Kavita Isvaran

The pupal stage shapes life-history trade-offs across metamorphosis

The study examines life-history trade-offs in Aedes aegypti across developmental stages, finding stage- and sex-specific responses to predation risk.

Peers over the past: Prior predation-risk experience does not dictate antipredator responses of individuals in groups

The paper tests if prior predation-risk experience affects antipredator behavior in groups, finding no such effect, but immediate threats do influence behavior similarly across experienced and naive individuals.

Decoding the Dewlap: Multiple signals in females and males of a gliding lizard

This study examines multiple signals in female and male gliding lizards, finding that females use diverse signals, including dewlaps, with different functional mechanisms compared to males.

Females use multiple cues to assess competition for egg-laying decisions

This study shows Aedes aegypti females use multiple conspecific cues to assess competition for oviposition sites, with attraction to low-density cues and avoidance at high densities.

Social clues in risky pools: Perceived conspecific rivals strongly modify individual oviposition decisions in response to larval predation and competition

This study shows that social information from conspecific rivals influences oviposition decisions in Aedes aegypti, with effects varying by spatial scale and ecological context.