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Susan S. Peters

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9567-3096Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Gabriel MacedoiD· 2 shared Stephen NowickiiD· 2 shared Arthur LebloisiD· 1 shared Brianna McKenna· 1 shared David HanseliD· 1 shared Ran DarshaniD· 1 shared Sara Elizabeth LipshutziD· 1 shared William A. SearcyiD· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintJul 3, 2026

Song sparrows fail to discriminate between current and historical songs

William A. Searcy, Susan S. Peters, Gabriel Macedo, Stephen Nowicki

The study finds that song sparrows do not distinguish between current and historical songs despite detectable changes in song structure over 27-29 years.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.02.736160

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 22, 2026

Response to geographic variation in song is associated with differential gene expression in the blood of a songbird

Gabriel Macedo, Brianna McKenna, Susan S. Peters…·Sara Elizabeth Lipshutz

The paper examines gene expression changes in song sparrows exposed to local vs. foreign songs, finding differential expression in genes related to song perception, anti-inflammatory responses, and energy metabolism.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.20.726641

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 22, 2017

A Canonical Neural Mechanism for Behavioral Variability

Ran Darshan, William E. Wood, Susan S. Peters…·David Hansel

This study demonstrates that a model of recurrent neural networks can generate irregular motor behaviors and matches behavioral variability statistics in humans and songbirds.

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