Posters – Indian Wildlife Ecology Conference 2024

Posters

The poster session at IWEC `24 features 102 posters exploring diverse research in Indian wildlife ecology. The posters will be on display at the NCBS Colonnade for all three days of the conference, covering broad themes such as Animal Ecology, Avian Ecology, Invertebrate Ecology, Marine Ecology, Plant Ecology, and Urban Ecology.

Dedicated poster sessions will be held between 3PM – 4:30PM on 14th & 15th June, allowing participants to engage directly with the presenting authors of the posters.

List of Posters

Poster No	Abstract Title	Presenting Author Name	Presenting Author Email	Presenting Author Institution	Theme	Sub-Theme
1	Our Two Scents: Chemical cues as means of non-visual communication in an endangered social carnivore	Avantika Deep Sharma	avantikadeepsharma@gmail.com	Wildlife Conservation Society-India	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
2	Tea for Two: How dholes navigate shared spaces in the agroforests of India’s Western Ghats	Abraham Pious	abrahampious97727@gmail.com	Wildlife Conservation Society-India	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
3	Dietary patterns of three sympatric carnivores in the Karakoram wildlife sanctuary, Ladakh, India.	Chamba wangmo	wangmochams@gmail.com	University of Kashmir	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
4	Feliplex: a high throughput sequencing (HTS) microsatellite panel for genetic monitoring of felids	Divyashree Rana	divyashreerana24@gmail.com	National Centre for Biological Sciences	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
5	Disentangling the functional role of vertebrate scavengers at carcass in Haryana’s Aravalli hills	Hitesh Kumar	hiteshgurehaya76@gmail.com	Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (Southern Regional Centre for Wildlife Institute of India)	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
6	Optimizing large carnivore conservation in Kashmir Himalaya:Habitat,connectivity & PAs effectiveness	Mehnaz Nazir	mehnaznazirbhat23@gmail.com	Lovely Professional University	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
7	In Trans: Himalayan brown bear homing Ladakh	Niazul H. Khan	niaz.khan797@gmail.com	Wildlife Institute of India	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
8	Potential of agroforests to support a carnivore community in the Western Ghats.	Pooja Saravanan	13.poojasaravanan@gmail.com	National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR)	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
9	Unveiling the Microbiome of the Indian Wolf: Exploring Probiotics for Conservation Efforts	Rahul Gupta	rahulgupta9166004615@gmail.com	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT and Biotechnology	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
10	Community perceptions of dog-wildlife interactions in trans-Himalayan Lahaul	Rashmi Singh Rana	rashmi.singh@student.uts.edu.au	TD School, University of Technology Sydney	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
11	Understanding Lesser-known Tiger Corridors in Central Indian Landscape.	Rutuja Bhatade	rutujab1996@gmail.com	WWF-India	Animal Ecology	Carnivore
12	Current understanding of intermediate form between golden langur & capped langur in the contact zone	Ashika Dhimal	ashikadhimal606@gmail.com	Indian Institute of Science	Animal Ecology	Genetics and Physiology
13	Visualising seasonal variation in stress and diet through the lens of nutritional ecology	AVIK BANERJEE	avikb365@gmail.com	Indian Institute of Science	Animal Ecology	Genetics and Physiology
14	Ecology of Toxoplasma gondii in Small Mammals and Wild Felids in India	Fathima Aslaha T R	fathimaaslahatheruvathrasheed@students.iisertirupati.ac.in	IISER Tirupati	Animal Ecology	Genetics and Physiology
15	Gut Bacterial Composition and Diversity in Tigers (Panthera tigris)	Gudimella Anusha	anushakiran152@gmail.com	CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology	Animal Ecology	Genetics and Physiology
16	Estimating Invasion of Armoured Sailfin Catfishes in Water bodies of Eastern Ghats, Using eDNA	NEELDEEP GANGULY	gangulyneeldeep.1999@gmail.com	CSIR- Centre For Cellular And Molecular Biology	Animal Ecology	Genetics and Physiology
17	Understanding Landscape-Level Asian Elephant Distribution In Meghalaya: enhancing conservation	Anushka Saikia	anushka@aaranyak.org	Aaranyak	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
18	Endemic and isolated: Examining habitat occupancy to inform conservation planning for Blackbuck	Dhawal B. Mehta	dhawal.zoology@gmail.com	Bahauddin Government Science College, Junagadh	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
19	Pygmy Hog Conservation: Current Status and Future Prospects	Dhritiman Das	dhritiz@gmail.com	Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme – Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
