Talks and Posters


2023 #




2022 #


2021 #

  • Nandini Rajamani and Smrithi Haricharan. How to read a scientific paper. Invited lecture at Cotton University. 22nd June 2021.
  • Shomita Mukherjee and Nandini Rajamani. Role of small/medium-sized carnivores in tropical ecosystems. Expert talk at Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: 75 years of India’s Independence. Central Zoo Authority, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. 18th June 2021.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Panelist in TED Circles TEDxPESU event: Appreciating Earth. 19th April 2021.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica. Expert talk at Bharat Ka Amrut Mohatsav: Commemoration of 75 years of India’s Independence; Theme: Conservation to Coexistence. Central Zoo Authority, 31st March 2021.
  • Nandini Rajamani. How do small mammals adapt to change? Wildlife Week Celebrations, Pondicherry University. 21st - 22nd March 2021.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Evolutionary adaptations and responses to rapidly changing scenarios. Resource Person talk: Refresher Course in Life Sciences at S V University UGC - HRDC, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati. 26th February 2021.

2020 #

  • R. Brawin Kumar. Bat Watching. Crow Nest Monthly Biodiversity talk series, Chennai. 26th December 2020.
  • R. Brawin Kumar. Conservation of Indian Biodiversity. Wildlife Week celebration 2020 at Department of Zoology, Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous) Erode, Tamil Nadu. 8th October 2020
  • Harsha Kumar, Senan D'Souza, Suyash Sawant, Viral Joshi and Nandini Rajamani. Influence of citizen science drives in documenting moth diversity of India. CitSci India 2020. 30th September 2020.
  • Bishwarup Paul & Sumana Annagiri. Investigating break-ins: Intraspecific brood theft in a tropical ant. Animal Behaviour Live: Annual Online Conference. 20th-21st August 2020.
  • Bishwarup Paul & Sumana Annagiri. Investigating break-ins: Intraspecific brood theft in a tropical ant. 57th Annual Conference of the Animal Behaviour Society (Virtual). 30th July- 3rd August 2020.
  • R. Brawin Kumar. Human elephant co-existence. Monthly Talk series of Salem Nature Society. 19th July 2020.
  • R. Brawin Kumar. Small mammals of Tamil Nadu – an Introduction. Weekly Bio Meeting at Podhigai Charal. 7th July 2020.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Adaptations of small mammals to cold in the Himalayas. Invited talk at the Annual Talks of the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore. 23rd June 2020.
  • R. Brawin Kumar. Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation in Western Ghats. World Environment Day 2020 celebrations at Pasumpon Thiru Muthuramalinga Thevar Memorial College, Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu. 10th June 2020.
  • Swati Udayraj. Panelist in The call of the forest organised by SQIL on International Forest Day. 21st March 2020.
  • Nandini Rajamani. How do small mammals adapt to change? Invited talk at Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, 21st February 2020.

2019 #

  • Nandini Rajamani. Evolutionary adaptations and responses to rapidly changing scenarios. Teacher Training Program, Sree Venkateshwara University. 11th December 2019.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Birds - some natural history, behaviour and adaptations (high mountains & peninsular India). National Symposium on Avian Biology, Tirupati. 10th December 2019.
  • Harsha Kumar and Nandini, R. Evolution of mouth markings in Estrildid finches in the light of competition and brood parasitism. National Symposium of Avian Biology, IISER Tirupati. 8th December 2019.
  • Nivetha Murugesan, Viral Joshi and R. Nandini. Vocalization interaction between squirrel and bird communities: habitat selection, niche filling or camouflage? National Symposium of Avian Biology, IISER Tirupati. 8th December 2019.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Evolutionary adaptations and responses to rapidly changing scenarios. Invited lecture in Topics in Biology 2019: Evolution and Ecology. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. 21st November 2019.
  • Harsha Kumar and Nandini Rajamani. Evolution of burrowing and associated behavioral traits in Lagomorphs. Evolution 2019, Providence, RI, USA. 21st-25th June 2019.
  • Senan D'Souza, Swati Udayraj and Nandini Rajamani. Understanding species limits and genetic connectivity, and modelling range shifts of marmots in the Indian Trans-Himalayas. Evolution 2019, Providence, RI, USA. 21st-25th June 2019.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Small mammals in the Trans-Himalayan landscape and climate change. Invited talk at IIT Tirupati. 3rd April 2019.
  • Nivetha Murugesan, Aravind PS and Nandini Rajamani. Acoustic signals of species recognition in palm squirrels. Bioacoustics meeting, IISER. 14 March 2019.

2018 #

  • Dhanesh, P., Aravind P.S., Senan D’Souza and Nandini R. Is commensal behaviour responsible for range shifts in a palm squirrel? ESI Annual Conf/Seminar on Animal Behaviour, Biodiversity and Human Future, Kozhikode, Kerala. December 2018.
  • Nandini Rajamani. Understanding distribution and modelling range shifts of sympatric small mammals in the Trans-Himalayas. AvH Kolleg, Aurangabad on Climate Change and Energy Options’. February 2018.

2017 #

  • Nandini Rajamani. Distribution and occurrence of marmots in the Trans-Himalayan regions of Kashmir and Ladakh. National Seminar on “Himalayan Biodiversity: Characterization and bioprospection for sustainable utilization”, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. August 2017.