FATIK BARAN MANDAL (PhD) is Associate Professor of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal. With a teaching and research experience of 15 years, Dr. Mandal has published more than 120 articles and papers in various reputed national and international journals and other media. Dr. Mandal is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Scientific Review and a faculty member of Webmed Central. He has been awarded F.Z.S.I. in the year 1995. His field of interest includes ecology and evolutionary biology, biodiversity, parasitology, and behavioural biology.