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2023

  1. Aaditya Narasimhan, Rohit Kapila, Abhishek Meena, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. Consequences of adaptation to larval crowding on sexual and fecundity selection in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2023) DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14168

  2. TNC Vidya, Sutirth Dey, NG Prasad, Amitabh Joshi. Why Evolution Is Bigger than all of Us: A Reply to Smocovitis. Evolutionary Biology: Contemporary and Historical Reflections Upon Core Theory (2023) Pages 335-339 (Springer International Publishing).

  3. TNC Vidya, Sutirth Dey, NG Prasad, Amitabh Joshi. Causes and consequences of selection: a commentary on Baedke and Fábregas-Tejeda. Evolutionary Biology: Contemporary and Historical Reflections Upon Core Theory (2023) Pages 151-157 (Springer International Publishing).

  4. TNC Vidya, Sutirth Dey, NG Prasad, Amitabh Joshi. The Darwinian core of evolutionary theory and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: similarities and differences. Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory (2023) Pages 271-328 (Springer International Publishing)

  5. Shivangi Gupta, Poonam Sharma, Mansi Chaudhary, Sharanya Premraj, Simran Kaur, Vijithkumar Vijayan, Manas Geeta Arun, Nagaraj Guru Prasad, Rajesh Ramachandran. Pten associates with important gene regulatory network to fine‐tune Müller glia‐mediated zebrafish retina regeneration. Glia (2023) DOI: 10.1002/glia.24270

2022

  1. Rochishnu Dutta, Tejinder Singh Chechi, Ankit Yadav, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. Indirect selection on cuticular hydrocarbon divergence in Drosophila melanogaster populations evolving under different operational sex ratios. Journal of Zoology (2022) DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12943

  2. Paresh Nath Das, Aabeer Basu, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. Increasing adult density compromises anti-bacterial defense in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Physiology (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2022.104415

  3. Neetika Ahlawat, Komal Maggu, Jigisha, Manas Geeta Arun, Abhishek Meena, Amisha Agarwala, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. No major cost of evolved survivorship in Drosophila melanogaster populations coevolving with Pseudomonas entomophila. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2022) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0532

  4. Komal Maggu, Sneha Kapse, Neetika Ahlawat, Manas Geeta Arun, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. Finding love: fruit fly males evolving under higher sexual selection are inherently better at finding receptive females. Animal Behaviour (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.02.010

  5. Tejinder Singh Chechi, Aaditya Narasimhan, Broti Biswas, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. Male mating success evolves in response to increased levels of male‐male competition. Evolution (2022) DOI: 10.1111/evo.14501

  6. Rohit Kapila, Soumyadip Poddar, Neeraj Meena, Nagaraj Guru Prasad. Investment in adult reproductive tissues is affected by larval growth conditions but not by evolution under poor larval growth conditions in Drosophila melanogaster. Current Research in Insect Science (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.cris.2021.100027

2021

  1. Manas, G. A., Agarwala, A., Syed, Z. A., Jigisha, Kashyap, M., Venkatesan, S., Chechi, T. S., Gupta, V. and  Prasad N. G. 2021 Experimental evolution reveals sex-specific dominance for surviving bacterial infection in laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution Letters 5: 657-671.

  2. Ahlawat, N., Manas, G. A., Maggu, K. and Prasad N. G. 2021 Enemies make you stronger: Coevolution between fruit fly host and bacterial pathogen increases post-infection survivorship in the host. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7774

  3. Kapila, R., Kashyap, M., Gulati, A., Narasimhan, A., Poddar, S., Mukhopadhaya, A. and Prasad N. G. 2021 Evolution of sex-specific heat stress tolerance and larval Hsp70 expression in populations of Drosophila melanogaster adapted to larval crowding. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13897

  4. Kapila, R., Kashyap, M., Poddar, S., Gangwal, S. and Prasad N. G. 2021 Evolution of pathogen-specific improved survivorship post-infection in populations of Drosophila melanogaster adapted to larval crowding. Plos One https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0250055

2020

  1. Maggu, K., Ahlawat, N., Manas, G. A., Meena,A. and Prasad N. G. 2020. Divergence of responses to variable socio-sexual environments in laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster evolving under altered operational sex ratios. Evolution 75 (2): 414-426.

