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Christopher Grant Lawrence

Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteORCID 0009-0005-1570-5892Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:multiple species· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Daniel RubensteiniD· 2 shared Carlos F. AriasiD· 1 shared Michelle Ramirez· 1 shared Owen McMilan· 1 shared Tanya Y. Berger-WolfiD· 1 shared W. Owen McMillaniD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 25, 2026

Replaying the Tape: Comparative Genomics of Color Pattern in Heliconius

Christopher Grant Lawrence, Carlos F. Arias, W. Owen McMillan, Daniel Rubenstein

This study investigates convergent wing pattern evolution in Heliconius butterflies using GWAS, comparative genomics, and machine learning, identifying both known and novel genetic loci associated with color patterns.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.23.713665

multiple speciesbulk RNA-seq

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 4, 2026

The perceptual and spatial architecture of Mullerian mimicry in Heliconius Butterflies

Christopher Grant Lawrence, Michelle Ramirez, Tanya Y. Berger-Wolf…·Daniel Rubenstein

The paper quantifies mimetic similarity in Heliconius butterflies using deep learning and visual system models, revealing geographic organization and perceptual asymmetry in mimicry.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.02.709095

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