Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour

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Summary : Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour

Wildlife ngs of the 31st Annual Conference of Ethological Society of India, held at Bangalore during 10-12 April 2007

Studies on Animal behaviour are vital for several reasons most importantly in connection with conservation, livestock and Wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable use of animal and human resources, and ultimately for better understanding of human behaviour. In its formative stages, behavioural studies were mostly observational till the Classical work of Lorenz, Tinbergen and Frisch catapulted them into Nobel laureates. This had a cascading effect on Research on animal behaviour resulting in intense studies in several areas of behaviour mainly information Acquisition (neuroethology) and transfer (communication), ecological aspects (habitat related, foraging strategies, migration, predator-prey interactions, Population Ecology etc), socio-biology (parent-filial interactions, co-operation & conflict, grouping & dispersion, social Organization etc), reproductive strategies, evolutionary aspects (kin selection, altruism, life History strategies etc.), Physiology (behavioural endocrinology, rhythms, neurobiology) and applied behaviour (conservation, animal welfare, livestock production, wild life management, man-animal conflict etc).

Recent trends in Animal Behaviour is a compendium reflecting contemporary trends in the Study of animal behaviour ranging from organization of Insect Societies to monitoring of tigers. It is A Rich source of information on Biological Rhythms, Behavioural Ecology, Social Behaviour, Physiology of Behaviour, Molecular Markers in behavioural studies, and Applied aspects of behaviour. The sheer range of Animals studied makes the Book a virtual treasure of information on Tropical fauna. The animals investigated are: Mites, a wide variety of insects, Silk worm, Honey bee, Drosophila, Wasps, Butterflies, Domestic chick, Jungle fowl, Rodents, Bats, Dogs, Monkeys, Chimpanzees and Tigers, some in laboratory but a majority in their Natural habitat making the book an important contribution to Animal Behaviour studies and a highly useful reference source for students and researchers alike in this field.

Table of Contents

Preface
List of Contributors

Section : I : KEY NOTE ADDRESS AND PLENARIES :
1. Biological Clocks in Bats, Mice and Humans/Chandrashekaran, M.K
2. Education Scenario in India : Need For New Concepts and Region Oriented Focus/Debjani Roy
3. Behavioural Studies on Birds and Conservation/Lalitha Vijayan
4. The Functional Organization of an Insect Society/Raghavendra Gadagkar
5. Status, Distribution, food and Feeding of Malabar Spiny Dormouse (Platacanthomys Lasiurus Blyth) in the Western Ghats of Kerala/E.A. Jayson & K.M. Jayahari
6. The Science and Art of Monitoring Wild Tigers/Ullas Karanth K
7. Social Cognition in Primates : From Mental Representation To Distributed Cognition/Anindya Sinha
8. Signallers and Receivers : Sensory Ecology of Acoustic Communication in Crickets/Rohini Balakrishnan
9. Recent Trends in Ethology/Juliet Vanitharani
10. Parsimony in Insects/Geetha Ball
11. Localization of Prey by Young and Adult Indian False Vampire Bats/Raghuram, H & G. Marimuthu

Section II : BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY :
12. Molecular Approaches in Behavioural Ecology/Saikat Quikmborty
13. Habitat Use and Response of Brown-hawk Owl, Ninox Scutulnta To the Broadcast of Conspecific Calls/Babu, S.A. & E.A. Jayson
14. Effect of Environmental Factors and Typhoon's Flooding on the Population Dynamics of Benthic Fishes in Hapen Creek of Northern Taiwan/Hema Krishnakumar, Hsiung Liang, Chi Chang Liu & Yao-Sung Lin
15. Leaf-Selection and Tent Construction by the Indian Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus Sphinx (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae) in the Palm, Borassus Flabellifer/Rajasekar, R. & K. Sripathi
16. Bat Pollination Syndromes in Few Species of Plants/Thiruchenthil Nathan, P., Irulan & G. Marimuthu
17. Movement of Coconut Eriophyid Mite, Aceria Guerreronis Keifer on Nut Surface : A Behavioural Study/Mallik, B., J. Jayappa & H. Guruprasad
18. Account of an Architect Queen/Manlishree Agrahari & Raghavendra Gadagkar
19. Behavioural Difference and Diversity of Males and Females of Two Primitively Eusocial Wasps/Ruchira Sen & Raghavendra Gadagkar
20. Activity Patterns of Grey Jungle Fowl, Gallus Sonneratii at Gudalur Range in Theni Forest Division, Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, South India/Ramesh, N & M.C. Sathyanarayana
21. Analysis of Route Learning Ability of Climbing Perch, Anabas Testusineus/Avinash, T.P., V.V. Binoy. & K. John Thomas
22. Predator Avoidance Behaviour of Naive Juveniles of Pun Tins Sarana : A Freshwater Fish/John Shiron, V.V. Binoy & K. John Thomas
23. Influence of Hunger on Food Stocking Behaviour of Climbing Perch, Anabas Testudineus/Binoy, V.V. & K. John Thomas
24. Diel Activity and Diversity of Butterflies Visiting Nectar Host Plants in Dryland-scrub Ecosystem/Jayappa, J., M. Muralikrishna, Revanna Revannavar, Mahadevappa, K. Devaraj, K. Chandrashekara & A.R.V. Kumar