  2. Syed, Z. A., Gupta, V., Manas, G. A., Dhiman, A., Nandy, B. and Prasad, N. G. 2020. Absence of reproduction-immunity trade-off in male Drosophila melanogaster evolving under differential sexual selection. BMC Evolutionary Biology 20: 13. doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1574-1

2017

  1. Gogna, N., Sharma, R., Gupta, V., Dorai, K. and Prasad, N. G. 2017. Evolution of the metabolome in response to selection for increased immunity in populations of Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188089.

  2. Gupta, M., Prasad, N. G., Dey, S., Joshi, A. and Vidya, T. N. C. 2017. Feldman et al. do protest too much, we think. Journal of Genetics 96: 509-511.

  3. Gupta, M., Prasad, N. G., Dey, S., Joshi, A. and Vidya, T. N. C. 2017. Niche construction in evolutionary theory: the construction of an academic niche? Journal of Genetics 96: 491-504.

  4. Zeeshan, S. A., Samant, M., Chatterjee, M. and Prasad, N. G. 2017. Reproductive Isolation through Experimental Manipulation of Sexually Antagonistic Coevolution in Drosophila melanogaster. Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03182-1.

2016

  1. Chechi, T.S., Ali, Z.S. and Prasad, N.G. 2016. Virility does not Imply Immensity: Testis size, Accessory Gland Size 2 and Ejaculate depletion pattern do not Evolve in Response to Experimental Manipulation of Sex Ratio in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Physiology 98: 67-73.

  2. Shenoi, V. N., Banerjee, S. M., Guruswamy, B., Sen, S., Ali, S. Z. and Prasad, N. G. 2016. Drosophila melanogaster males evolve increased courtship as a correlated response to larval crowding. Animal Behaviour 120: 183-193.

  3. Singh, K., Zulkifli, M. and Prasad, N. G. 2016. Identification and characterization of novel natural pathogen of Drosophila melanogaster isolated from wild captured Drosophila spp. Microbes and Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.07.008.

  4. Shenoi, V. N. and Prasad, N. G. 2016. Local adaptation to developmental density does not lead to higher mating success in Drosophila melanogaster.  Journal of Evolutionary Biology  DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12927.

  5. Singh, K., Samant, M., Tom, M. T. and Prasad, N. G. Evolution of Pre- and Post-Copulatory Traits in Male Drosophila melanogaster as a Correlated Response to Selection for Resistance to Cold Stress. PLoS One. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153629.

  6. Singh, K. and Prasad, N. G. Evolution of pre- and post-copulatory traits in female Drosophila melanogaster as a correlated response to selection for resistance to cold stress. Journal of Insect Physiology 91: 26-33.

  7. Gupta, V., Venkatesan, S., Chatterjee, M., Ali, S. Z., Nivsarkar, V. and Prasad, N. G. 2016. No apparent cost of evolved immune response in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12896.

  8. Syed, Z. A., Gupta, V., Manas, G. A., Dhiman, A., Nandy, B. and Prasad, N. G. 2020. Absence of reproduction-immunity trade-off in male Drosophila melanogaster evolving under differential sexual selection. BMC Evolutionary Biology 20: 13. doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1574-1

2015

  1. Shenoi, V. N., Ali, S. Z. and Prasad, N. G. 2015.  Evolution of increased adult longevity in Drosophila melanogaster populations selected for adaptation to larval crowding. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Doi: 10.1111/jeb.12795.

  2. Singh, K., Ekta, K. and Prasad, N. G. 2015. Egg viability, mating frequency and male mating ability evolve in populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for resistance to cold shock. PLoS ONE. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129992 .

