Anindita Bhadra
@abhadra7.bsky.social
Scientist mom, Dog researcher, Art lover, Educator, Thespian
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Journal of Zoology@jzoology.bsky.social · 2mo agoIndian free-ranging #dogs are persistent, indiscriminate #scavengers as juveniles but turn selective as adults, avoiding acidic food zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #foraging #learning @abhadra7.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social
My talk at the ICAM (International Companion Animal Management) Coalition Conference is now available here: lnkd.in/ggFsEn-d It was a pleasure to interact live with the attendees.
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Having been in touch over social media for years, finally we met at the Canine Science Conference 2026!
Just published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @ethoges.bsky.social @animalbehaviour.live #dogs #FRDs #dogsandhumans
Food, Affection and Gaze: Which Cues Do Free‐Ranging Dogs Prioritise for Engaging With Humans?
Free-ranging dogs interact with humans regularly on the streets, depending on them for food and forming social bonds. We conducted an experiment to understand the hierarchy of human cues, if any, as ...
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I am happy to be speaking at the ICAM virtual conference this year. Check out the speaker line-up and register. It's free! www.icam-coalition.org/conference-2...
Conference 2026 - Monday 8 to Friday 12 June - ICAM
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We welcome contributions to the Research Topic being hosted by @frontiersin.bsky.social Ecology and Evolution to commemorate the #Behaviour2025 conference. Deadline is June 1. www.frontiersin.org/research-top... #animalbehaviou #beingsocieal @asab.org @animalopps.bsky.social @animalbehaviour.live
Frontiers | Being Social – Understanding the Dynamics of Animal Societies
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution is honoured to partner with Behaviour 2025 as an official sponsor. This Research Topic is the first of two collections cur...
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Excited to share our work is now published in the Zournal of Zoology . Special thanks to Sagarika Biswas and Prithwiraj Debnath for dedication. Thanks to Prof. @abhadra7.bsky.social for guidance and support in every step. #Doglab @iiserkol #FRDs @zslofficial.bsky.social @asab.org
Anindita Bhadra@abhadra7.bsky.social · 4mo agoHot off the press! The 2nd publication of the year from the #DogLab. Congratulations Tuhin and team! We asked: do juvenile and adult #streetdogs handle lemony food the same way? Find out here. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hot off the press! The 2nd publication of the year from the #DogLab. Congratulations Tuhin and team! We asked: do juvenile and adult #streetdogs handle lemony food the same way? Find out here. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Lemons and learning: Juvenile free‐ranging dogs are more persistent but less selective foragers than adults
Free-ranging dogs in India are scavengers, dependent primarily on human-generated waste for food. They are efficient scavengers, navigating a noisy environment to find and consume their preferred foo...
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Our book STREET DOGS is now "in press" with U Chicago Press, just a year to go for it to hit the stalls! Look out for it in April 2007! It's been amazing working with Lee Dugatkin.
I am very happy and honoured to join the Council of the International Council of Ethologists #ICE, an organization with a long history and celebrated ethologists as members. www.ethologycouncil.org?page_id=22
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We are happy to host anyone interested in visiting The Dog Lab from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka or Thailand: dst.gov.in/callforpropo... call-proposal-india-science-and- research-fellowship-isrf-2025-26
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This year began with the acceptance of this paper, which is now online. Happy news for the #DpgLab! #dogs #dogsanhumans @animalcognition.bsky.social @animalbehaviour.live link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Treats or affection? Understanding reward preferences in Indian free-ranging dogs - Animal Cognition
Animal Cognition - Free-ranging dogs (FRDs) constitute approximately 80% of the global dog population. They are freely breeding and live without direct human supervision, making them ideal for...
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A nice article in the leading Bangla newspaper Ei Samay on our upcoming paper in Animal Cognition. খাবার খাই, আদরও চাই, কোন ভালোবাসায় মজছে পথকুকুররা? জানাচ্ছে IISER-এর গবেষণায় eisamay.com/west-bengal-... #streetdogs #foodandlove #dogsandhumans
খাবার খাই, আদরও চাই, কোন ভালোবাসায় মজছে পথকুকুররা? জানাচ্ছে IISER-এর গবেষণায়
এই সময়: পথকুকুরদের (stray dogs) নিয়ে সম্প্রতি সুপ্রিম কোর্ট ও একাধিক হাইকোর্টে মামলা এবং তার সূত্রে কড়া পর্যবেক্ষণ উঠে এসেছে। কোর্টের অবজ়ার্ভেশন ঘিরে আবার
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Beyond WEIRD humans and STRANGE dogs: Using big team science to improve generalizability and reproducibility in comparative psychology osf.io/preprints/ps...
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I am looking forward to this!
Suroor Alikhan@suroora.bsky.social · 7mo agoComing up at the Hyderabad Literary Festival: sessions on animal behaviour, science of running and how the body carries marks as records and reminders. Register now! It's free! hydlitfest.org @abhadra7.bsky.social #literaryfestival #HyderabadEvents #ScienceInEverydayLife
Happy to be talking about #streetdogs and #coexistence at the #HLT2026!
Suroor Alikhan@suroora.bsky.social · 7mo agoComing up at the Hyderabad Literary Festival: sessions on animal behaviour, science of running and how the body carries marks as records and reminders. Register now! It's free! hydlitfest.org @abhadra7.bsky.social #literaryfestival #HyderabadEvents #ScienceInEverydayLife
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Experts warn: Mass removal of stray dogs could backfire on public health | India News - The Times of India
India News: A coalition of multisectoral experts from a range of global institutions has lent its weight to petitioners in the stray dog case being heard in Supre.
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Anyone who is an expert in #gutmicrobiome research is interested in collaborating with us to study #free-rangingdogs in India? Please get in touch!
Indian free-ranging dogs need the voices of support from around the world! Please speak for them #FRDlovers #dogscientists @aussie52.bsky.social @familydogtraining.bsky.social @dogs.bsky.social
A large team interested in #dogs, friends connected by a common interest, and a publication: dogbehavior.it/dogbehavior/... #sighthounds #survey
Behavioural characteristics of sighthounds: an exploratory investigation | Dog behavior
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I realised yesterday, this is the 40th research paper of the #DogLab, my 50th - a good reason to feel happy! How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis - Biswas - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis
We provide evidence in support of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis in free-ranging dogs of India.
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The 9th #preprint from the #DogLab for 2005: arxiv.org/abs/2512.18681 #dogsandhumans #urbananimals #FRDs #streetdogs
Trick or Treat? Free-ranging dogs use human behavioural cues for foraging
Animals that display behavioural flexibility and adaptability thrive in urban environments, due to their ability to exploit novel anthropogenic resources. Since humans are an important component of su...
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How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis - Biswas - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis
We provide evidence in support of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis in free-ranging dogs of India.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
New paper alert: How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis -Ecology and Evolution onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Testing the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis in free-ranging dogs shows urban resources reshape space, not group size. @abhadra7.bsky.social.
How Much Is Enough? An Empirical Test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis
We provide evidence in support of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis in free-ranging dogs of India.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