20	Exploring the Significance of Human-Elephant Coexistence in the Anthropocene Era	DR. Jayaprakash. C.R	crjayaprakash@gmail.com	Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Communication, PSG College of Arts & Science	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
21	Perils of Plastic: understanding risk of plastic ingestion in wild species around natural habitats	Gitanjali Katlam	gitanjalikatlam@gmail.com	Nature Science Initiative (NSI), Dehradun	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
22	Historic Population demography and niche partitioning of sympatric species of pikas	Harsha Kumar	harshakkumar@students.iisertirupati.ac.in	IISER Tirupati	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
23	Familiarity inferred from space-use and between-clan dominance in Asian elephants, NTR-BTR, India	Jabili Chowdari	jabili.chowdari@gmail.com	JNCASR, bangalore	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
24	Preliminary Investigation on the Status of Gliding Squirrels at Ranikhet, Almora District, Uttarakhand, India	Mirza Altaf Baig	gi3958@myamu.ac.in	Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
25	Combatting Poaching of Kashmir Musk Deer: Strategies for Conservation in the Kashmir Himalayas	Mohsin Javid	mjavid@myamu.ac.in	Aligarh Muslim University	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
26	Mapping Bat Roost Sites And Developing Conservation And Education Strategies Through Citizen Science	Nithin Divakar	nithindivakar21@gmail.com	Kerala Forest Research Institute	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
27	Insights into the ecology and persistence of the Critically Endangered Chinese Pangolin in MWLS	PRIYANKA RAI	priyanka.rai@atree.org	ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
28	Distribution of Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) from Kashmir Valley	Qazi Hammad Mueen	mueenqari111@gmail.com	Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Wildlife Research and Conservation Foundation	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
29	Examining habitat selection and space use of lion-tailed macaques using fine-scale movement analysis	Sikha Hariharan	sikhahariharan@gmail.com	Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bengaluru	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
30	Elevation gradients in species richness and body weight in small mammals in Sikkim Himalaya.	Sunita Khatiwara	sunitakhatiwara@gmail.com	Department of Forest & Environment, Sikkim	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
31	Insights from camera trapping in the socio-ecological landscape of Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya	Thangsuanlian Naulak	lian.tango@gmail.com	Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment	Animal Ecology	Population, Distribution and Conservation
32	Exploring sex determining mechanisms in Indian reptiles	ABHIRAMI M JAYAKUMAR	abhirami.mj@gmail.com	CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES, IISC	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
33	Black Softshell Turtle: Distribution, habitat analysis, nesting behaviour at Baneswar, West Bengal	Karabi Roy Pramanik	kskarabi1996@gmail.com	Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
34	Microhabitat heterogeneity and its implications in thermoregulatory strategies of two agamids	Marwa Abdul Razak	marwaabdulrazak@students.iisertirupati.ac.in	IISER Tirupati	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
35	Amphibian Diversity In Two Different Landscapes: A Case Study In West Bengal	Mihika Neogi	neogimihika00@gmail.com	Serampore College	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
36	Influence of Habitat Features on the Oviposition site selection of the Indian Golden-backed frog.	Mrunali Raut	mrunaliraut434@gmail.com	N/A	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
37	More the merrier? Influence of Mango Orchards on the Reptile Communities of the Lateritic Plateaus	Prathamesh Amberkar	prathameshsamberkar@gmail.com	Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research, Pune	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
38	Abiotic factors affect calling phenology of direct-developing anurans in southern Western Ghats	Preethi S	preethi.s@wcsindia.org	Wildlife Conservation Society – India	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
39	Correlating activity and aggression in male Psammophilus dorsalis lizards	Satabdi Mandal	satabdi.priti23@gmail.com	NISER Bhubaneshwar	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
40	STUDY OF AMPHIBIAN DIVERSITY OF THUSHARAGIRI RANGE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CLIMATIC PARAMETERS	Vardha Nourin	vardhanourin@gmail.com	PG & Research Department of Zoology, Farook College	Animal Ecology	Herpetofauna
41	Understanding Eagle Owl Population Dynamics in Response to Ecotonal Land Cover Changes	Aditya Ganesh	aditya.ganesh@atree.org	Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment	Avian Ecology
