A new study published in the journal eLife shows that tree crickets manufacture surprisingly accurate optimal aids for sound amplification. This work was led by Natasha Mhatre (a former PhD student of CES), Rittik Deb (a recent PhD student of CES), Rohini Balakrishnan and collaborators from UK (Robert Malkin and Daniel Robert).
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(C) This article was published in Times of India dated 31st August 2017
Recent research findings by a CES Ph.D. student Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel, Prof. Polani B Seshagiri (MRDG, IISc) and Prof. Raman Sukumar (CES, IISc) show that the stress levels and body condition of elephants varied between seasons. Wild Asian elephants were showed ‘poor’ body condition and were found to be ‘more’ stressed during resource-deficient periods. This pattern was more conspicuous in female Asian elephants.
The egg laying organ of insects, their ovipositor, is usually believed to only taste via chemical receptors. A recent study by CES PhD student Pratibha Yadav and Prof. Renee Borges shows that insect ovipositor can also sense smell.
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Bower bird nests, bee hives and towering termite mounds have always fascinated architects, naturalists and laypersons alike but we barely know how they are built. A study by an interdisciplinary team consisting Nikita Zachariah (a PhD student) and Prof. Renee M Borges from CES, Aritra Das from the Centre for NeuroScience and Prof. Tejas Murthy from the Department of Civil Engineering, IISc offers interesting clues on how termites build huge mounds.
A recent paper from the lab of Dr Maria Thaker, with her student Amod Zambre, has received wide media coverage.
This article by Meera Bhardwaj was published in 'The New Indian Express' dated 31st August 2016 and the weblink is http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Plants-talk-to-other-sp...
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(C) This article was published in The Mint on Sunday, 3rd March 2016 and the weblink is http://mintonsunday.livemint.com/news/figs-and-wasps-unravelling-natures...
This article appeared in The Hindu dated 14th March 2016 and the weblink is http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/tricki...