Animal behavior is a critical area of study with multiple applications, including conservation, livestock and wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable resource utilization, and human behavior comprehension. The early days of behavioral research were largely observational, but the groundbreaking work of Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Frisch elevated the field and led to Nobel recognition. This paved the way for extensive research in various areas of behavior, such as information acquisition and transfer, ecological aspects, socio-biology, reproductive strategies, evolutionary dynamics, physiology, and applied behavior. These areas include conservation, animal welfare, livestock production, wildlife management, and human-animal interactions.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Biological Clocks in Bats, Mice and Humans by Chandrashekaran, M.K
• 2. Education Scenario in India : Need for New Concepts and Region Oriented Focus by Debjani Roy
• 3. Behavioral Studies on Birds and Conservation by Lalitha Vijayan
• 4. The Functional Organization of an Insect Society by Raghavendra Gadagkar
• 5. Status, Distribution, Food and Feeding of Malabar Spiny Dormouse (Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth) in the Western Ghats of Kerala by E.A. Jayson & K.M. Jayahari
• 6. The Science and art of Monitoring Wild Tigers by Ullas Karanth, K
• 7. Social Cognition in Primates: From Mental Representation to Distributed Cognition by Anindya Sinha
• 8. Signallers and Receivers: Sensory Ecology of Acoustic Communication in Crickets by Rohini Balakrishnan
• 9. Recent Trends in Ethology by Juliet Vanitharani
• 10. Parsimony in Insects by Geetha Bali
• 11. Localisation of Prey by Young and Adult Indian False Vampire Bats by Raghuram, H & G. Marimuthu
• 12. Molecular Approaches in Behavioural Ecology by Saikat Chakraborty
• 13. Habitat Use and Response of Brown-hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata to the Broadcast of Conspecific Calls by Babu, S.A. & E.A. Jayson
• 14. Effect of Environmental Factors and Typhoons Flooding on the Population Dynamics of Benthic Fishes in Hapen Creek of Northern Taiwan byHema 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 by Rajasekar, R. & K. Sripathi
• 16. Bat Pollination Syndromes in few Species of Plants by Thiruchenthil Nathan, P., Irulan & G. Marimuthu
• 17. Movement of Coconut Eriophyid Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer on Nut Surface: A Behavioural Study by Mallik, B., J. Jayappa & H. Guruprasad
• 18. Account of an Architect Queen by Maulishree Agrahari & Raghavendra Gadagkar
• 19. Behavioural Difference and Diversity of Males and Females of two Primitively Eusocial Wasps by Ruchira Sen & R. Gadagkar
• 20. Activity Patterns of Grey Jungle fowl, Gallus sonneratii at Gudalur Range in Theni Forest Division, Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, South India by Ramesh, N & M.C. Sathyanarayana
• 21. Analysis of Route Learning Ability of Climbing Perch, Anabas testusineus by Avinash, T.P., V.V. Binoy. & K. John Thomas
• 22. Predator Avoidance Behaviour of Naive Juveniles of Puntius Sarana: A Freshwater Fish by J. Shiron, V.V. Binoy & K.J.Thomas
• 23. Influence of Hunger on Food Stocking Behaviour of Climbing Perch, Anabas testudineus by Binoy, V.V. & K. John Thomas
• 24. Diel Activity and Diversity of Butterflies Visiting Nectar Host Plants in Dryland-scrub Ecosystem by Jayappa, J., M.muralikrishna, Revanna Revannavar, Mahadevappa, K. Devaraj, K. Chandrashekara & A.R.V. Kumar
• 25. Physiology of Behaviour of White Leghorn Chick (Gallus domesticus) Exposed to Pesticides by Sowmini Balakrishnan
• 26. Finding an Appropriate Index to Construct Dominance Hierarchies in the Primitively Eusocial Wasps, Ropalidia marginata and Ropalidia cyathiformis by Alok Bang, Sujata Deshpande, A. Sumana & Raghavendra Gadagkar
• 27. Scent Marking by Free-Ranging Dogs (Canis familiaris) by S.K. Pal
• 28. How do Workers of the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata Detect the Presence of their Queens? by 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 marginata by Aniruddha Mitra & Raghavendra Gadagkar
• 30. An Observational Study on the Behaviour of Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Captivity at National Zoolgical Park Delhi Zoo by Samina H. Farooqi, Satish Kumar & H.S.A. Yahya
• 31. Stress-induced Behavioural Changes in a Novelty Test in the Domestic Chick by 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, by Samina H.Farooqi., H.S.A. Yahya & Iqbal Perwez
• 33. Expression of Red/Green Color Sensitive Opsin in Chiroptera: A Prime Report by Kanagaraj, C. & K. Emmanuvel Rajan
• 34. Feeding behaviour of Cardamom Shoot and Fruit Borer (Conogethes punctiferalis Guanee) Larvae in Laboratory by 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 by Azad Thakur N.S., A.N. Shylesha & D. Kumar
• 36. Developmental Behaviour of Rice Hispa, Dicladispa armigera Oliver (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Coastal Karnataka by 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 by Chinnaswamy, K.P., Changalarayappa, S. Fatima, K. Rashmi & N. Jagadish
• 38. Feeding Potential of Amblyseius herbicoloides Mcmurtry & Moraes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Selected Tetranychid Pest Mites by 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 by 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, by 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 by Sakthivel, P. & P. Neelanarayanan
• 42. Oriental Responses of Shoot and Fruit Borer, Larvae, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) towards selected Plants in Laboratory by Chakravarthy, A.K., B.S. Basavaraju & E.Ganagappa
• 43. Foraging Behaviour of Honey Bee and its Role in Fruit Set in Cucumber by Bhat, N. S., H. S. Satish & H.M. Yashwant
• 44. An Inexpensive Technique for Mass Rearing of Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) by Shobha, A., M. Kumari & G.Bali
• 45. Diverse Feeding Trends in a Primitive Oribatid Mite, Archegozetes longisetosus Aoki (Acari: Oribatei) by Shiji, M.T. & N. Ramani
• 46. Prevention of Bird Damage to Maize Cobs by Shivashankar, T.
