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Kapheim, Karen M

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies

Pennsylvania State University

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the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Entomology

Kapheim, Karen M is currently serving as an Entomology Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

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Kapheim, Karen M

Pennsylvania State University

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies

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evolutionary biology biology social insects insect science entomology behavioral ecology insect social behavior evolutionary ecology genetics sociobiology ecological entomology animal behavior ethology coevolution molecular evolution ecology and evolutionary biology insect molecular biology ecology genetic variation population genetics genome biology adaptation biological evolution reproductive biology symbiosis evolutionary theory sociogenomics molecular ecology evolutionary applications ecology evolution evolutionary anthropology genetic diversity social parasitism evolutionary genetics mammalogy zoology sexual selection insect conservation evolutionary developmental biology interspecific behavioral interaction social heterosis microbial diversity wildlife ecology human-wildlife relationships wildlife biology kin selection comparative genomics reproduction response plant-insect interactions insect virus life cycle sweat bees north america host-microbe interactions movement ecology wildlife management natural selection animal behaviour virus phylogeny virus classification high throughput sequencing phylogenomics genetic foundation kin recognition evolutionary transitions genomic signatures group living host-symbiont dynamics honey bee caste-specific differences space utilization patterns prey abundance larger home ranges group members space use individual variation indirect genetic effects complex phenotypes

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Convergent Evolution Associated With the Loss of Developmental Diapause May Promote Extended Lifespan in Bees. Genome Biology and Evolution (2024)

Priscila K F SantosKaren M Kapheim

evolutionary geneticsextended lifespancoevolutiongeneticspopulation geneticsmolecular adaptationevolutionary ecologysocial insectsgrowth hormone ptthbee genomesadaptationevolutionary developmental biologymolecular evolutionbiologyecology and evolutionary biologyevolutionary biologyinsect molecular biologyinsect scienceentomologybiological evolution

Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective. Annual Review of Genetics (2024)

Timothy J. DeLoryJonathan RomiguierOlav RueppellKaren M. Kapheim

geneticspopulation geneticsbiologyevolutionary geneticsinsect scienceentomologysocial insectsgene duplicationinsect social behaviorgenetic recombinationcaste specializationgenetic variationevolutionary biologyecological entomologybiological evolutionevolutionary applications

Reproductive Inefficiency and Increased Behavioral Variation Are Associated With Large Group Size in the Orchid Bee, Euglossa Dilemma. Insectes Sociaux (2024)

N. W. SalehJ. DelvaS. R. RamírezK. M. KapheimT. Chouvenc

animal behaviorbiologyevolutionary ecologyentomologybehavioral ecologysocial insectsinsect social behaviorreproductive inefficiencyorchid beereproductive skewsociobiologyevolutionary biologybehavioral sciences

Convergent and Complementary Selection Shaped Gains and Losses of Eusociality in Sweat Bees. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2023)

Beryl M. JonesBenjamin E. R. RubinOlga DudchenkoCallum J. KingwellIan M. TranielloZ. Yan WangKaren M. KapheimEli S. WymanPer A. AdastraWeijie LiuLance R. ParsonsS. RaElle JacksonKatharine GoodwinShawn M. DavidsonMatthew J. McBrideAndrew E. WebbKennedy S. OmufwokoNikki Van DorpMauricio Fernández OtárolaMelanie PhamArina D. OmerDavid WeiszJoshua SchraiberFernando VillaneaWilliam T. WcisloRobert J. PaxtonBrendan G. HuntErez Lieberman AidenSarah D. Kocher

animal behaviorethologysweat beessymbiosiscoevolutionevolutionary ecologysocial insectscomplementary selectionadaptationsociobiologyecological entomologybiologyinsect scienceecology and evolutionary biologysexual selectionevolutionary biologyforagingbehavioral ecologyinsect social behaviorentomology

Maternal Body Condition and Season Influence Rna Deposition in the Oocytes of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees (Megachile Rotundata). Frontiers in Genetics (2023)

Mallory A. HagadornFrances K. HunterTim DeLoryMakenna M. JohnsonTheresa L. Pitts-SingerKaren M. Kapheim

geneticsbiologyreproductive biologygene expressionreproduction responsematernal rnasplant-insect interactionsdevelopmental geneticsdevelopmental biologymorphogenesisembryologymaternal body conditiontranscriptomeinsect scienceinsect molecular biologytranscription (biology)

Protecting Pollinators and Our Food Supply: Understanding and Managing Threats to Pollinator Health. Insectes Sociaux (2023)

H. SiviterA. FisherB. BaerM. J. F. BrownI. F. CamargoJ. ColeY. Le ConteB. DorinJ. D. EvansW. FarinaJ. FineL. R. FischerM. P. D. GarrattT. C. GianniniT. GirayH. Li-ByarlayM. M. López-UribeJ. C. NiehK. PrzybylaN. E. RaineA. M. RayG. SinghM. SpivakK. TraynorK. M. KapheimJ. F. Harrison

entomologyecologyconservation biologyinsect conservationsocial insectswild beesfood productionpest managementclimate changeevolutionary biologyecological entomology

