Heather Hines
Associate Professor of Biology and Entomology
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208 Mueller Lab
University Park, PA - hmh19@psu.edu
- 814-863-8830
Research Summary
Applies genomic, transcriptomic, phylogenomic, and bioinformatic approaches to study the evolution and genetics of diverse traits in bees and wasps. This includes study of mimetic color diversification, plant gall induction, novel morphologies, speciation, and social evolution.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
- Insect Biodiversity Center
- Ecology
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Genomics Gene Flow Color Genes Ecology Bombus Phylogeny Genome Butterfly Butterflies Bees Parasitism Hymenoptera Phenotype Divergence Pollinating Insects Natural Selection Ecosystem Gene Insecta Heliconius Wasps Cladistics Heliconius Butterflies Biological SciencesMost Recent Publications
Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species
J Keagy, Chloe Drummond, Kadeem Gilbert, C Grozinger, J Hamilton, H Hines, J Lasky, Cheryl Logan, Ruairidh Sawers, T Wagner, Molecular Ecology Resources
Does coevolution in refugia drive mimicry in bumble bees? Insights from a South Asian mimicry group
Jixiang Cui, Yuxin Chen, Heather M. Hines, Ling Ma, Wanhu Yang, Chao Wang, Shanlin Liu, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai, Wa Da, Paul Williams, Li Tian, 2024, Science advances
Cryptic or underworked? Taxonomic revision of the Antistrophus rufus species complex (Cynipoidea, Aulacideini)
Louis F. Nastasi, John F. Tooker, Charles K. Davis, Cecil N. Smith, Timothy S. Frey, M. J. Hatfield, Tara M. Presnall, Heather M. Hines, Andrew R. Deans, 2024, Journal of Hymenoptera Research on p. 399-439
Deep learning for identifying bee species from images of wings and pinned specimens
Brian J. Spiesman, Claudio Gratton, Elena Gratton, Heather Hines, 2024, PLoS One
Field Guide to the Bumble Bees of Pennsylvania
Claire Travis, Heather Hines, 2024, on p. 28 pgs.
The role of landscape factors in shaping bumble bee pathogen loads in regions of the eastern Nearctic
Elena Gratton, Darin McNeil, Ren Sawyer, Anna Martinello, C Grozinger, Heather Hines, 2024, Insect Conservation and Diversity on p. 1-15
Comparison of seasonal viral prevalence supports honey bees as potential spring pathogen reservoirs for bumble bees
B Wham, Elyse McCormick, Carrie Carr, Nicole Bracci, Ashley Heimann, Timothy J. Egner, Timothy Enger, Matthew Schneider, Heather Hines, 2024, Ecosphere on p. e4883
Pleistocene glaciation shapes population and color pattern diversity in a highly polymorphic bumble bee mimicry group
J Cui, Y Chen, Heather Hines, L Ma, W Wang, S Liu, H Li, W Cai, Paul Williams, Li Tian, 2024, Science Advances on p. eadl2286
Genetic Modification of a Hox Locus Drives Mimetic Color Pattern Variation in a Highly Polymorphic Bumble Bee
Wanhu Yang, Jixiang Cui, Yuxin Chen, Chao Wang, Yuanzhi Yin, Wei Zhang, Shanlin Liu, Cheng Sun, Hu Li, Yuange Duan, Fan Song, Wanzhi Cai, Heather M. Hines, Li Tian, 2023, Molecular Biology and Evolution
Comparative anatomy of venom glands suggests a role of maternal secretions in gall induction by cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
Antoine Guiguet, John Tooker, Andrew R. Deans, Istvan Miko, István Mikó, Gang Ning, Szabina Schweger, Szabina Schwéger, Heather M. Hines, 2023, Insect Systematics and Diversity on p. 3
Most-Cited Papers
Finding Our Way through Phenotypes
Andrew R. Deans, Suzanna E. Lewis, Eva Huala, Salvatore S. Anzaldo, Michael Ashburner, James P. Balhoff, David C. Blackburn, Judith A. Blake, J. Gordon Burleigh, Bruno Chanet, Laurel D. Cooper, Mélanie Courtot, Sándor Csösz, Hong Cui, Wasila Dahdul, Sandip Das, T. Alexander Dececchi, Agnes Dettai, Rui Diogo, Robert E. Druzinsky, Michel Dumontier, Nico M. Franz, Frank Friedrich, George V. Gkoutos, Melissa Haendel, Luke J. Harmon, Terry F. Hayamizu, Yongqun He, Heather M. Hines, Nizar Ibrahim, Laura M. Jackson, Pankaj Jaiswal, Christina James-Zorn, Sebastian Köhler, Guillaume Lecointre, Hilmar Lapp, Carolyn J. Lawrence, Nicolas Le Novère, John G. Lundberg, James Macklin, Austin R. Mast, Peter E. Midford, István Mikó, Christopher J. Mungall, Anika Oellrich, David Osumi-Sutherland, Helen Parkinson, Martín J. Ramírez, Stefan Richter, Peter N. Robinson, Alan Ruttenberg, Katja S. Schulz, Erik Segerdell, Katja C. Seltmann, Michael J. Sharkey, Aaron D. Smith, Barry Smith, Chelsea D. Specht, R. Burke Squires, Robert W. Thacker, Anne Thessen, Jose Fernandez-Triana, Mauno Vihinen, Peter D. Vize, Lars Vogt, Christine E. Wall, Ramona L. Walls, Monte Westerfeld, Robert A. Wharton, Christian S. Wirkner, James B. Woolley, Matthew J. Yoder, Aaron M. Zorn, Paula Mabee, 2015, PLoS Biology on p. e1002033
The gene cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths
