Karen M. Kapheim

This study examines how sex and season affect microbiome composition in wild northern rock iguanas, finding reduced microbial diversity in reproductive females.

This study investigates the genomic basis of lifespan extension in bees lacking prepupal diapause, finding convergent selection on longevity-related genes and changes in selection pressures on the IIS/TOR pathway.

The paper investigates how maternal body condition and season affect RNA deposition in oocytes of alfalfa leafcutting bees, finding that both factors influence mRNA and miRNA levels before the maternal-to-zygotic transition.

The paper examines the relationship between social organization and lineage-specific microRNAs in bees, finding that novel miRNAs may coevolve with genes but do not significantly influence social evolution.

The paper presents a draft genome assembly of the alkali bee and identifies genes under selection and population genetic patterns.

The paper develops a novel pipeline for viral metagenomics in bees, identifying 127 novel viruses across multiple species and regions.

The paper reports the nuclear and mitochondrial genome sequences of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma, providing a high-quality assembly and gene set, and highlighting gene synteny conservation with honey bees.