The Expansion of Agriculture Has Shaped the Recent Evolutionary History of a Specialized Squash Pollinator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Nathaniel S. PopeAvehi SinghAnna K. ChildersKaren M. KapheimJay D. EvansMargarita M. López-Uribe

biologyevolutionary ecologyagrobiodiversity conservationsquash beescrop ecologyecology and evolutionary biologyagricultural historyagricultural economicsplant-insect interactionsnorth americaspecialized squash pollinatorbiodiversityevolutionary biologycoevolutionecological entomologyagricultural biotechnology

Mallory A. HagadornKarlee EckMatthew Del GrossoXavier HaemmerleWilliam T. WcisloKaren M. Kapheim

animal behaviorbiologyentomologybehavioral ecologysocial insectsethologymale sweat beesinsect social behaviordevelopmental maturationdevelopmental biologymorphology (biology)age-related brain plasticityinsect scienceevolutionary biologybehavioral neuroscience

Composition and Acquisition of the Microbiome in Solitary, Ground-Nesting Alkali Bees. Scientific Reports (2021)

Karen M. KapheimMakenna M. JohnsonMaggi Jolley

biologymicrobiologysocial insectsground-nesting alkali beesmicrobiomeinsect social behaviorlife cyclesymbiosisbacteriamicrobial ecologyinsect scienceecological entomologymicrobial diversitymicrobiome composition

Convergent Selection on Hormone Signaling Shaped Social Evolution in Bees. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2021)

Beryl M. JonesBenjamin E.R. RubinOlga DudchenkoCallum J. KingwellIan M. TranielloZ. Yan WangKaren M. KapheimEli S. WymanPer A. AdastraWeijie LiuLance R. ParsonsS. RaElle JacksonKatharine GoodwinShawn M. DavidsonMatthew J. McBrideAndrew E. WebbKennedy S. OmufwokoNikki Van DorpMauricio Fernández OtárolaMelanie PhamArina D. OmerDavid WeiszJoshua SchraiberFernando VillaneaWilliam T. WcisloRobert J. PaxtonBrendan G. HuntErez Lieberman AidenSarah D. Kocher

reproductive biologymolecular geneticsconvergent selectionsweat beescoevolutiongeneticspopulation geneticssocial insectsinsect biochemistrydevelopmental biologyevolutionary developmental biologysociobiologymolecular evolutiongenetic variationevolutionary biologyinsect molecular biologyinsect social behaviorinsect blood-brain barrierinsect sciencebiological evolution

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Kapheim, Karen M

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies

Pennsylvania State University

Affiliations

the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Entomology

Kapheim, Karen M is currently serving as an Entomology Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Kapheim, Karen M

Pennsylvania State University

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Convergent Evolution Associated With the Loss of Developmental Diapause May Promote Extended Lifespan in Bees. Genome Biology and Evolution (2024)

Priscila K F SantosKaren M Kapheim

Recombination Rate Variation in Social Insects: An Adaptive Perspective. Annual Review of Genetics (2024)

Timothy J. DeLoryJonathan RomiguierOlav RueppellKaren M. Kapheim

Reproductive Inefficiency and Increased Behavioral Variation Are Associated With Large Group Size in the Orchid Bee, Euglossa Dilemma. Insectes Sociaux (2024)

N. W. SalehJ. DelvaS. R. RamírezK. M. KapheimT. Chouvenc

Convergent and Complementary Selection Shaped Gains and Losses of Eusociality in Sweat Bees. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2023)

Maternal Body Condition and Season Influence Rna Deposition in the Oocytes of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees (Megachile Rotundata). Frontiers in Genetics (2023)

Mallory A. HagadornFrances K. HunterTim DeLoryMakenna M. JohnsonTheresa L. Pitts-SingerKaren M. Kapheim

Protecting Pollinators and Our Food Supply: Understanding and Managing Threats to Pollinator Health. Insectes Sociaux (2023)

entomologyecologyconservation biologyinsect conservationsocial insectswild beesfood productionpest managementclimate changeevolutionary biologyecological entomology

The Expansion of Agriculture Has Shaped the Recent Evolutionary History of a Specialized Squash Pollinator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Nathaniel S. PopeAvehi SinghAnna K. ChildersKaren M. KapheimJay D. EvansMargarita M. López-Uribe

Mallory A. HagadornKarlee EckMatthew Del GrossoXavier HaemmerleWilliam T. WcisloKaren M. Kapheim

Composition and Acquisition of the Microbiome in Solitary, Ground-Nesting Alkali Bees. Scientific Reports (2021)

Karen M. KapheimMakenna M. JohnsonMaggi Jolley

Convergent Selection on Hormone Signaling Shaped Social Evolution in Bees. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2021)

Beryl M. JonesBenjamin E.R. RubinOlga DudchenkoCallum J. KingwellIan M. TranielloZ. Yan WangKaren M. KapheimEli S. WymanPer A. AdastraWeijie LiuLance R. ParsonsS. RaElle JacksonKatharine GoodwinShawn M. DavidsonMatthew J. McBrideAndrew E. WebbKennedy S. OmufwokoNikki Van DorpMauricio Fernández OtárolaMelanie PhamArina D. OmerDavid WeiszJoshua SchraiberFernando VillaneaWilliam T. WcisloRobert J. PaxtonBrendan G. HuntErez Lieberman AidenSarah D. Kocher

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