Section III : SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND PHYSIOLGY of BEHAVIOUR :
25. Physiology of Behaviour of White Leghorn Chick (Gallus Domesticus) Exposed To Pesticides/Sawmini Balakrishnan
26. Finding an Appropriate Index To Construct Dominance Hierarchies in the Primitively Eusocial Wasps, Ropalidia niarginata and Ropalidia Cyathiforrnis/Alok Bang, Sujata Deshpande, A. Sumana & Raghavendra Gadagkar
27. Scent Marking by Free-Ranging Dogs (Canis Familiaris)/S.K. Pal
28. How do Workers of the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia Marginata Detect the Presence of Their Queens?/Anindita Bhadra, Priya L. Iyer, A. Sumana, Sujata A. Deshpande, Saubhik Ghosh & Raghavendra Gadagkar
29. Transition of an Aggressive Potential Queen To a Docile Queen in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia niarginata/Aniruddha Mitra & Raghavendra Gadagkar
30. An Observational Study on the Behaviour of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) in Captivity at National Zoological Park, Delhi Zoo/Samina H. Farooqi, Satish Kumar & H.S.A. Yahya
31. Stress-induced Behavioural Changes in a Novelty Test in the Domestic Chick Reshma Shetty & Monika Sadananda
32. A Study on the Reproductive Physiology of a Captive Pair of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) in National Zoological Park, New Delhi/Samina H. Farooqi., H.S.A. Yahya &Iqbal Perwez
33. Expression of Red/Green Color Sensitive Opsin in Chiroptera : A Prime Report/Kanagaraj, C. & K. Emmanuvel Rajan

Section IV : FORAGING AND FEEDING BEHAVIOUR :
34. Feeding behaviour of Cardamom Shoot and Fruit Borer (Conogethes Punctiferalis Guanee) Larvae in Laboratory/Thyagaraj, N.E., P.K. Singh & A.K. Chakravarthy
35. Species Diversity of Rodents Collected From Bamboo Flowering Areas of Mizoram and Their Feeding Behaviour/Azad Thakur N.S., A.N. Shylesha & D. Kumar
36. Developmental Behaviour of Rice Hispa, Didadispa armigera Oliver (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) in Coastal Karnataka/Vijay Kumar, L, S. U. Patil. & A.K. Chakravarthy
37. Response of Pure Silkworm, Bombyx Mori L. Breeds To Feeding Methods and Feeding Sequences of Mulberry Varieties/Chinnaswamy, K.P., Changnlarayappa, S. Fatima, K. Rashmi & N. Jagadish
38. Feeding Potential of Amblyseius herbicoloides Mcmurtry & Moraes (Acari : Phytoseiidae) on Selected Tetranychid Pest Mites/Sheeja, U.M. & N. Ramani
39. Foraging and Feeding Behavior of Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica Kerr) in Wild and Cultivated Areas of Western Ghats of Karnataka/Chakravarthy, A.K., A.C. Girish & N.R. Prasanna Kumar
40. Feeding Behaviour of Selected Insect Predators on Sugarcane Woolly Aphid, Ceratovacuna lonigera Zehnter (Homoptera : Aphididae) in South Karnataka/Muniswamy Gowda, K.N., A.K. Chakravarthy & L. Vijay Kumar
41. Magnitude of Food Preference and Consumption by Soft-furred Field Rat, Millardia Meltada (Gray) under Laboratory Conditions/Sakthivel, P. & P. Neelanamyanan
42. Oriental Responses of Shoot and Fruit Borer, Larvae, Conogetlies punctiferalis Guenee (Pyralidae : Lepidoptera) Towards Selected Plants in Laboratory/Chakravarthy, A.K., B.S. Basavaraju & E. Ganagappa
43. Foraging Behaviour of Honey Bee and its Role in Fruit Set in Cucumber/Bhat, N.S., H.S. Satish & H.M. Yashwant
44. An Inexpensive Technique For Mass Rearing of Pod Borer, Relicoverpa armigera (Hubner)/Shobha, A., Manjula Kumari & Geetha Bah
45. Diverse Feeding Trends in a Primitive Oribatid Mite, Archegozetes longisetosus Aoki (Acari : Oribatei)/Shiji, M.T. & N. Ramani

