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
Bombus Genes Color Bees Genomics Gene Flow Genome Bee Gene Ecology Pollinating Insects Butterflies Phenotype Divergence Genetic Variation Honey Pathogens Ancestry Ecosystem Insecta Cryptic Speciation Pollen Gene Regulatory Networks Species Complex LipidsMost Recent Publications
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
The Presence of Ancient Core Genes Reveals Endogenization from Diverse Viral Ancestors in Parasitoid Wasps
Gaelen R. Burke, Heather M. Hines, Barbara J. Sharanowski, 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution
Developmental Transcriptomics Reveals a Gene Network Driving Mimetic Color Variation in a Bumble Bee
Sarthok Rasique Rahman, Tatiana Terranova, Li Tian, Heather M. Hines, 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution
A combined RAD-Seq and WGS approach reveals the genomic basis of yellow color variation in bumble bee Bombus terrestris
Sarthok Rasique Rahman, Jonathan Cnaani, Lisa N. Kinch, Nick V. Grishin, Heather M. Hines, 2021, Scientific Reports on p. 7996
What kinds of landscapes keep bees healthy?
Darin McNeil, Heather Hines, C Grozinger, 2021, Environmental Science Journal for Teens on p. 1-4
iBLAST: Incremental BLAST of new sequences via automated e-value correction
Sajal Dash, Sarthok Rasique Rahman, Heather M. Hines, Wu Chun Feng, 2021, PLoS One
Diversification Pattern of the Widespread Holarctic Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Bombus flavidus (Hymenoptera: Apidae): The East Side Story
Patrick Lhomme, S Williams, Guillaume Ghisbain, Baptiste Martinet, G\'erard, Maxence, Heather Hines, 2021, Insect Systematics and Diversity on p. 5
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: Lipid macronutrient ratios may guide broad patterns of bee species floral preferences
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
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
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
Pollen protein: Lipid macronutrient ratios may guide broad patterns of bee species floral preferences
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
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
Ecology and evolution of cuckoo bumble bees
Patrick Lhomme, Heather M. Hines, 2019, Annals of the Entomological Society of America on p. 122-140
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
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
Queens and workers contribute differently to adaptive evolution in bumble bees and honey bees
Brock A. Harpur, Alivia Dey, Jennifer R. Albert, Sani Patel, Heather M. Hines, Martin Hasselmann, Laurence Packer, Amro Zayed, 2017, Genome Biology and Evolution on p. 2395-2402
News Articles Featuring Heather Hines
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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