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    It's a snail eat snail kind of world!
    Ecology Research Explained
    • Aug 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    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!
    Six-legged mermaids
    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.
    Birds, Trees and the Narcondam Islands
    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
    What’s so fatal about being a silent female katydid?
    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
    What's that hiding in the grasses? Grassland bird's preferred habitat
    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!
    How does air pollution affect pollinators?
    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!
    Black monkey under threat, or is it just stress?
    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"
    Elephant in the room (Quite literally!)
    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?
    Why could different forms (morphs) of males evolve together? The red deer example.
    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!?"
    Why is it important to study the natural world scientifically?
    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.
    Why do male Peninsular rock lizards change colour?!
    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?!
    Fan throated lizards: why have so many colours!?
    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...
    What do eagle owls eat? How is owl diet studied?
    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...
    Tweeting in different dialects
    Ecology Research Explained
    • Jan 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tweeting in different dialects

    What can happen to bird songs if populations of same bird species stop interacting with each other?
    Survival Tricks
    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...
    Battle of the beaks: Evidence of natural selection in action
    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...
    Many Ways to Show-Off
    Ecology Research Explained
    • Nov 30, 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?
    Migration, genes and blackcap birds!
    Devica Ranade
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Migration, genes and blackcap birds!

    Hybrids of blackcap birds flying in opposite directions take the intermediate direction of migration!

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