Section V : APPLIED BEHAVIOUR :
46. Prevention of Bird Damage To Maize Cobs/Shivashankar, T.
47. Biodiversity-A Biologist's Perspective/Krupanidhi, S.
48. Validation of Integrated Pest Management Modules For the Management of Shootfly in Rabi Sorghum/Balikai, R.A.
49. Mechanical Control of Red-headed Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga in Groundnut/Ganiger, P.C. & V.T. Sannaveerappanavar
50. Bio-efficacy of Ready-mix Formulations of Insecticides Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borer Complex/Ganiger, P.C., D.W. Wadnerkar & M. Thippaiah
51. Seed Treatment as an Eco Friendly Management Tactic For Suppression of Insect Pests in Sorghum/Balikai, R.A.
52. Eco-friendly Management of Rodent Pests Using Tanjore-bow Trap in Irrigated Rice Fields, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu/Sakthivel, P., A. Bharathiraja & P. Neelanarayanan
53. Efficacy of Herbal Products Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borers/Nandihalli, B.S.
54. Management of Thrip Complex in Grape/Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar
55. resting of Bt Products For the Management of Greater Wax Moth, Galleria Mellonella L. Vishwas, A.B. & Gavigowda
56. Bat Species Survey-An Effective Tool For Bat Conservation in Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve/Juliet Vanitharani & Malathi, U.S.U
57. Relationship between Frequency of Bee Visits and Seed Set in Niger/Bhat, N. S., C.J. Nagaraja, S. Suma & A.B. Vishwas
58. Insect Biodiversity in Grape Ecosystem/Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar

Section VI : REPRODUCTIVE AND Sexual BEHAVIOUR :
59. Spermatophore Deposition and Sperm Transfer in an Oribatid Mite Scheloribates praeincisus interruptus Berlese (Acari : Oribatei)/Julie, E & N. Ratnani
60. Behavioural Development of Two Forms of Sorghum Shoot bug, Peregrinus Maidis (Ashmead) on Sorghum/Vijay Kumar, L., S.U. Patil & A.K. Chakravarthy
61. Reproductive Behaviour of Tetranychus neocaledonicus andre (Acari : Tetranychidae) infesting Moringa Oleifera Lam/Sangeetha G. Kaimal & N. Ramani
62. Biology, Adult Emergence and Mating Behaviour of Melon Fly, Bactrocera Cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera : Tephritidae)/Shivayya, V., C.T. Ashok Kumar, A.K. Chakravarthy & A.H. Jayappa
63. Mating and Ovipositional Behavior of the Indian Uji Fly, Exorista bombycis Louis, a Parasitoid of the Mulberry Silkworm, Bombyx Mori L/Fatima, S., C. Siddapaji, K.P. Chinnaswamy & K. Rashmi
64. Influence of Mating on the Temporal Oviposition Patterns of Helicoverpa armigera and Bombyx Mori/Shobha, A., D. Manjula Kumari & Geetha Ball
65. Female Remating in Drosophila : Relationship between Frequency of Remating and Duration of Copulation/Chaya Kumari & S.R. Ramesh
66. Cold Blooded Love Behaviour in Insects and Freck Occurrence in Human Beings/Marimuthu, K., M. Kanimozhi & Panjaly Ramaraj
67. Behavioural and Molecular Genetic Evidence of Mating Strategy in the Polygynous Mating Bat Cynopterus Sphinx/Karuppudurai, T., N. Gopukumar & K. Sripathi
68. The Effect of Dark/Light Cycle on Mating Propensity and Productivity in Drosophila/Jyothi, H.K. & B.P. Harini
69. An Experimental Set Up To Study Mating in Captivity in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia Marginata/Swati Samudre, Rutuja Chitra Tarak, Ruchira Sen & Raghavendra Gadagkar
70. Dominant Deriving a Boost by Suppressing the Subordinate : A Study on a Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia Marginata/Vidhi Pareek & Raghavendra Gadagkar
71. Seasonal Variation in the Size of Nasal Gland in Two Sympatric Species of Hipposiderid Bats/Swami Doss, D.P., K. Sripathi & N. Gopukumar