42	Using an automated detection algorithm to analyze singing activity of a Western Ghats endemic bird	Aditya Panigrahy	adityapanigrahy@students.iisertirupati.ac.in	IISER Tirupati	Avian Ecology
43	Foraging differentiation among woodpeckers in the non-protected forests of Eastern Himalaya	Aditya Pradhan	aditya.pradhan@atree.org	ATREE	Avian Ecology
44	Shorebirds, The Neglected Actor Of The Ecosystem : Evidence From West Bengal	Adrija Paul	adrijapaul49@gmail.com	Serampore College	Avian Ecology
45	Acoustic Assessment of Habitat Quality: Insights from diverse habitats of peninsular India	Arpit Omprakash	omprakasharpit@gmail.com	Indian Institute of Science	Avian Ecology
46	Modelling habitat connectivity for endemic bird species in the Shola Sky Islands	Arunima Jain	arunima.jain00@gmail.com	IISER Tirupati	Avian Ecology
47	Dispersal Ability Modulates the Relationship Between Body Size and Threatened Status in Indian Birds	Deesha Jeppu	deesha_j.siaspg23@krea.ac.in	Krea University	Avian Ecology
48	Population trends and survival of the Indian Swiftlet: the flagship species of the sea cave	Dhanusha Kawalkar	dhanushakawalkar@gmail.com	Manipal Academy of Higher Education,	Avian Ecology
49	Investigating the role of inter-species interactions on range distributions in Himalayan carnivores	Pooja Chand	pooja.chand_phd22@ashoka.edu.in	Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana	Avian Ecology
50	Assessing responses and adaptability of grassland bird communities to wind farm establishment	R. Sankaranarayanan	sankaranarayanan.r@atree.org	Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment	Avian Ecology
51	Are female songs structurally different from male songs in a monomorphic species, the White-bellied Sholakili (Sholicola albiventris)?	Rohith Srinivasan	rohith.s@ahduni.edu.in	Ahmedabad University	Avian Ecology
52	White-bellied Sea-Eagles in Kerala: Nesting Status and Nest Site Characteristics	Roshnath Ramesh	roshnath.r@gmail.com	Malabar Awareness and Rescue Center for Wildlife	Avian Ecology
53	Agricultural Land Use in Structuring Avian Feeding Guild Composition	Shuchismita Das	dsuchismita2014@gmail.com	Amity University	Avian Ecology
54	State of Indian’s Birds	SoIB	contact@stateofindiasbirds.in	SoIB	Avian Ecology
55	Biodiversity of Odonata of Kashmir Himalayas in reference to Climate Change	Aijaz Ahmad Qureshi	draijazphd@gmail.com	Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, Kashmir	Invertebrate Ecology
56	“GOOD FOOD, GOOD MOOD” Indication of coevolution in different butterfly families with nectar plant	Bithi Majumder	bukun.nm@gmail.com	Nature Mates – Nature Club	Invertebrate Ecology
57	The response of male Oecanthus henryi to louder conspecific calls: An empirical study quantifying competition	Debarpita Das	22371023@pondiuni.ac.in	Indian Institute of Science	Invertebrate Ecology
58	Nocturnal pollinators (Moth) in the forest ecosystem of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh	Dipayan Mitra	dip.the.nocturnal@gmail.com	Zoological Survey of India	Invertebrate Ecology
59	Behavioral study of freshwater migratory crab Inglethelphusa fronto at Chalkewadi plateau WG, India.	Gayatri Pawar	gayatripawar805@gmail.com	Mahadare Ecological Research Institute	Invertebrate Ecology
60	Impacts of selective logging on microclimates, arthropods and foraging by Himalayan birds	Kanika Aggarwal	kanika14.aggarwal@gmail.com	Centre for Ecological Science, IISc	Invertebrate Ecology
61	Welcoming new footprint of Mycalesis persoides (Moore [1892] in India through an integrated study	Prarthana Goswami	prarthana.goswami83@gmail.com	Gauhati University	Invertebrate Ecology
62	Geography and Climate Shapes the Phylogeography of Scolopendrid Centipedes in the Western Ghats	S S Dhanush	ss.dhanush@students.iiserpune.ac.in	IISER Pune	Invertebrate Ecology
63	Long-term insect monitoring in a mixed-use tropical landscape in the Western Ghats	Sanath R M	sanathrm23@iisertvm.ac.in	IISER Thiruvananthapuram	Invertebrate Ecology
64	Potter wasps: Natural pest control agents and marvellous engineers	Shweta Mukundan	mukundanshweta@gmail.com	Indian Institute of Science	Invertebrate Ecology
65	Towards conservation of butterflies of Kashmir Himalayas	Sobiya Syeed	syeed.sobiya@gmail.com	TDU	Invertebrate Ecology
66	Species richness and habitat association of Dung beetles in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar, Bettiah	Sourabh Verma	sourabhvermabhu@bhu.ac.in	Banaras Hindu University	Invertebrate Ecology
67	Climatic niche divergence shapes allopatric speciation in select peninsular Indian centipedes	Sudhanshu Kumar	sudhanshu.kumar@students.iiserpune.ac.in	IISER Pune	Invertebrate Ecology
68	Drivers of diversity differ between specialist and generalist avian malaria parasites	Tanvi Kadakol	tanvi_k.siaspg23@krea.ac.in	Krea University	Invertebrate Ecology
69	Factors driving Odonata diversity in the Kuruva Islands, Western Ghats, India	Vivek Chandran A	avivekchandran2@gmail.com	Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda	Invertebrate Ecology
