Dear friends,

We are delighted to welcome you to Behaviour 2025, the 38th International Ethological Congress, in the City of Joy! Since its inception in 1952, in a post-WWII world where renowned ethologists from Europe and the USA met to discuss the science they loved, and build bridges across the insurmountable political boundaries, the IECs have been one of the most important international meetings of ethologists. Growing with the field and diversifying its coverage over the years, the conference has a multi-disciplinary coverage of ethological research, across scales of organization, and utilizing a wide array of tools, from natural history to AI. We expect the Behaviour2025 conference to showcase this diversity of ethological research, along with a rich diversity of regions and model organisms being represented through our many sessions and events.

India has a rich biodiversity with myriad ecosystems spread across the country. Research in the fields of ecology, behaviour and evolution has been growing rapidly in the country over the last couple of decades. Currently, there are multiple research groups engaged in behaviour research that is diverse, at the level of research questions, model systems, habitats and research methodologies. The interest in behaviour research is steadily growing among students at the high school and undergraduate levels. Being a country in the Global South, our students and researchers are not always able to attend major conferences across the world. Behaviour 2025 will provide an opportunity to many eager and enthusiastic students to engage with some of the best minds in the field, and will act as a catalyst to boost research interest in ethology in India.

We look forward to welcoming you to this country of rich biodiversity, myriad ecosystems and diverse cultures. We hope that you will join us for the conference and also take this opportunity to explore our beautiful country.

Organizing Committee
Behaviour 2025