Recommendations of the XXXI Annual Conference of Ethological Society of India

List of Contributors

1. Alok Bang, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
2. Anindita Bhadra, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
3. Anindya Sinha, National Institute of Advanced Studies (IISc Campus) Bangalore
4. Aniruddha Mitra, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
5. Ashok Kumar, C.T., Department of Agricultural Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
6. Avinash, T.P., Animal Behaviour and Wetland Research Laboratory Department of Zoology Chirst College, Irinjalakuda Kerala
7. Azad Thakur, N.S., Division of Entomology ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam Meghalaya
8. Babu, S., Division of Wildlife Biology Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi, Thrissur Kerala
9. Balikai, R.A., All India Co-ordinated Sorghum Improvement Project (UAS Dharwad) Regional Agri, Research Station Bijapur Karnataka
10. Basavaraju, B.S., Agricultural Research Station UAS(B), Madenur, Hassan Karnataka
11. Bharathiraja, A., P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Nehru Memorial College (Autonomous), Puthanampatti Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu
12. Bhat, N.S., Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
13. Binoy, V.V., Animal Behaviour and Wetland Research Laboratory Department of Zoology Chirst, College, Irinjalakuda Kerala
14. Biradar, A.P., Department of Entomology College of Agriculture Bijapur, Karnataka
15. Chakravarthy, A.K., Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bangalore
16. Chandrashekara, K. Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
17. Chandrashekaran, M.K., Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, P.B. No. 6436 Bangalore
18. Changalarayappa, Department of Sericulture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
19. Chaya Kumari, Unit of Evolution and Genetics Department of Studies in Zoology University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore
20. Chinnaswamy, K.P., Department of Sericulture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
21. Debjani Roy, Centre for Distance Education North Eastern Hill University Bijni Complex, Laitumukhrah Shillong, Meghalaya
22. Devaraj, K., Butterfly Park, Zoo Authority of Karnataka, Bannerghatta Bangalore
23. Emmanuvel Rajan, Department of Animal Science School of Life Sciences Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli
24. Fatima, S., Department of Sericulture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
25. Gangappa, E., Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bangalore
26. Ganiger, P.C., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
27. Gavigowda, Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
28. Geetha Ball, Vice-Chancellor Karnataka Women's University Bijapur
29. Girish, A.C., Center for Sustainable Technology Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
30. Gopukumar, N. Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
31. Guruprasad, H., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
32. Harini, B.P., Zoology Department Bangalore University Bangalore
33. Hema Krishna Kumar, Department of Life Sciences National Taiwan University Taipei 106, Taiwan
34. Hsiung Liang, Institute of Life Science National Kaohsiung Normal University Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
35. Iqbal Perwez, Department of Zoology Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
36. Irulan, Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
37. Jagadish, N., Department of Sericulture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
38. Jagginavar, S.B., Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture Bijapur, Karnataka
39. Jayahari, K.M., Division of Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi, Kerala
40. Jayappa, A.H., Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bangalore
41. Jayappa, J., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
42. Jayson, E.A., Division of Wildlife Biology Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi, Thrissur Kerala
43. John Shiron, Animal Behaviour and Wetland Research Laboratory Department of Zoology Chirst College, Irinjalakuda Kerala
44. John Thomas, K., Animal Behaviour and Wetland Research Laboratory Department of Zoology Chirst College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala
45. Julie, E., Division of Acarology Department of Zoology University of Calicut, Kerala
46. Juliet Vanitharani, Bat Research Laboratory Department of Zoology Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
47. Jyothi, H.K., Zoology Department, P.E.S College Hanumanth Nagar, Bangalore
48. Kanagaraj, C., Department of Animal Science School of Life Sciences Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli
49. Kanimozhi, M., Department of Microbiology VPMM College for Women Krishanakoil, Tamil Nadu
50. Karuppudurai, T., Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
51. Krupanidhi, S., Sri Sathya Sai University Prasanthinilayam, Andhra Pradesh
52. Kumar, A.R.V., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
53. Kumar, D., Division of Entomology ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam Meghalaya
54. Lalitha Vijayan, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
55. Mahadevappa, Butterfly Park, Zoo Authority of Karnataka Bannerghatta, Bangalore
56. Malathi, U.S.U., Bat Research Laboratory Department of Zoology Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
57. Mallik, B., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
58. Manjula Kumari, D., Department of Microbiology Bangalore University Bangalore
59. Marimuthu, G., Department of Animal Behaviour & Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
60. Marimuthu, K., S.P. College of Science and Arts Madurai