  3. Prasad, N. G., Dey, S., Joshi, A. and Vidya, T. N. C. 2015. Rethinking inheritance, yet again: inheritomes, contextomes and dynamic phenotypes. Journal of Genetics 94: 367-376.

  4. Prasad, N. G. and Joshi, A. 2015. Remarks on the article on life-history traits in Drosophila populations selected for rapid development by Yadav and Sharma. Journal of Experimental Biology 218:326-328.

2013

  1. Nandy, B., Gupta V., Udaykumar, N., Samant, M., Sen, S. and Prasad, N.G. 2013.Evolution of mate-harm, longevity and behaviour in male fruit flies subjected to different levels of interlocus conflict. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13:212.

  2. Gupta, V., Zeeshan, S. A. and Prasad, N. G. 2013. Sexual activity increases resistance against Pseudomonas entomophila in male Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 185.

  3. Nandy, B., Vanika, G., Udaykumar, N., Samant, M. A., Sen, S. and Prasad, N.G. 2013. Experimental evolution of female traits under different levels of intersexual conflict in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution doi:10.1111/evo.12271.

  4. Imroze, K. and Prasad, N. G. 2013. Adaptive male mate choice in relation to female infection status in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Physiology 59: 1017-1023. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.07.010.

  5. Nandy, B., Chakraborty, P., Ali, Z.S. and Prasad, N.G. 2013. Sperm competitive ability evolves in response to altered operational sex ratio. Evolution. doi:10.1111/evo.12076.

2012

  1. Khan, I. and Prasad N. G. 2012. The aging of the immune response in Drosophila melanogaster. Journals of Gerontology: Biological Sciences. doi:10.1093/Gerona/gls144.

  2. Nandy, B., Abhilasha, J., Zeeshan, S. A., Sharmi, S. and Prasad, N. G. 2012. Degree of adaptive male mate choice is positively correlated with female quality variance. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/srep00447.

  3. Banerjee, K. Kr., Ayyub, C., Ali, S. Z., Mandot, V., Prasad, N. G. and Kolthur-Seetharam, U. 2012. dSir 2 in the adult fatbody but not muscles regulates lifespan in a diet-dependent manner. Cell Reports. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.11.013. (IF= 7.2)

Prasad's doctoral and post-doctoral work

  1. Kwan, L., Bedhomme, S., Prasad, N. G. and Chippindale, A. K. 2008. Sexual conflict and environmental change: trade-offs within and between the sexes during the evolution of desiccation resistance. Journal of Genetics. 87(4): 383-394.

  2. Bedhomme, S., Prasad, N. G., Jiang, P-P. and Chippindale, A. K. 2008. Reproductive behaviour evolves rapidly when intralocus sexual conflict is removed. PLoS ONE 3(5): e2187. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0002187.

  3. Prasad, N. G., Bedhomme, S., Day, T. and Chippindale, A. K. 2007. An evolutionary cost of separate genders revealed by male-limited evolution. American Naturalist 169: 29-37.

  4. Prasad, N. G. and Bedhomme, S. 2006. Sexual conflict in plants. Journal of Genetics 85: 161-164.

  5. Rajamani, M., Raghavendra, N., Prasad, N. G., Archana, N., Joshi, A. and M. Shakarad. 2006. Reduced larval feeding rate is a strong evolutionary correlate of rapid development in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Genetics 85: 209-212.

  6. Shakarad, M., Prasad, N. G., Gokhale, K., Gadagkar, V., Rajamani, M. and  Joshi, A. 2005. Faster development does not lead to correlated evolution of greater pre-adult competitive ability in Drosophila melanogaster. Biology Letters 1: 91-94. DOI: 10.1098/2004.0261.

  7. Prasad, N. G. and Shakarad, M. 2004. Genetic correlations: transient truths of adaptive evolution. Journal of Genetics 83: 3-6.

  8. SharmilaBharathi, N., Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M. and Joshi, A. 2004. Correlates of sexual dimorphism for dry weight and development time in five species of Drosophila. Journal of Zoology 264: 87-95.

