Research Publications in refereed journals

• Chandrashekara K. T., Popli S. and Shakarad, M. 2014. Curcumin enhances parental reproductive lifespan and progeny viability in Drosophila melanogaster. Age 36(5):1-14, doi 10.1007/s11357-014-9702-8 (Impact Factor: 4.084)
• Handa J., Chandrashekara K. T., Kashyap K., Sageena G. and Shakarad M. 2014. Gender based disruptive selection maintains body size polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Biosciences, 39(4): 609-620, doi 10.1007/s12038-014-9452-x
• Sageena G., Choudhary S., Mishra N., Roshan R. and Shakarad M. 2014. Role of environment on larval growth in Drosophila melanogaster. International Journalof Applied Engineering Research, 9(9): 1029-1032.
• Choudhary S., Sageena G. and Shakarad M. 2014. Hymenopteran venom: a blessing in disguise. International Journalof Applied Engineering Research, 9(9): 1111-1118.
• Sageena G., Choudhary S., Mishra N., Roshan R. and Shakarad M. 2014. Role of Juvenile environment in pre-adult development and adult metabolites in Drosophila melanogaster. International Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 4(4): 361-370.
• Sageena G., Mishra N., Roshan R., Choudhary S. and Shakarad M. 2014. Standardization of LD-50: Toxicity study using paraquat dichloride in Drosophila melanogaster for various life history traits. Global Sustainbility Transitions: Impacts and Innovations (ISBN: 978-93-83083-77-0), 74-77.
• Sageena G., Choudhary S. and Shakarad M. 2014. Role of oxidative stress biology in evolution of life history traits in Drosophila melanogaster. Global Sustainbility Transitions: Impacts and Innovations (ISBN: 978-93-83083-77-0), 78-82.
• Choudhary S., Sageena G. and Shakarad M. 2014. Polistes olivaceus: A potential biocontrol agent. Global Sustainbility Transitions: Impacts and Innovations (ISBN: 978-93-83083-77-0), 197-201.
• Choudhary S., Sageena G. and Shakarad M. 2014. Interplay of nutrition and environment: a major factor behind social evolution in insects. Global Sustainbility Transitions: Impacts and Innovations (ISBN: 978-93-83083-77-0), 202-208.
• Chandrashekara, K. T. and Shakarad, M. 2011. Aloe vera or resveratrol supplementation in larval diet delays adult aging in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Gerontology. doi:10.1093/gerona/glr103
• Shakarad, M. 2009. Experimental evidence for cooperation, an important process in evolution of complex systems. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 49: 295-296.
• Ghosh Modak, S., Satish, K. M., Mohan, J., Dey, S., Raghavendra, N., Shakarad, M. and Joshi, A. 2009. A possible tradeoff between developmental rate and pathogen resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Genetics, 88: 253-256.
• Sutirth Dey, Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M. and Joshi, A. 2008. Laboratory evolution of population stability in drosophila: constancy and persistence do not necessarily coevolve. Journal of Animal Ecology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01401.x
• Rajamani, M., Raghavendra, N., Prasad, N. G., Archana, N., Joshi, A. and Shakarad, M. 2006. Reduced larval feeding rate is a strong evolutionary correlate of rapid development in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Genetics, 85: 209-212.
• Shakarad, M., Prasad, N. G., Kaustubh Gokhale, Vikram Gadagkar, Rajamani, M. and Joshi, A. 2005. Faster development does not lead to correlated evolution of greater pre-adult competitive ability in Drosophila melanogaster. The Royal Society Proceedings: Biological Sciences (Biology Letters), 1: 91-94. doi: 10.1098/2004.0261
• Prasad, N. G. and Shakarad, M. 2004. Genetic correlations: transient truths of adaptive evolution. Journal of Genetics, 83: 3-6.
• Sharmila Bharathi, N., Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., and Joshi, A. 2004. Correlates of sexual dimorphism for dry weight and development time in five species of Drosophila. Journal of Zoology, 264: 87-95.
• Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., Rajamani, M. and Joshi, A. 2003. Interaction between the effects of maternal and larval nutritional levels on pre-adult survival in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 5: 903-911.
• Prasad, N. G., Sutirth Dey, Shakarad, M. and Joshi, A. 2003. The evolution of population stability as a by-product of life history evolution. The Royal Society Proceedings: Biological Sciences (Biology Letters), DOI 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0020. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B (Suppl): 270, S84-S86.
• Sharmila Bharathi, N., Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., and Joshi, A. 2003. Variation in adult life-history and stress resistance across five species of Drosophila. Journal of Genetics, 82: 191-205.
• Joshi, A., Prasad, N. G. and Shakarad, M. 2001. K-selection, a -selection, effectiveness, and tolerance in competition: density-dependent selection revisited. Journal of Genetics, 80: 63-75.
• Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., Anitha, D., Rajamani M. & Joshi, A. 2001. Correlated responses to selection on faster development and early reproduction in Drosophila: the evolution of larval traits. Evolution, 55: 1363-1372.
• Shakarad, M., Prasad, N. G., Rajamani M. & Joshi, A. 2001. Evolution of faster development does not lead to greater fluctuating asymmetry of sternopleural bristle number in Drosophila. Journal of Genetics, 80: 1-7.
• Prasad, N. G., Shakarad, M., Gohil, V. M., Sheeba, V., Rajamani M.& Joshi, A. 2000. Evolution of reduced pre-adult viability and larval growth rate in laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for shorter development time. Genetical Research, 76: 249-259.
• Arathi, H.S., Shakarad, M. and Gadagkar, R. 1997. Factors affecting the acceptance of alien conspecifics on nests of the primitively eusocial wasp, Ropalidia marginata. Journal of Insect Behaviour, 10: 343-353.
• Arathi, H.S., Shakarad, M. and Gadagkar, R. 1997. Social organization on experimentally assembled colonies of the primitively eusocial wasp, Ropalidia marginata: comparison of introduced and natal wasps. Insectes Sociaux, 44: 139-146.
• Crosland, M. W. J., Lok, C. M., Wong, T. C., Shakarad, M. and Traniello, J. F. A. 1997. Division of labour in a lower termite: most tasks performed by older workers. Animal Behaviour, 54: 999-1012.
• Shakarad, M. and Gadagkar, R. 1997. Do social wasps choose nesting strategies based on their brood rearing abilities? Naturwissenschaften, 84: 79-82.
• Shakarad, M. and Gadagkar, R. 1996. Why are there multiple-foundress colonies in Ropalidia marginata? In: Readings in Animal Behaviour. (eds.) Ramamurthi, R. and Geetha Bali, New Age International Limited, New Delhi, pp. 145-152.
• Shakarad, M. and Gadagkar, R. 1995. Colony founding in a primitively eusocial wasp, Ropalidia marginata. Ecological Entomology, 20: 273-282.
• Shakarad, M., Arathi, H. S., Gangappa, E. and Ramesh, S. 1995. Gene action for yield and yield attributes in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 29: 289-292.
• Shakarad, M., Veerappa, K. B. and Arathi, H. S. 1993. Path analysis and correlation studies in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 27: 322-326.
• Shakarad, M., Arathi, H. S., Gangappa, E. and Ramesh, S. 1993. Combining ability in cowpea. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 27: 209-213.