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Tracy A. Larson

University of VirginiaORCID 0000-0001-6973-5433Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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William C Tucker· 2 shared Anya Majji· 1 shared David M. ParichyiD· 1 shared David W. RaibleiD· 1 shared Dimitri Dominique DeheyniD· 1 shared Dvir GuriD· 1 shared Emily J. BainiD· 1 shared Erwin van WijkiD· 1 shared

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2019-2026 · peak 2/yr

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William C Tucker

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 20, 2026

ARTIFICIAL SELECTION DIVERSIFIES BIRDSONG THROUGH POLYGENIC CHANGES ACROSS SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS

Małgorzata Anna Gazda, William C Tucker, Paulo Pereira…·Miguel Carneiro

This study shows that artificial selection in canaries leads to polygenic changes across sensory and motor systems, affecting song diversity and auditory traits.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.18.759937

statistical model

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2026

Parenchymal precursor cells act in concert with canonical neural progenitors to facilitate neural circuit recovery following neuronal loss

William C Tucker, Susanna L Shepard, Paige Chambers…·Tracy A. Larson

The paper identifies a new astrocyte precursor cell population that supports neural circuit recovery after neuronal loss in songbirds.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.10.717664

multiple speciesexperimental assay

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Developmental BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedMay 28, 2019

Fate plasticity and reprogramming in genetically distinct populations of Danio leucophores

Victor M. Lewis, Lauren M. Saunders, Tracy A. Larson…·David M. Parichy

The paper identifies two distinct leucophore populations in zebrafish, showing their different origins and functional roles through single-cell transcriptomics and other analyses.

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zebrafishscRNA-seq

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