Ramakrishnan Vasudeva, PhD

• Vasudeva, R., et al. (2023) Thermal reproduction. In preparation

• Vasudeva, R. (2023) Experimental evidence for stronger impacts of larval but not adult rearing temperature on female fertility and lifespan in a seed beetle. Evolutionary Ecology. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-022-10227-z).

• Vasudeva, R., et al. (2022) Obituary: Professor Matthew James George Gage (1967–2022). Evolution. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14487).

• Vasudeva, R., Sutter, A., et al. (2021) Facultative polyandry protects females from compromised male fertility caused by heatwave conditions. Ainmal Behaviour. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.05.016).

• Sales, K., Vasudeva, R., Gage, M. J. G. (2021) Fertility and mortality impacts of thermal stress from experimental heatwaves on different life stages and their reproductive recovery in a model insect. Royal Society Open Science. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201717).

• Vasudeva, R. et al. (2021) Age specific sensitivity of sperm length and testes size to developmental temperature. Journal of Zoology. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12884).

• Lewis, B., Pointer, M., Friend, L., Vasudeva, R. et al. (2020) Polyandry provides reproductive and genetic benefits in colonising populations. Ecology and Evolution. (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6742).

• Vasudeva, R., Sutter, A. et al. (2019) Adaptive thermal plasticity enhances sperm and egg performance in a model insect. eLife. (DOI: 10.7554/eLife.49452).

• Sales, K., Vasudeva, R., Dickinson, M. E., Godwin, J. L., Lumley, A. J., Michalczyk, Ł., Hebberchet, L., Thomas, P., Franco, A., Gage, M. J. G. (2018) Experimental heatwaves compromise sperm function and cause transgenerational damage in a model insect. Nature Communications. 9(1):4771. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07273-z).

• Vasudeva, R. et al. (2018) Larval developmental temperature and ambient temperature affect copulation duration in a seed beetle. Behaviour. (DOI: 10.1163/1568539X-00003479).

• Sales, K., Trent, T., Gardner, J., Lumley, A. J., Vasudeva, R. et al. (2018) Experimental evolution with an insect model reveals that male homosexual behaviour occurs due to inaccurate mate choice. Animal Behaviour. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.03.004).

• Godwin, J. L., Vasudeva, R., Michalczyk. Ł., Martin, O. Y., Lumley, A. J., Chapman, T., Gage, M. J. G. (2017) Experimental evolution reveals that sperm competition intensity selects for longer, more costly sperm. Evolution Letters. 1(2), pp. 102–113.

• Vasudeva, R., Deeming, D. C. and Eady, P. (2014) Developmental temperature affects the expression of ejaculatory traits and the outcome of sperm competition in Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27(9), pp. 1811–1818.

• Gay, L., Brown, E., Tregenza, T., Pincheira–Donoso, D., Eady, P. E., Vasudev, R., Hunt, J. and Hosken, D. J. (2011). The genetic architecture of sexual conflict: male harm and female resistance in Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (2), pp.449–456.

• Gay, L., Hosken, D. J., Eady, P., Vasudev, R. and Tregenza, T., (2011). The evolution of harm: effect of sexual conflicts and population size. Evolution. 65 (3), pp.725–737.

• Brown, E.A., Gay, L., Vasudev, R., Tregenza, T., Eady, P. E. and Hosken, D. J. (2009). Negative phenotypic and genetic associations between copulation duration and longevity in male seed beetles. Heredity. 103 (4), pp.1–6.

• Gay, L., Eady, P. E., Vasudev, R., Hosken, D. J. and Tregenza, T. (2009). Costly sexual harassment in a beetle. Physiological Entomology. 34 (1), pp.86–92.

• Gay, L., Eady, P. E., Vasudev, R., Hosken, D. J., Tregenza, T. (2009). Does reproductive isolation evolve faster in larger populations via sexually antagonistic coevolution? Biology Letters. 5 (5), pp.693–696.

• Gay, L., Hosken, D. J., Vasudev, R., Tregenza, T. and Eady, P. E. (2009). Sperm competition and maternal effects differentially influence testis and sperm size in Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22 (5), pp.1143–1150.

 

Publications in preparation:​

• Vasudeva, R., et al. Sexual selection and sperm management in a model insect. Proc. B. Soc. Lon. (In preparation).

• Vasudeva, R., et al. Experimental inbreeding affects sperm length, testes size and reproductive output in Tribolium castaneum. Proc. B. Soc. Lon. (In preparation).

• Vasudeva, R., et al. Experimental inbreeding reveals sex-specific ageing in Tribolium castaneum. Evolution. (In preparation).

• Vasudeva, R., et al. Experimental inbreeding and heritability of fitness traits in Tribolium castaneum. Heredity. (In preparation)

• Sales, K., Vasudeva, R., Gage, M. J. G. Life stage, testis size and recovery post heatwaves in Tribolium castaneum. Functional Ecology. (In preparation).