Published papers
* Authors contributed equally
# Student researcher
Torsekar V. R.*, Sagi N.*, Johnson A. D., Hawlena Y., Gavish-Regev E., Hawlena D., Contrasting responses to aridity by different-sized decomposers cause similar decomposition rates across a precipitation gradient (In Revision: eLife)
Sadiq M. A.*#, Torsekar V. R.* and Balakrishnan R., To call or not to call: Persistence of flexible alternative reproductive tactics in a tree cricket. bioRxiv 2023.04.30.538844 (Submitted)
Torsekar V. R., Torsekar V. R., Lajmi A. and Hawlena D. Prudent burrow-site selection in a landscape of fear. Biology Letters, 19(10), 20230271 (cover article)
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Torsekar V. R., Zaguri, M. and Hawlena D. 2021. Predation risk regulates prey assortative mating by reducing the expected reproductive value of mates. Ecology 104(2), e3869 (cover article)
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Zaguri, M., Kandel S, Rinehart S., Torsekar V. R., and Hawlena D. 2021 Protein determination in ecological studies: a literature review and empirical comparison of standard methodologies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(7), 1240-1251.
Torsekar, V. R. and Thaker, M. 2020 Mate-searching context of prey influences the predator–prey space race. Proc. R. Soc. B. 287: 20201462. PDF (cover article)
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Torsekar, V. R. and Balakrishnan R. 2020 Sex differences in alternative reproductive tactics in response to predation risk in tree crickets. Functional Ecology, 34: 2326– 2337. PDF
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Torsekar, V. R., Isvaran, K. and Balakrishnan R. 2019. Is the predation risk of mate-searching different between the sexes? Evolutionary Ecology. 33, 329–343 (Featured article) PDF
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