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Keity J. Farfán‐Pira

University of Arkansas at FayettevilleORCID 0000-0002-5010-4241Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Erica L. WestermaniD· 2 shared Chance PowelliD· 1 shared David A. ErnstiD· 1 shared Dharsan K. Soundarrajan· 1 shared Francisco J. HuizariD· 1 shared Grace E. HirzeliD· 1 shared Jeremiah J. ZartmaniD· 1 shared Marcos NahmadiD· 1 shared

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The gene yellow influences aversive mate preference learning in a butterfly

Yi Ting Ter, David A. Ernst, Keity J. Farfán‐Pira, Erica L. Westerman

This study shows that the yellow gene in butterflies affects aversive mate preference learning without altering innate preferences or dopamine levels.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Synchronous seasonal plasticity in colouration, behaviour, and visual gene expression in a wild butterfly population

Grace E. Hirzel, Noah K. Brady, Keity J. Farfán‐Pira, Chance Powell, Robert D. Reed, Erica L. Westerman

The paper examines seasonal changes in wing coloration, behavior, and visual gene expression in Junonia coenia butterflies, finding coordinated shifts across these traits.

Functional Ecology · Nov 6, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

MAPPER: A new image analysis pipeline unmasks differential regulation of Drosophila wing features

Nilay Kumar, Francisco J. Huizar, Trent Robinett, Keity J. Farfán‐Pira, Dharsan K. Soundarrajan, Maria F. Unger, Pavel Brodskiy, Marcos Nahmad, Jeremiah J. Zartman

MAPPER identifies differential regulation of Drosophila wing features through automated image analysis, revealing scaling patterns and the role of Piezo in bilateral symmetry.

bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology