Funding for this research was provided by:
Science and Engineering Research Board (YSS/2015/001606)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (Start-up)
Article History
Received: 15 October 2020
Revised: 25 March 2021
Accepted: 31 March 2021
First Online: 9 August 2021
Declarations
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: Jungle Babblers are listed in Schedule IV under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972) and designated as ‘Least Concern’ by IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species. All applicable national and institutional guidelines for conducting a field study on animals were followed. Necessary permits were obtained from the Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation, Government of Punjab, India (permit no. 3625) and the Institute Animal Ethical Committee (IISER/SAFE/PRT/2018/003), IISER Mohali, India. No animals were harmed or kept in captivity for this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.