Factors determining the seasonal habitat use of Asian elephants in the Western Ghats of India
Anoop N.R, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Nachiket Kelkar, Milind Bunyan, T. Ganesh The Journal of Wildlife Management | 11 August, 2023 Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are globally endangered, and their populations persist in several meta-populations within fragmented landscapes across their distribution. Developing landscape-level management plans for elephants requires reliable information on the pattern and determinants of their […]
A New Species of Chalcis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) From South India
Ranjith AP, Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan Entomon | 30 September, 2023 The morphologically diverse and cosmopolitan chalcidid genus, Chalcis includes 59 species. Most of the species are distributed in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Till date only two species were recorded from the Oriental region. A new species, Chalcis biligiriensis from scrub forests of […]
What counts as evidence? Examining the controversy over pesticide exposure and etiology in an environmental justice movement in Kerala, India
R.K. Sony, Daniel Münster & Siddhartha Krishnan Environmental Sociology | Sep 17, 2023 Scientific evidence and knowledge are central to movements for environmental justice. Cases of pesticide toxicity have often led to the emergence of controversies around the nature of evidence and its causal connection to observed pathologies. Toxic effects depend on multiple, situated socioecological […]
Phylogeny of the Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): A new tribal order!
Donald L. J. Quicke, Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez, A. P. Ranjith, Michael J. Sharkey, Ramya Manjunath, Suresh Naik, Paul D. N. Hebert, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan, Jessa Thurman, Buntika A. Butcher Systematic Entomology | 12 September, 2023 Generic relationships within the parasitoid wasp subfamily Braconinae are assessed based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis of four gene fragments: […]
Do River Basins Shape Genetic Structure in the Kempholey Night Frog, India?
Hebbar Priti, Anand Anisha, Thunga Pavankumar, Kotambylu Vasudeva Gururaja, Neelavar Anantharam Aravind & Gudasalamani Ravikanth Conservation Genetics | September 7, 2023 Amphibians are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally. For effective conservation, understanding the patterns and processes underlying amphibian diversity is essential. Studies of genetic diversity and structure among conspecific populations and […]
What’s on the horizon for community-based conservation? Emerging threats and opportunities
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369353467_What’s_on_the_horizon_for_community-based_conservation_Emerging_threats_and_opportunities
Research brief: Using sensors and automated chlorination to improve the microbial water quality of on-site sewage treatment plants in Bengaluru
https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/603755
Understanding the Phyllanthus and Terminalia chebula species population change, dependency and sustainability: A study in Malai Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern India
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368864001_Understanding_the_Phyllanthus_and_Terminalia_chebula_Species_Population_Change_Dependency_and_Sustainability_A_Study_in_Malai_Mahadeshwara_Hills_Wildlife_Sanctuary_Southern_India
Role of paleoclimatic and paleohydrological processes in lineage divergence in freshwater organisms: A snippet from lentic genus Pila
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790323000234
Community priorities, values, and perceptions associated with ecosystem services provided by the socio-ecological landscapes of Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-023-02028-z
