Amitabh Joshi

Enhancement of larval immune system traits as a correlated response to selection for rapid development in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows that selection for rapid development in Drosophila melanogaster leads to increased larval immune traits like hemocyte density and phenol oxidase activity, but reduced competitive ability and feeding rate.

Evolution of increased larval competitive ability in Drosophila melanogaster without increased larval feeding rate

This paper shows that Drosophila melanogaster populations evolve increased competitive ability without higher feeding rates when subjected to larval crowding at low food volumes, similar to findings in D. ananassae and D. n. nasuta.

Adaptation to larval crowding in Drosophila ananassae and Drosophila nasuta nasuta: increased larval competitive ability without increased larval feeding rate

This study shows that D. ananassae and D. n. nasuta adapt to larval crowding through reduced larval duration and faster development, not increased feeding rates, differing from D. melanogaster adaptations.

Rethinking inheritance, yet again: inheritomes, contextomes and dynamic phenotypes

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.