  9. SharmilaBharathi, N., Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M. and Joshi, A. 2003. Variation in adult life-history and stress resistance across five species of Drosophila. Journal of Genetics 82: 191-205.

  10. Prasad, N. G. and Joshi, A. 2003. What have two decades of laboratory life-history evolution studies on Drosophila melanogaster taught us? Journal of Genetics 82: 45-76.

  11. Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., Rajamani, M. and Joshi, A. 2003. Interaction between the effects of maternal and larval nutritional levels on pre-adult survival in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolutionary Ecology Research 5: 903-911.

  12. Prasad, N. G., Dey, S., Shakarad, M. and Joshi, A. 2003 The evolution of population stability as a by-product of life-history evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences (Supplement: Biology Letters) 270: S84-S86; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0020.

  13. Joshi, A., Prasad, N. G. and Shakarad, M. 2001. K-selection, α -selection, effectiveness, and tolerance in competition: density-dependent selection revisited. Journal of  Genetics 80: 63- 75.

  14. Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., Anitha, D., Rajamani, M.  and Joshi, A. 2001. Correlated responses to selection on faster development and early reproduction in Drosophila: the evolution of larval traits. Evolution 55: 1363- 1372.

  15. Shakarad, M., Prasad, N. G., Rajamani, M. and Joshi, A. 2001. Evolution of faster development does not lead to greater fluctuating asymmetry of sternopleural bristle number in Drosophila. Journal of Genetics 80: 1- 7.

  16. Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., Gohil, V. M., Sheeba, V., Rajamani, M. and Joshi, A. 2000. Evolution of reduced pre-adult viability and larval growth rate in laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for shorter development time. GeneticalResearch 76: 249-259.

Preprints

  1. Nature and location of modifier alleles determine the resolution of intralocus sexual conflict. 2023-10-30 | DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.25.564090. Akanksha Singh, Koyna Jain, Manas Geeta Arun, N G Prasad

  2. Selection for increased post-infection survival ameliorates mating induced immune suppression in Drosophila melanogaster females. 2022-07-03 | DOI: 10.1101/2022.07.01.498387 Aabeer Basu, Aparajita Singh, B G Ruchitha, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

  3. Correlated responses to experimental evolution of increased post-infection survival in Drosophila melanogaster: Life-history trade-offs and reaction to novel stressors. 2022-06-29 | DOI: 10.1101/2022.06.25.497416 Aparajita Singh, Aabeer Basu, Tejashwini Hegde, Biswajit Shit, Nitin Bansal, Ankita Chauhan, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

  4. Pathogen dependence and inter-individual variability of post-infection reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster. 2022-05-22 | DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.22.492957 Aabeer Basu, Vandana Gupta, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

  5. Discordant effects of resource limitation on host survival and systemic pathogen growth in Drosophila-bacteria infection models: resistance vs. tolerance. 2022-05-01 | DOI: 10.1101/2022.04.29.490073 Aabeer Basu, Aparajita Singh, Suhaas Sehgal, Tanvi Madaan, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

  6. Effect of larval diet on adult immune function is contingent upon selection history and host sex in Drosophila melanogaster. 2022-03-04 | DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.03.482770 Aparajita Singh, Aabeer Kumar Basu, Nitin Bansal, Biswajit Shit, Tejashwini Hegde, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

  7. Recurrent evolution of cross-resistance in response to selection for improved post-infection survival in Drosophila melanogaster. 2021-11-27 | DOI: 10.1101/2021.11.26.470139 Aparajita Singh, Aabeer Basu, Biswajit Shit, Tejashwini Hegde, Nitin Bansal, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

  8. Investigating the interaction between inter-locus and intra-locus sexual conflict using hemiclonal analysis in Drosophila melanogaster. 2021-10-19 | DOI: 10.1101/2021.10.18.464787 Manas Geeta Arun, Tejinder Singh Chechi, Rakesh Meena, Shradha Dattaraya Bhosle, Srishti, Nagaraj Guru Prasad

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