Who me? Really?!
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) writes in response to the recent news article, I'm a big bird and can actually see. I'm not really blind....
Ecology Research Explained
- Jun 11, 2021
- 6 min
What’s so fatal about being a silent female katydid?
Researchers studied bat predation of katydids to know if signalling males are more prone to predators than non-signalling females
Ecology Research Explained
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
What's that hiding in the grasses? Grassland bird's preferred habitat
For my dissertation, I studied birds in one of the most threatened ecosystems of Arunachal Pradesh, the grasslands!
Ecology Research Explained
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
How does air pollution affect pollinators?
Researchers from Bangalore studied the effect of varying levels of pollution on Giant honey bees.The study threw up some shocking results!
Ecology Research Explained
- Apr 9, 2021
- 6 min
Black monkey under threat, or is it just stress?
"For my master’s dissertation, I studied the behaviour and ecology of Nilgiri langurs of the Southern western ghats, Tamil Nadu, India"
Ecology Research Explained
- Mar 22, 2021
- 6 min
Elephant in the room (Quite literally!)
We often find ouselves commenting on the human-elephant 'conflict' in our country. But what do the locals think about living with elephants?
Ecology Research Explained
- Mar 14, 2021
- 4 min
Bengal Florican: an elusive birds’ disappearing act
Critically endangered Bengal Florican is spotted in the breeding season, but where does it go in the non breeding season?
Ecology Research Explained
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Why could different forms (morphs) of males evolve together? The red deer example.
Males of red deer can be with or without antlers. Such males in multiple morphs are found in insects like beetles. We ask "WHY?" "HOW!?"
Harish Prakash
- Feb 27, 2021
- 4 min
Why is it important to study the natural world scientifically?
Not all of us need to become scientists to contribute to science. Every observation of a bird, butterfly or a moth you make is invaluable.
Ecology Research Explained
- Feb 25, 2021
- 5 min
Hanuman langur is now four different species!
Taxonomy of Hanuman langurs has puzzled researchers for a very long time. This study resolves the identity crisis of Hanuman langurs!
Ecology Research Explained
- Feb 17, 2021
- 5 min
Why do male Peninsular rock lizards change colour?!
Male peninsular rock lizards change colour to convey information to other individuals. But why is it important to 'change' colour?!
Devica Ranade
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
Fan throated lizards: why have so many colours!?
Males of fan throated lizards develop beautiful blue, black and orange colours just before the breeding season. We know that these...
Ecology Research Explained
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
What do eagle owls eat? How is owl diet studied?
Contents (Jump to section) Slides Article Source Owls hunt for their prey, seize them and carry off. They are nocturnal with terrific...
Ecology Research Explained
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
Tweeting in different dialects
What can happen to bird songs if populations of same bird species stop interacting with each other?
Anuja Vartak
- Jan 9, 2021
- 3 min
Survival Tricks
Seed dispersal has always proven to be advantageous for plants to reduce competition and inbreeding. This mechanism results in much...
Ecology Research Explained
- Dec 23, 2020
- 4 min
Battle of the beaks: Evidence of natural selection in action
Competition is a strong driving force in nature. We all are, undoubtedly well acquainted with the idea of competition. We have...
Ecology Research Explained
- Dec 1, 2020
- 4 min
Many Ways to Show-Off
Males communicate using various body movements and by changing body colour within seconds! But why have so many different signals?