Kirk E. Anderson

Department of Entomology
Marley Bldg. Rm. 602
Lab: (520) 621-5855
Email: keanders@email.arizona.edu
(480)-242-2111

• Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
• Curriculum Vitae (Word doc)
• Publications
• Research Interests

Research Interests Overview

I use molecules to investigate evolution. I am generally interested in the interplay between evolution and the ecology of social systems. As study organisms I use the highly eusocial hymenoptera (higher ants and honeybees) and a variety of techniques, including field studies, computer simulations, bioinformatics, and molecular genetic and genomic analyses. Attempts to synthesize genetic variability with behavioral, physiological, and ecological data led my research in new directions. I have recently become interested in the regulation of protein expression at different stages of the life cycle and under different environmental conditions. With the completion of the honey-bee genome, I’ve become focused on developmental evolution, investigating the contribution of genetic and environmental variability on the expression of genes with a major influence on phenotypic plasticity (caste determination) in social Hymenoptera.