70	Systematic review of restoration efforts in the Western and Trans Himalayas: current realities and implications	Aashra Hannah Iype	aashraiype@gmail.com	Nature Conservation Foundation	Plant Ecology
71	Seed-fungal associations in tropical Ficus species	Aayush Gupta	aayush510r@gmail.com	LaCONES, CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad	Plant Ecology
72	Phenology to understand plant seasons and their calendar in the present changing climate scenario	Appaji Nanda	nandabotany@gmail.com	Kodachadri Integrated Development Society	Plant Ecology
73	Phenology of woody plant species in the tropical dry forest of Bannerghatta National Park	Balasubramanya Sharma	sharmabalasubramanya@gmail.com	University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU)	Plant Ecology
74	Taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of woody plant species in India’s tropical dry biomes	D Kaikho	dkaikho@gmail.com	National Centre for Biological Sciences	Plant Ecology
75	Seedling distributions in response to microclimate and edge distance in a tropical fragmented forest	Devi Tejaswini	devitejaswini7@gmail.com	CSIR-CCMB, LaCONES, Hyderabad	Plant Ecology
76	Impact of climate change on the distribution of an endangered keystone species Calligonum polygonoides L. using environmental variables.	JEREEM THAMPAN	jereem.thampan@bsip.res.in	Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow & Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad	Plant Ecology
77	Reconstructing forest fire-vegetation-human inter-relationships in Mudumalai National Park	Nithin kumar	nithinadoor8646@gmail.com	National Institute for Advanced Studies	Plant Ecology
78	Impacts of Lantana camara invasion on the Savanna ecosystems, Eastern Ghats, India	Peddiraju Bandaru	bandarupeddiraju14@gmail.com	CSIR-CCMB	Plant Ecology
79	An open probabilistic land cover dataset of India’s semi-arid Open Natural Ecosystems (ONE)	Pradeep Koulgi	pradeepkoulgi@gmail.com	N/A	Plant Ecology
80	Plant functional traits shape tree species distribution in tropical dry ecosystems of Eastern Ghats	Rashmi Rai	rashmirai2096@gmail.com	CSIR- CCMB, LaCONES	Plant Ecology
81	Occurrence of Euploca baclei (DC.) Diane & Hilger (Boraginaceae) from northern lateritic zones of Kerala, India: A Botanical Evidence for strengthening the theory of Biotic Ferry.	RIJURAJ M P	rijurajmp@gmail.com	JNTBGRI, Trivandrum	Plant Ecology
82	In-situ data from Indian mangroves to assess habitat vulnerability and resilience to climate change	Samakshi Tiwari	samakshitiwari@gmail.com	CIFOR-ICRAF	Plant Ecology
83	Benefits to existing tree vegetation due to protection measures at the Koyna Eco-restoration site	Sunil Kale	sunilkale25@gmail.com	Wildlife Research & Conservation Society	Plant Ecology
84	Harmonising tree inventory datasets across India can fill critical gaps in tropical ecology	Tanaya Nair	tanayanair583@gmail.com	University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	Plant Ecology
85	Under Drier conditions, soil microbes mediate exclusion for two plant species in a tropical forest	Vinayak Prakash Saini	sainivinayak@gmail.com	CCMB Hyderabad	Plant Ecology
86	Plastic Ingestion and Accumulation in Olive Ridleys: Rushikulya vs Devi, Odisha	Abhishek Thawait	at19ms160@iiserkol.ac.in	IISER Kolkata	Marine Ecology
87	More than feminisation: The impacts of climate change on sea turtle eggs, embryos and hatchlings	Andrea D. Phillott	andrea.phillott@gmail.com	FLAME University	Marine Ecology
88	Diet composition & variation in four commonly landed & threatened shark species in Maharashtra India	Garima Bora	garimabora99@gmail.com	Dakshin foundation	Marine Ecology
89	BlueMAP-India: A tool for marine conservation outreach and information for the masses	Phalguni Ranjan	phalguni@wcsindia.org	Wildlife Conservation Society-India	Marine Ecology
90	Corallimorpharian sea anemone infestation in the coral reefs of Lakshadweep Archipelago	S. PRAKASH	prakash.s1311@gmail.com	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Marine Ecology
91	A study on aquatic bycatch mortality due to prawn seed collection in Sundarban Tiger Reserve, India	SAMRAT PAUL	fo.sundarbans@wti.org.in	Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)	Marine Ecology
92	Impact of Urbanization on Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Spiders in Guwahati, Assam, India	Ankita Sharma	sarmaankita1997@gmail.com	National Institute of Advanced Studies	Urban Ecology
93	Exploring The Diversity And Connectednedness Of Butterflies In Rural And Suburban Area	Debjani Nandi	nandidebjani18@gmail.com	Serampore College	Urban Ecology
94	Artificial Light at Night and Spatio-temporal variables as drivers of Human-Leopard Conflict	Sneha Tapadar	snehatapadar29@gmail.com	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara	Urban Ecology

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