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 Affiliations
- Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Center for Pollinator Research
- Insect Biodiversity Center
- Ecology
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Publication Tags
Color Genes Butterflies Hymenoptera Genomics Bombus Phenotype Phylogeny Genome Gene Bees Divergence Genetic Variation Radiation Gene Flow Ecology Apidae Species Complex Parasitism Sampling Mimicry Mexico Parasitoids History PhylogeneticsMost Recent Papers
Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads
Darin J. McNeil, Elyse McCormick, Ashley C. Heimann, Melanie Kammerer, Margaret R. Douglas, Sarah C. Goslee, Christina M. Grozinger, Heather M. Hines, 2020, Scientific Reports
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
Pollen protein
Anthony D. Vaudo, John F. Tooker, Harland M. Patch, David J. Biddinger, Michael Coccia, Makaylee K. Crone, Mark Fiely, Jacob S. Francis, Heather M. Hines, Mackenzie Hodges, Stephanie W. Jackson, Denis Michez, Junpeng Mu, Laura Russo, Maliheh Safari, Erin D. Treanore, Maryse Vanderplanck, Eric Yip, Anne S. Leonard, Christina M. Grozinger, 2020, Insects
Inverse dispersal patterns in a group of ant parasitoids (Hymenoptera
Austin J. Baker, John M. Heraty, Jason Mottern, Junxia Zhang, Heather M. Hines, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, 2020, Systematic Entomology on p. 1-19
Endogenization from diverse viral ancestors is common and widespread in parasitoid wasps
Gaelen Burke, Heather Hines, Barbara Sharanowski, 2020, bioRxiv
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
A combined RAD-Seq and WGS approach reveals the genomic basis of yellow colour variation in bumble bee Bombus terrestris
Sarthok Rahman, Jonathan Cnaani, Lisa Kinch, Nick Grishin, Heather Hines, 2020, bioRxiv
Evolutionary genetics in insect phenotypic radiations
Heather M. Hines, Sarthok Rasique Rahman, 2019, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 90-95
Unsupervised machine learning reveals mimicry complexes in bumblebees occur along a perceptual continuum
Briana D. Ezray, Drew C. Wham, Carrie E. Hill, Heather M. Hines, 2019, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Discovering the genetic basis of mimetic color diversity in bumble bees
Heather Hines, 2019,
Most-Cited Papers
Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species
Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra, James R. Walters, Adriana D. Briscoe, John W. Davey, Annabel Whibley, Nicola J. Nadeau, Aleksey V. Zimin, Camilo Salazar, Laura C. Ferguson, Simon H. Martin, Camilo Salazar, James J. Lewis, Sebastian Adler, Seung Joon Ahn, Dean A. Baker, Simon W. Baxter, Nicola L. Chamberlain, Chauhan Ritika, Brian A. Counterman, Tamas Dalmay, Lawrence E. Gilbert, Karl Gordon, David G. Heckel, Heather M. Hines, Katharina J. Hoff, Peter W.H. Holland, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Francis M. Jiggins, Robert T. Jones, Durrell D. Kapan, Paul Kersey, Gerardo Lamas, Daniel Lawson, Daniel Mapleson, Luana S. Maroja, Arnaud Martin, Simon Moxon, William J. Palmer, Riccardo Papa, Alexie Papanicolaou, Yann ick Pauchet, David A. Ray, Neil Rosser, Steven L. Salzberg, Megan A. Supple, Alison Surridge, Ayse Tenger-Trolander, Heiko Vogel, Paul A. Wilkinson, Derek Wilson, 2012, Nature on p. 94-98
Optix drives the repeated convergent evolution of butterfly wing pattern mimicry
Robert D. Reed, Riccardo Papa, Arnaud Martin, Heather M. Hines, Brian A. Counterman, Carolina Pardo-Diaz, Chris D. Jiggins, Nicola L. Chamberlain, Marcus R. Kronforst, Rui Chen, Georg Halder, H. Frederik Nijhout, W. Owen McMillan, 2011, Science on p. 1137-1141
Finding Our Way through Phenotypes
Andrew Robert 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, Istvan Miko, 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 M. 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
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
Wing patterning gene redefines the mimetic history of Heliconius butterflies
Heather M. Hines, Brian A. Counterman, Riccardo Papa, Priscila Albuquerque De Moura, Marcio Z. Cardoso, Mauricio Linares, James Mallet, Robert D. Reed, Chris D. Jiggins, Marcus R. Kronforst, W. Owen McMillan, 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 19666-19671
Genomic architecture of adaptive color pattern divergence and convergence in Heliconius butterflies
Megan A. Supple, Heather M. Hines, Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra, James J. Lewis, Dahlia M. Nielsen, Christine Lavoie, David A. Ray, Camilo Salazar, W. Owen McMillan, Brian A. Counterman, 2013, Genome Research on p. 1248-1257
Geographical patterns of genetic divergence in the widespread Mesoamerican bumble bee Bombus ephippiatus (Hymenoptera
Michelle A. Duennes, Jeffrey D. Lozier, Heather M. Hines, Sydney A. Cameron, 2012, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution on p. 219-231
Mimetic colour pattern evolution in the highly polymorphic Bombus trifasciatus (Hymenoptera
Heather M. Hines, Paul H. Williams, 2012, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society on p. 805-826
Transcriptome analysis reveals novel patterning and pigmentation genes underlying Heliconius butterfly wing pattern variation
Heather M. Hines, Riccardo Papa, Mayte Ruiz, Alexie Papanicolaou, Charles Wang, H. F. Nijhout, W. O. McMillan, Robert D. Reed, 2012, BMC Genomics on p. 288
News Articles Featuring Heather Hines
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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