61. Maulishree Agrahari, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and Department of Biotechnology PES Institute of Technology Bangalore
62. Monika Sadananda, Department of Applied Zoology Mangalore University Mangalagangothri Mangalore
63. Muniswamy Gowda, K. N. Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture V.C. Farm, Mandya, Karnataka
64. Muralikrishna, M., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
65. Nagaraja, C.J. Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
66. Nandihalli, B.S., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad, Karnataka
67. Neelanarayanan, P., P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Nehru Memorial College (Autonomous), Puthanampatti Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
68. Pal S.K., Katwa Bharati Bhaban P.O. Katwa Dist., Burdwan West Bengal
69. Panjaly Ramaraj, Thiagaraja College, Madurai
70. Patil D.R., Department of Entomology College of Agriculture Bijapur Karnataka
71. Patil ,S.U., Agricultural Research Station AICRP (Rice Entomology) Kankanady, Mangalore, Karnataka
72. Prasanna Kumar, N.R., Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, CKVK Bangalore
73. Priya, L., Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
74. Raghavendra Gadagkar, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and Evolutionary and Organismal, Biology Unit Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur, Bangalore
75. Raghuram, H., Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
76. Rajasekar, R., Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
77. Ramani, N. Division of Acarology Department of Zoology University of Calicut, Calicut Kerala
78. Ramesh, N., Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, A.V.C College, (Autonomous) Mayiladuthurai, Tamilnadu
79. Ramesh, S.R., Unit on Evolution and Genetics Department of Studies in Zoology University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore
80. Rashmi, K., Department of Sericulture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
81. Reshma Shetty, Department of Applied Zoology Mangalore University Mangalagangothri Mangalore
82. Revanna Revannavar, College of Horticulture University of Agricultural Sciences Mudigere, Karnataka
83. Rohini Balakrishnan, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
84. Ruchira Sen, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
85. Rutuja Chitra Tarak, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
86. Saikat Chakraborty, Unit on Social Insect Biology Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Karnataka
87. Sakthivel, P., P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Nehru Memorial College (Autonomous) Puthanampatti, Tiruchirappalli-Dt. Tamil Nadu
88. Samina Hisamuddin Farooqi, Department of Wildlife Sciences Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P
89. Sangeetha G Kaimal, Division of Acarology Department of Zoology University of Calicut, Calicut Kerala
90. Sannaveerappanavar, V.T., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
91. Sathish, S., Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglaore
92. Sathyanarayana, M.C., Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology A.V.C. College (Autonomous) Mayiladulhurai, Tamilnadu
93. Satish Kumar, Department of Wildlife Sciences Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P
94. Saubhik Ghosh, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
95. Sheeja, U.M., Division of Acarology Department of Zoology University of Calicut Malappuram
96. Shiji M.T., Division of Acarology Department of Zoology University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala
97. Shivashankar, T., Extention Education Unit Agricultural Research Station Nagenahalli Mysore
98. Shivayya V., AINP on Rodent Control University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
99. Shobha A., Department of Microbiology Bangalore University Bangalore
10. Shylesha, A.N., Division of Entomology ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam Meghalaya
101. Siddapaji, C., Department of Sericulture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
102. Singh, P.K., Department of Applied Zoology Agra University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
103. Sowmini Balakrishnan, A-19, "Sivagami", Flat 23, Sivakamipuram 1st Street, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai
104. Sripathi, K., Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
105. Sujata A. Deshpande, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
106. Suma, S., Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
107. Sumana, A., Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
108. Sunitha, N. D. Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture U AS (Dharwad), Bijapur, Karnataka
109. Swami Doss, D.P., Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
110. Swati Samudre, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
111. Thippaiah, M., Department of Entomology University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, Karnataka
112. Thiruchenthil Nathan, P., Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai
113. Thyagaraj, N.E. Agricultural Research Station University of Agricultural Sciences (B) Arsikere
114. Ullas Karanth, K., Technical Director Tigers Forever Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) New York, USA
115. Vidhi Pareek, Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
116. Vijay Kumar, L., Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bangalore
117. Vishwas, A.B., Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bangalore
118. Wadnerkar D.W., Department of Entomology Marathawada Agricultural University, Parbhani, Maharashtra
119. Yahya H.S.A., Department of Wildlife Sciences Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P
120. Yashwant, H.M., Department of Apiculture University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Banglaore

