Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
6. Chavhan, Y.*, Dey, S., & Lind, P.A.*
Bacteria evolve macroscopic multicellularity by the genetic assimilation of phenotypically plastic cell clustering
Nature Communications 14, 3555 (2023)
*Corresponding authors
5. Chavhan, Y., Malusare, S. & Dey, S.
Interplay of population size and environmental fluctuations: A new explanation for fitness cost rarity in asexuals
Ecology Letters 24, 1943–1954 (2021)
4. Chavhan, Y., Malusare, S. & Dey, S.
Larger bacterial populations evolve heavier fitness trade-offs and undergo greater ecological specialization.
Heredity 124, 726–736 (2020)
Companion article
3. Chavhan, Y., Karve, S. & Dey, S.
Adapting in larger numbers can increase the vulnerability of Escherichia coli populations to environmental changes.
2. Chavhan, Y., Ali, S. I. & Dey, S.
Larger numbers can impede adaptation in asexual populations despite entailing greater genetic variation.
Evolutionary Biology 46, 1–13 (2019)
1. Karve, S., Daniel, S., Chavhan Y., Anand, A., Kharola, S.S. & Dey, S.
Escherichia coli populations in unpredictably fluctuating environments evolve to face novel stresses through enhanced efflux activity.
Journal of Evolutionary Biology 28, 1131–1143 (2015)
PhD Thesis
The Effects of Population Size on Adaptation and Trade-offs: Insights from Experimental Evolution with Escherichia coli and Individual-based Models
(Defended: Sep 06, 2019 (IISER Pune; advisor: Prof. Sutirth Dey))
