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Emilie J. Richards

University of MinnesotaORCID 0000-0003-2734-6020Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 3 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Christopher H. MartiniD· 2 shared Johanna E. KowalkoiD· 2 shared Jonathan WieseiD· 2 shared Suzanne E. McGaughiD· 2 shared Aakriti RastogiiD· 1 shared Alex C. KeeneiD· 1 shared Aubrey E. Manning· 1 shared Craig T. MilleriD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 3, 2026

Cave evolution on repeat: reuse of the same genomic regions across lineages but not across traits in Astyanax mexicanus

Emilie J. Richards, Rachel L. Moran, Jonathan Wiese…·Suzanne E. McGaugh

The paper investigates genetic repeatability in cavefish traits using QTL mapping, finding shared genomic regions for eye loss but less repeatability for sleep and metabolic traits.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.31.703033

zebrafishstatistical model

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Evolutionary BiologyJournal of HeredityPeer-reviewedJul 30, 2024

Loci associated with cave-derived traits concentrate in specific regions of the Mexican cavefish genome

Jonathan Wiese, Emilie J. Richards, Johanna E. Kowalko, Suzanne E. McGaugh

The paper maps QTL for cave-derived traits in Mexican cavefish and identifies evolutionary hotspots associated with adaptation to the cave environment.

8 citations

zebrafishwhole-genome sequencing

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Developmental BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 25, 2023

Jaw size variation is associated with a novel craniofacial function for galanin receptor 2 in an adaptive radiation of pupfishes

M. Fernanda Palominos, Vanessa Muhl, Emilie J. Richards…·Christopher H. Martin

The paper identifies a novel role for galr2 in craniofacial development and jaw elongation in pupfishes by linking genetic variation to phenotypic differences.

7 citations

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 17, 2017

Don’t throw out the sympatric species with the crater lake water: fine-scale investigation of introgression provides weak support for functional role of secondary gene flow in one of the clearest examples of sympatric speciation

Emilie J. Richards, Jelmer W. Poelstra, Christopher H. Martin

The paper investigates fine-scale introgression in Barombi Mbo cichlids, finding limited evidence that secondary gene flow significantly influenced sympatric speciation.

DOI 10.1101/217984

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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