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Manjari Jain

@manjarijain.bsky.social

Ethologist, ecologist, mother, teacher, in perpetual Zugunruhe. Birds, bioacoustics, behaviour, signal evolution. IISER Mohali

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Author guide for ICB - NSAB we hope to publish...

We organised NSAB2025 & had 2 journal partners: J of Wildlife Sci & Integrative & Comparative Biology @sicbjournals.bsky.social The special issues are underway:
JWLS: jwls.in/advances-in-...
ICB: sites.google.com/sicb.org/aut...

Keep an eye out for some exciting Avian Biology research frm India

16.01.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper in Behavioral Ecology. We show how male crickets in conspecific choruses solve the cocktail party problem using a combo of natural spacing b/w neighbours & behavioural adjustments in call timings: doi.org/10.1093/behe...

Story covered in The Tribune

www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/m...

07.01.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
BioDCASE Workshop - BioDCASE Join us for the BioDCASE Workshop held in Barcelona, Spain on the 29th of October! The workshop will be held at the Campus del Poblenou of Universitat Pompeu Fabra. The BioDCASE workshop will be hosted the day before the DCASE workshop on the 30-31st of October at the same venue …

BioDCASE workshop - registration closes next week Oct 10th https://biodcase.github.io/workshop2025/ - Hope to see you there! #bioacoustics

03.10.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‹ The International #Bioacoustics Society (#IBAC) is now on Bluesky!
πŸŽΆπŸ¦‰πŸ¦‡πŸ¬πŸž Follow us for society news, events, and advances in bioacoustics research from around the world.
🌍 Let’s connect the global community exploring life through sound. πŸ”Š

02.10.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.

01.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 826    πŸ” 202    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 69
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Taught a 2 days intensive module on orthopteran insects, #bioacoustics & night sampling of crickets & other #Nocturnal animals as part of Indica School for field ecology & conservation by NCBS & IISER Tvm. Diversity of PhD students from across India
#CapacityBuilding
#IndianBiodiversity
#NightLife

01.10.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Goodbye Kerteminde
Hello Aarhus ;)

13.09.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A good conferece is more than just good talks. It is also meeting old friends and making some new ones. So happy to meet @danstowell.bsky.social again after 2 years and @beleyurthejasvi.bsky.social after 1 week ;)
#IBAC2025

08.09.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Prof Albert’s in front of a slide reading of 'The medicine of life':
Social bonds in animal behavior

Prof Albert’s in front of a slide reading of 'The medicine of life': Social bonds in animal behavior

The first plenary speaker of #Behaviour2025 : Prof Susan Alberts !

25.08.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.

28.06.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7
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Sounds of silence: electric mobility promises a quieter soundscape for wildlife, but may challenge ultrasonically sensitive species globally Expanding transportation networks generate anthropogenic noise, a stressor for wildlife. The rapid transition to electric mobility, with projections of 40-45 million new electric vehicles (EVs) annual...

New preprint:

Sounds of silence: electric mobility promises a quieter soundscape for wildlife, but may challenge ultrasonically sensitive species globally.

With Baheerathan and Oliver Lindecke

Desk reject from Global Change Biology
#NextIsWhat

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www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

16.07.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate-induced divergence of song - Nature Climate Change Vocal communication is essential for information transmission in many species, such as that related to mating opportunities or predator presence. Recent research revealing how phenotypic changes broug...

@gblackburn.bsky.social & I recently wrote this piece in Nature Climate Change about the potential conservation implications of climate-induced divergence of song. This may occur more often under a rapidly changing climate & cause greater isolation between popns.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

28.02.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As the countdown begins, we are excited to start welcoming participants for NSAB 2025 at IISER Mohali

Here's to an excellent line-up of women speakers at the symposium πŸ₯‚ Happy International Women's Day! ❀️

08.03.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On #WorldWildlifeDay, in class I talked about conservation heroes from India. From insect to tiger conservation, regenerating rainforests to bringing bk grassland birds from the brink of extinction & mitigating human wildlife conflict.
#IndianEcologists
πŸ¦šπŸ΅πŸŒ³πŸ πŸΈπŸ…πŸπŸΊπŸ¦‡πŸ¦‹πŸ˜πŸ¦—

03.03.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lucy Westover holding her Masters thesis.

Lucy Westover holding her Masters thesis.

Dwarf mongoose photo used on front cover of journal.

Dwarf mongoose photo used on front cover of journal.

πŸŽ‰CONGRATULATIONSπŸ₯‚ to Lucy Westover on publishing her πŸ₯‡ paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org. Celebrating #ECR success is GREAT.
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social

#fieldwork #experiment #predation #noise #mongooses #vigilance #behaviour #ECR #Masters

#OpenAccess so please share:

doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

12.02.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Animal Behaviour | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Animal Behaviour | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect Read the latest articles of Animal Behaviour at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

Reminder that there is a special issue in #AnimalBehaviourJournal based on the theme of #ASABWinter2024 : Addressing Biases in Animal Behaviour !

You don’t need an invite, but do feel free to send an email to check that your topic is fits πŸ˜„πŸ“§

Due by June 13

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

13.01.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We have a fully funded International 4-year position (combined Master of Research+PhD) to study visual navigation in jumping spiders. Project will be supervised by @pipilika.bsky.social, @mherberstein.bsky.social, @dinrao.bsky.social & Ximena Nelson. At Macquarie University, Sydney. Details below

17.01.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
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Are you PhD student or Postdoc working in the field of Neuroethology? Then apply as a speaker for the Webinar Series 'The Future Of Neuroethology'

10.01.2025 05:23 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Guidelines for the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in behavioural research and teaching

Each January, @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour publishes its 'Guidelines for the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in behavioural research and teaching':
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Please read and implement.
#AnimalEthics #AnimalBehaviour

07.01.2025 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are excited to announce that the winner of this year’s #BiologyLetters #ECR Competition is Jose Borrero. Read "Weighting of sensory cues reflect changing patterns of visual investment during ecological divergence in Heliconius butterflies" here: ow.ly/UqYc50UCnVU @borreroja.bsky.social

13.01.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Farewell 2024; Be kind 2025 and bring peace. Happy new year everyone!
✨️❀️✨️

31.12.2024 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quote post with a bird on a sign

28.12.2024 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NSAB 2025 Event Highlights

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the National Symposium on Avian Biology 2025 at IISER Mohali between 10-12th March '25.

The website is now live & registrations open:
nsab2025.com

Spread the word & let birds of a feather flock together!

21.12.2024 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay, our AQI has improved. It is now "poor". 😬

28.11.2024 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Histogram peaked at 3 minutes and 2 weeks since sent

Histogram peaked at 3 minutes and 2 weeks since sent

When I will respond to your email

20.11.2024 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2062    πŸ” 350    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 86
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On what would have been high energy physicist Rohini Godbole's 72nd birthday, we publish this tribute to her, featuring details of her scientific workβš›οΈrecollections of her collaboratorsπŸ’­friends and admirersβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

12.11.2024 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy bday Salim Ali, the birdman of India.

Every yr we celebrate this day by introducing birding to someone who has never birded before.
This yr I am thrilled to announce that the 6th National Symposium on Avian Biology will be at IISER Mohali 10-12 Mar '25. Mark your calendars, pack your binocs.

12.11.2024 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0