Nicola J. Nadeau, Carolina Pardo-Diaz, Annabel Whibley, Megan A. Supple, Suzanne V. Saenko, Richard W.R. Wallbank, Grace C. Wu, Luana Maroja, Laura Ferguson, Joseph J. Hanly, Heather Hines, Camilo Salazar, Richard M. Merrill, Andrea J. Dowling, Richard H. Ffrench-Constant, Violaine Llaurens, Mathieu Joron, W. Owen McMillan, Chris D. Jiggins, 2016, Nature on p. 106-110
Pollen protein: Lipid macronutrient ratios may guide broad patterns of bee species floral preferences
Anthony Vaudo, John Tooker, Harland M. Patch, David J. Biddinger, Michael Coccia, Makaylee Crone, Mark Fiely, Jacob Francis, Heather M. Hines, Mackenzie Hodges, Stephanie Jackson, Denis Michez, Junpeng Mu, Laura Russo, Maliheh Safari, Erin Treanore, Maryse Vanderplanck, E Yip, Anne Leonard, Christina M. Grozinger, 2020, Insects on p. 132
Complex modular architecture around a simple toolkit of wing pattern genes
Steven M. Van Belleghem, Pasi Rastas, Alexie Papanicolaou, Simon H. Martin, Carlos F. Arias, Megan A. Supple, Joseph J. Hanly, James Mallet, James J. Lewis, Heather M. Hines, Mayte Ruiz, Camilo Salazar, Mauricio Linares, Gilson R.P. Moreira, Chris D. Jiggins, Brian A. Counterman, W. Owen McMillan, Riccardo Papa, 2017, Nature Ecology and Evolution
Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads
Darin McNeil, Elyse McCormick, Ashley Heimann, Melanie Kammerer, Margaret Douglas, Sarah Goslee, Christina Grozinger, Heather M. Hines, 2020, Scientific Reports on p. 22306
Ecology and evolution of cuckoo bumble bees
Patrick Lhomme, Heather M. Hines, 2019, Annals of the Entomological Society of America on p. 122-140
Expanding insect pollinators in the Anthropocene
Guillaume Ghisbain, Maxence Gérard, Thomas J. Wood, Heather M. Hines, Denis Michez, 2021, Biological Reviews on p. 2755-2770
Substantial genetic divergence and lack of recent gene flow support cryptic speciation in a colour polymorphic bumble bee (Bombus bifarius) species complex
Guillaume Ghisbain, Jeffrey D. Lozier, Sarthok Rasique Rahman, Briana D. Ezray, Li Tian, Jonah M. Ulmer, Sam D. Heraghty, James P. Strange, Pierre Rasmont, Heather M. Hines, 2020, Systematic Entomology on p. 635-652
Phylogenomics of Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera) and implications for evolution of mode of parasitism and viral endogenization
Barbara J. Sharanowski, Ryan D. Ridenbaugh, Patrick K. Piekarski, Gavin R. Broad, Gaelen R. Burke, Andrew R. Deans, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily C. Moriarty Lemmon, Gloria J. Diehl, James B. Whitfield, Heather M. Hines, 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Divergence with gene flow across a speciation continuum of Heliconius butterflies
Megan A. Supple, Riccardo Papa, Heather M. Hines, W. Owen McMillan, Brian A. Counterman, 2015, BMC Evolutionary Biology
News Articles Featuring Heather Hines
Sep 30, 2024
Honey bees may play key role in spreading viruses to wild bees
Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees.
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Aug 21, 2024
Honey bees may play role in spreading viruses to wild bumble bees
Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees.
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Oct 21, 2021
Scientists uncover the genetic pathway that colors bumble bee stripes
While most people in the U.S. may think of bumble bees as the standard yellow and black variety, there are an estimated 260 bee species that sport about 400 different color patterns. One reason many people associate bumble bees with distinct colors is because evolution can influence multiple bee species to share similar color patterns in specific geographic regions, which scientists call mimicry.
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Feb 11, 2020
Climate Change Has Driven Serious Declines in World’s Bumblebees
The number of habitats in North America that bumblebees occupy has fallen by almost 50 percent
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Feb 06, 2020
Bumblebees Are Going Extinct In A Time of Climate Chaos
Loss of the vital pollinators, due in part to temperature extremes and fluctuations, could have dire consequences for ecosystems and agriculture.
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May 01, 2019
How The Bumble Bee Got Its Stripes
Researchers have discovered a gene that drives color differences within a species of bumble bees. This discovery helps to explain the highly diverse color patterns among bumble bee species as well as how mimicry — individuals in an area adopting similar color patterns — evolves.
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May 01, 2019
Researchers Identify ‘Color Switch’ Gene in Black-Tailed Bumblebees
Penn State researcher Heather Hines and colleagues investigated the genetic basis of color in the black-tailed bumblebee, which exhibits two regional color patterns.
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