List of Indices

1. Subject Index

About the Editors

Dr. Shakunthala Sridhara after, obtaining her Ph.D in Animal Physiology from Bangalore University joined a Ford Foundation Project on vertebrate pest management in the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in 1973.

Over the past 35 years she has been researching on vertebrate pest management specially the control of rodents in the agriculture context. She has researched extensively on the ecology, population dynamics, food selection and feeding behaviour of rodents, toxicology of rodenticides and adoption of rodent pest management at village level. Her studies on behaviour relevant to management of avain and mammalian pests are pioneering in the Indian context and well acknowledged culminating in adaptable technologies for their management. She has visited and interacted with specialists in her field across America and Europe several times. Keenly interested in animal behaviour studies and its application in pest & wildlife management, biodiversity conservation and animal produce, she is a member of several national and international scientific bodies. Currently she is ICAR's Emeritus Scientist and is also involved in studies on Women in Agriculture.

B. Nagachaitanya is a Bio-technologist with several years of experience in Food Processing Industry, soon after his M.Sc. (Biotech) from Bangalore University. His research thrusts are : Fermentation, Integrated Pest Management and application of biotechnology in environmental protection. He has participated in several national scientific meetings and has undergone extensive training in laboratory animal management. Currently he is engaged in research on the Potential of Phytoestrogens and control of mammalian pests along with Dr. Shakunthala Sridhara.

Dr. A.K. Chakravarthy, Professor of Entomology, DAS, Bangalore is author of many books and over 200 scientific papers and 20 chapters in Entomology and Natural History. His interest includes insects, birds, bats, rodents and mammals. With over two decades of experience of teaching, research and extension. Dr. Chakravarthy has been the investigator for over 25 research projects and has guided more than 20 students for post graduation. A Ph.D, from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and Post-Doc from IARI, New Delhi, he is a member of several National and International Scientific Academia, an advisor, a Referee, Reviewer and Editor. A field-oriented, widely traveled biologist, he is actively working on novel approaches in Integrated Pest Management, Host Plant Interaction, Vertebrate Pest Management, Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation issues.

Dr. T.K. Prabhakara Shetty is an agronomist of distinction. An alumini of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, he has vast experience in research management, agricultural extension, post graduate teaching and research in agronomy. He has served rural areas of Karnataka for 27 years out of his 36 years of service. His contributions include 153 research publications, 10 books, 41 radio talks and 9 TV talks, guidance to 15 Ph.D and M.Sc. students and participation in a number of national and international scientific conferences. His major research achievements are in the fields of Scented rice, Bio-fuels, Organic farming, IPM in ground nut, Alternative cropping systems and improved areca cultivation. He has received the 'POOGASRI1 award for his contribution to research on areca nut. He was/is dynamically involved in the extension activities of UAS, Bangalore as Master Trainer for several districts of Karnatakas and as course Director for several technology transfers. As Director of Research (2005 to Aug. 2008) at UAS, Bangalore, his leadership and encouragement to scientists towards greater research output is matched by few of his peers. At present he is the Programme Coordinator, Community Based Tank Management Project Consultancy Services, UAS, Bangalore.

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8189422545|9788189422547, Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour published in the year 2009 was published by New India Publishing Agency. The author of this book is A.K. Chakravarthy, B. Nagachaitanya, Shakunthala Sridhara, T.K. Prabhakara Shetty. We have a dedicated page displaying collection of A.K. Chakravarthy books here. This is the Hardback version of the title "Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour " and have around pp. xxv + 346 pages. Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour is currently Available with us.