N. G. Prasad

The paper investigates how modifier alleles resolve intralocus sexual conflict, finding that imperfect modifiers may not always resolve it and X chromosomes are generally more effective.

This study shows that Drosophila melanogaster populations selected for increased post-infection survival show reduced mating-induced immune suppression compared to control populations.

This study shows that Drosophila melanogaster can rapidly evolve increased resistance to E. faecalis infection without life-history costs or abiotic stress resistance.

This study investigates how bacterial infections affect reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that pathogen identity predicts population-level responses but not individual variability, and that infected females that survive show reproductive output similar to uninfected controls.

This study examines how resource limitation through starvation and sexual activity affects host survival and pathogen growth in Drosophila infected with bacterial pathogens, finding pathogen-specific outcomes.

The study examines gene expression and lipid levels in cold-stressed Drosophila populations, finding upregulated heat shock and Frost genes but no significant differences between selected populations.

This study shows that Drosophila melanogaster adapted to bacterial infections maintain better immune function under poor diets, with sex-dependent effects.

This study shows that higher adult Drosophila melanogaster densities lead to increased post-infection mortality and starvation resistance, supporting the density-stress hypothesis.

This study shows that selecting Drosophila melanogaster for resistance to one bacterial pathogen leads to generalized cross-resistance against other pathogens.

This study investigates how inter-locus and intra-locus sexual conflict interact in Drosophila melanogaster using hemiclonal analysis, finding a non-significant trend that stronger inter-locus conflict may reduce intra-locus conflict.

This study examines cuticular hydrocarbon divergence in Drosophila melanogaster populations under differential sexual conflict and finds no significant differences between high and low conflict regimes.

The paper investigates the role of the X chromosome in immune response evolution in Drosophila melanogaster and finds sex-specific dominance patterns in immunity-related alleles.

This study finds no life-history cost associated with evolved reproductive traits and increased egg viability in cold shock-resistant Drosophila melanogaster populations.

This study shows that increased cold stress resistance in Drosophila melanogaster correlates with increased heat tolerance but decreases starvation resistance.

This study finds that mating in Drosophila melanogaster enhances population survival against bacterial infections, with no sexual dimorphism in immune response.

This study shows that sexual conflict in Drosophila melanogaster leads to both premating and postmating reproductive isolation in allopatric populations.

The paper critiques claims that niche construction is a significant evolutionary process, arguing that these claims are largely untenable and represent academic niche construction.

The paper proposes a framework for an extended view of inheritance that integrates non-genetic mechanisms and discusses its implications for evolutionary dynamics and simulation studies.