Peer-reviewed articles

1. 1. Velankar, A. D., Kumara, H. N., Sheethal, V. R., Pal, A., Mishra, P. S., & Singh, M. (2024). Activity budget and habitat use in the Nicobar long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosus. Journal of Wildlife Science (JWLS), 1(2), 87-95.
      Contribution : Study design and concept, data collection, analysis and writing

1. 2. Raj, P. N. A., Velankar, A. D., & Pramod, P. (2024). Avifaunal assemblage patterns in Bharathapuzha River Basin, Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 16(2), 24646-24657
      Contribution : Data analysis and Writing

1. 3. Velankar, A. D, Kumara, H. N., Pal, A., Mishra, P. S., Singh, M. (2023). A tough nut to crack? The proficiency of coconut processing in the Nicobar long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosus. Journal of Biosciences, 48(3), 28.
      Contribution : Study design and concept, data collection, analysis and writing

1. 4. Singh, A., Kumara, H. N., Mahato, S., & Velankar, A. D. (2023). Anthropogenic driven range expansion of Asian elephant Elephas maximus in an agricultural landscape and its consequences in South West Bengal, India. Journal for Nature Conservation, 126374.
      Contribution : Data analysis and Writing

1. 5. Kumara, H. N., Mahato, S., Singh, M., Molur, S., & Velankar, A. D. (2023). Mammalian diversity, distribution and potential key conservation areas in the Western Ghats. Current Science (00113891), 124(1).
      Contribution : Study design, data collection and analysis

1. 6. Kumar, D., Velankar, A. D., Rao, N. V. R., Kumara, H. N., Mishra, P. S., Bhattacharya, P., & Raj, V. M. (2020). Ecological Determinants of Occupancy and Abundance of Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) in Yadahalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India. Current Science, 118(2), 264-270.
      Contribution : Data Analysis

1. 7. Mishra, P. S., Kumara, H. N., Thiyagesan, K., Singh, M., Velankar, A. D., & Pal, A. (2020). Chaos in Coexistence: Perceptions of Farmers towards Long-tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis umbrosus) Related to Crop Loss on Great Nicobar Island. Primate Conservation, 34, 175-183.
      Contribution : Data Collection, Data Analysis

1. 8. Mishra, P. S., Pal, A., Velankar, A. D., Kumara, H. N., Singh, M., & Cooper, M. (2020). Does rank rule? Rank-related grooming patterns in Nicobar long-tailed macaques Macaca fascicularis umbrosus. Primates, 61(3), 443-453.
      Contribution : Data Collection

1. 9. Mishra, P. S., Pal, A., Velankar, A. D., Kumara, H. N., & Singh, M. (2020). Do males bond? A study of male-male relationships in Nicobar long-tailed macaques Macaca fascicularis umbrosus. Journal of Biosciences, 45(1), 1-8.
      Contribution : Data Collection

1. 10. Pal, A., Kumara, H. N., Velankar, A. D., Mishra, P. S., & Singh, M. (2019). Changes in behaviour following a ‘rank changeover by challenge’in the Nicobar long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosus). Current Science, 117(4), 672.
       Contribution : Study Design, Data Collection, Data Analysis

1. 11. Mukherjee, A., Pal, A., Velankar, A. D., & Kumara, H. N. (2019). Stay awhile in my burrow! Interspecific associations of Vertebrates to Indian crested porcupine burrows. Ethology Ecology & Evolution
       Contribution : Data Analysis, Writing

1. 12. Pal, A., Kumara, H. N., Mishra, P. S., Velankar, A. D., & Singh, M. (2018). Between-group encounters in Nicobar long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosus). Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 30(6), 582-599.
       Contribution : Study Design, Data Collection, Data Analysis

1. 13. Pal, A., Kumara, H. N., Velankar, A. D., Mishra, P. S., & Singh, M. (2018). Demography and birth seasonality in the Nicobar long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosus). CURRENT SCIENCE, 114(8), 1732-1737.
       Contribution : Data Collection, Data Analysis

1. 14. Pal, A., Kumara, H. N., Mishra, P. S., Velankar, A. D., & Singh, M. (2018). Extractive foraging and tool-aided behaviors in the wild Nicobar long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosus). Primates, 59(2), 173-183.
       Contribution : Data Collection

1. 15. Mukherjee, A., Velankar, A. D., & Kumara, H. N. (2017). Invasive Prosopis juliflora replacing the native floral community over three decades: a case study of a World Heritage Site, Keoladeo National Park, India. Biodiversity and Conservation, 26(12), 2839-2856.
       Contribution : GIS Analysis

1. 16. Velankar, A. D., Kumara, H. N., Pal, A., Mishra, P. S., & Singh, M. (2016). Population recovery of Nicobar long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosus following a tsunami in the Nicobar Islands, India. PloS one, 11(2), e0148205.
       Contribution : Study Design, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Writing

1. 17. Santhosh, K., Kumara, H. N., Velankar, A. D., & Sinha, A. (2015). Ranging behavior and resource use by lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) in selectively logged forests. International Journal of Primatology, 36(2), 288-310.
       Contribution : Data Analysis, Writing

Technical reports

1. 1. Kumara H. N., Singh M., Mukherjee S., Mishra P. S., Velankar A. D., Pal A., Vinoth S., (2016). Social organization, behaviour and phylogeography of Macaca fascicularis umbrosa on the Nicobar Islands, India. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Technical Report (PR-151). Submitted to SERB-DST, Govt. of India

1. 2. Singh, M., Kumara, H. N., & Velankar, A. D. (2016). Population status of Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mullata) in Himachal Pradesh, India. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Technical Report. Submitted to Himachal Pradesh Forest Department.

1. 3. Barwal, K. S., Velankar, A., Palei, H. S., & Chauhan, N. P. S. (2011). Developing management capabilities for wild pigs damage control in agroecosystems in and around protected areas of India. Task: Ecology and Management of wild pigs in and around Ranthambore National Park. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Technical Report.

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