C. S. Gokhale

On multiple infections by parasites with complex life cycles

The paper shows that multiple parasites with complex life cycles can stabilize predator-prey systems through manipulation and reproduction parameters, challenging previous theoretical assumptions.

Economic analysis of disease and control of multi-field epidemics in agriculture

The paper estimates the economic cost of fungicide resistance evolution in crop epidemics and finds it depends on fungicide price, pathogen invasiveness, and other parameters.

The evolution of dependence and cohesion in incipient endosymbioses

This paper models the evolution of mutual dependence and reproductive cohesion in endosymbioses, showing how population dynamics and asymmetries affect the transition to collective survival.

Antibiotic-mediated interactions underlying microbial diversity

This study shows how antibiotic-mediated interactions, particularly the producer-sensitive-degrader motif, enable stable coexistence in microbial communities.

Impact of female mate copying on male morph dynamics

This study models how mate copying affects male morph dynamics in populations with multiple morphs and quantifies the copying level needed for stable equilibria.

Parasitoid pressures and silence evolution

This study models how parasitoid flies influence the evolution of acoustic signals and population dynamics in field crickets, showing that increased parasitoid pressure can lead to silent host populations and potential extinction.

Ecological Drivers of Community Cohesion

The paper develops a computational model using a synthetic yeast system to show how ecological interventions can slow extinction rates in cohesive communities.

The effect of mating complexity on gene drive dynamics

This study examines how mating complexities affect gene drive dynamics, finding that mate-choice, mating systems, and spatial networks significantly influence spread rates and effectiveness.

Evolution of reproductive strategies in incipient multicellularity

The paper develops a population model to analyze optimal reproductive strategies in incipient multicellular organisms, finding that organism size and cellular interaction influence reproductive success.

Memory shapes microbial populations

This study investigates how memory influences microbial population fitness through deterministic modeling and stochastic simulations, showing that multiple cellular states explain empirical observations of lag times and phenotypic heterogeneity.

How sequence populations persist inside a genome

The paper models how sequence populations can persist in bacterial genomes by balancing benefits and costs, showing that horizontal gene transfer and population dynamics play key roles.

A common gene drive language eases regulatory process and eco-evolutionary extensions

The paper introduces a common gene drive language to simplify regulatory evaluation and eco-evolutionary analysis of synthetic gene drives.

On the mechanistic roots of an ecological law: parasite aggregation

This paper develops a mechanistic model of parasite aggregation in hosts that explains the observed pattern without assuming a negative-binomial distribution, showing how simple accumulation processes lead to aggregation.

Consequences of combining sex-specific life-history traits

The paper develops a theoretical framework to combine sex-specific life-history traits and calculates lifetime reproductive success, revealing biases in adult sex ratio due to resource allocation trade-offs.

Eco-evolutionary dynamics of Plasmodium genotypes under mass drug administration

This study models how MDA affects Plasmodium genotype dynamics under atovaquone, chloroquine, and combined treatments, showing that resistance disadvantages in mosquitoes aid malaria control.

Eco-evolutionary spatial dynamics of non-linear social dilemmas

The paper studies how non-linear payoffs in public goods games affect cooperation in spatial eco-evolutionary systems, showing that synergy can sustain coexistence where linear models would lead to extinction.

On the innovation and evolution of predatory tactics

This study explores predator-prey dynamics where prey can injure or kill predators, showing how predators may develop novel tactics to capture prey and avoid counter-attacks.

Disentangling eco-evolutionary effects on trait fixation

The paper analyzes trait fixation in a stochastic Lotka-Volterra model with demographic fluctuations and frequency-dependent selection, showing that ecological and evolutionary effects are intertwined and cannot be separated.

Promoting synthetic symbiosis under environmental disturbances

The paper develops a theoretical model of a synthetic yeast system to study mutualism stability under environmental changes and identifies conditions for mutualistic survival.

Ecological feedback on diffusion dynamics

The paper analyzes how ecological and evolutionary dynamics interact through spatial diffusion in public goods games, showing their mutual influence on system outcomes.

Social Dilemma In The External Immune System Of The Red Flour Beetle? It Is A Matter Of Time

The paper investigates how the duration of an experiment affects whether a costly quinone secretion in red flour beetles is classified as a social dilemma or public good.

Discovering Complete Quasispecies In Bacterial Genomes

The paper models REPIN populations in bacterial genomes as quasispecies, estimates duplication rates, and identifies trade-offs between REPIN survival and host genome mutational load.