Research projects

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Research projects

Explore our research initiatives organized by specialized research areas in behavioural biology and ecotoxicology.

Birds in Anthropogenic Infested Environment (Umbrella Project)

Understanding the adaptive communication in birds under the impact of urbanisation: Analysis of the vocal-auditory circuit

Field Work & Ongoing

Research Intern: Swapnanil Mondal

Project Coordinator: Chayan Munshi

Food Preferences in Birds: Analysing the decision-making ability in them in terms of unhealthy food rejection

Field Work & Ongoing

Research Intern: Bithi Khan

Project Coordinator: Chayan Munshi

Ecotoxicology

Contamination Profiling of Microplastics and Antibiotics in the Drinking Water in Rural West Bengal: A Case Study to Evaluate the Potential Effects on the Environment and Public Health

Research Interns: Ishika Pal, Swapnanil Mondal, Farhan Jamil, Bithi Khan

Principal Investigator: Chayan Munshi

Ecotoxicological Perspectives of Emerging Contaminants: A Contamination Profiling in Nonindustrial Remote/Rural Area

Yet to start Field work

Research Interns: Ishika Pal, Swapnanil Mondal, Upama Das, Farhan Jamil

Working Collaborators: Sudipta Mandal, Piu Kumari, Mampi Ghosh

Project Coordinator: Chayan Munshi

Behavioural ecology

Analysing Decision-making Behaviour in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) in the Light of Foraging and Locomotion

Ongoing Experimental

Research Intern: Upama Das

Research Collaborator: Guruprasad Garain (Ended)

Project Coordinator: Chayan Munshi

Human social behaviour

The Role of Digital Social Media (DSM) in Regulating Social Behaviour and Mate Selection Process in Humans

Ongoing Theoretical

Project Coordinator: Chayan Munshi

Evolutionary ecology

Analysis of the Adaptive Camouflaging Strategies in a Translucent Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium lamarrei

Ongoing Experimental

Project Coordinator: Chayan Munshi