• 47. Biodiversity byA Biologists Perspective by Krupanidhi, S.
• 48. Validation of Integrated Pest Management Modules for the Management of Shootfly in Rabi Sorghum by Balikai, R.A.
• 49. Mechanical Control of Red-headed Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga in Groundnut by Ganiger, P.C. & V.T. Sannaveerappanavar
• 50. Bio-efficacy of Ready-mix Formulations of Insecticides Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borer Complex by Ganiger, P.C., D.W. Wadnerkar & M.Thippaiah
• 51. Seed Treatment as an Eco-Friendly Management Tactic for Suppression of Insect Pests in Sorghum by Balikai, R.A.
• 52. Eco-friendly Management of Rodent Pests Using Tanjore-bow Trap in Irrigated Rice Fields, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu by Sakthivel, P., A. Bharathiraja & P. Neelanarayanan
• 53. Efficacy of Herbal Products Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borers by Nandihalli, B.S.
• 54. Management of Thrip Complex in Grape by Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar
• 55. Testing of Bt Products for the Management of Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L. by Vishwas, A.B. & Gavigowda
• 56. Bat Species Survey-An Effective Tool for Bat Conservation in Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve by J Vanitharani & M U. S.
• 57. Relationship between Frequency of Bee Visits and Seed Set in Niger by Bhat, N. S., C.J. Nagaraja, S. Suma & A.B. Vishwas
• 58. Insect Biodiversity in Grape Ecosystem by Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar
• 59. Spermatophore Deposition and Sperm Transfer in an Oribatid Mite Scheloribates praeincisus interruptus Berlese (Acari: Oribatei) by Julie, E & N. Ramani
• 60. Behavioural Development of two forms of Sorghum Shoot bug, Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead) on Sorghum by V Kumar S.U. Patil & A.K. Chakravarthy
• 61. Reproductive Behaviour of Tetranychus neocaledonicus andre (Acari: Tetranychidae) infesting Moringa oleifera Lam by Sangeetha G. Kaimal & N. Ramani
• 62. Biology, Adult Emergence and Mating Behaviour of Melon Fly, Bactrocera Cucurbitae coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae) by 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 by Fatima, S., C.Siddapaji, K.P.Chinnaswamy & K. Rashmi
• 64. Influence of Mating on the Temporal Oviposition Patterns of Helicoverpa armigera and Bombyx mori by Shobha, A. D. Manjula Kumari & Geetha Bali
• 65. Female Remating in Drosophila: Relationship between Frequency of Remating and Duration of Copulation by Chaya Kumari & S.R. Ramesh
• 66. Cold Blooded Love Behaviour in Insects and Freck Occurrence in Human Beings by M, K., M. Kanimozhi & Panjaly Ramaraj
• 67. Behavioural and Molecular Genetic Evidence of Mating Strategy in the Polygynous Mating Bat Cynopterus sphinx by Karuppudurai, T., N. Gopukumar & K. Sripathi
• 68. The Effect of Dark/Light Cycle on Mating Propensity and Productivity in Drosophila by Jyothi, H.K. & B.P. Harini
• 69. An Experimental Set Up to Study Mating in Captivity in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by 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 by Vidhi Pareek & Raghavendra Gadagkar
• 71. Seasonal Variation in the Size of Nasal Gland in Two Sympatric Species of Hipposiderid Bats by Swami Doss, D.P.K. Sripathi & N. Gopukumar