CURRICULUM VITAE LEAH LAPERLE LARKIN, Ph.D. Department of Biology University of New Mexico E-mail: llarkin@unm.edu Phone: 925-980-2460

EDUCATION

• Ph. D. in Botany, 2002. The University of Texas, Austin, TX. Dr. Beryl B. Simpson, Advisor.
  • Dissertation: Phylogeny and floral host relationships of Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena).
• B. A. in Biology, 1991. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.

• Evolution of species interactions, including pollinator-plant and host-parasite relationships
• Phylogenetics of native bees, particularly the genus Andrena and family Andrenidae
• Evolution of diet breadth in bees and of host choice among specialist lineages
• Biophysical adaptations underlying ecological specialization
• Biogeography
• Plant phylogeny

		2004-present		Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico.
		1998-1999		Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin.
		1993		Tropical Biology Field Course, Parque Nacional Corcovado, Costa Rica.
		1991-1992		McHenry Fellow, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, PA.
		1989-1990		Biochemistry Research Technician, Chemistry Department, Swarthmore College.

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Plant-Insect Interactions
• Pollination Biology (field course)
• Systematic Entomology
• Systematic Botany
• Biogeography
• Phylogenetic Methods
• Changing Languages
• Careers in Science

		2007		Plant-Insect Interactions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
		2007		Systematics Seminar (co-taught), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
		2004-present		Supervise undergraduate researchers, University of New Mexico.
		2004		Guest Lecturer, Entomology (BIO 485L), University of New Mexico, November 23.
		2004		Systematics Seminar (informal), The University of New Mexico.
		2003		Professor of Biology (Part-Time), TVI (CNM) Community College, Albuquerque, NM. Taught: Principles of Biology I, General Biology for Non-Science Majors.
		1992-2000		Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas, Austin, TX. Courses included: General Botany, Native Plants, Field Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Laboratory in Cell and Molecular Biology, Laboratory in Structure and Function of Organisms.
		1989-1990		Laboratory Teaching Assistant in Organic Chemistry, Swarthmore College, PA.

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS AWARDED
($358,314 total)

		2007		National Forest Service contract to study pollinator-mediated outcrossing in creosote bush (Larrea tridentata). $15,108; Mar. - Jun. 2007.
		2004		Primary Investigator, National Science Foundation grant #0344288: REVSYS: A holistic approach to an holarctic group: Subgeneric relationships within the genus Andrena Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) with a revision of the subgenus Callandrena Cockerell. $332,335; Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2007.
		2000		Graduate Student Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, The University of Texas, Austin, TX. $400.
		1999		National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant #9902301: The Lost Herbivores: Phylogeny and floral host preferences of Callandrena bees (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). $9,671.
		1994		Sigma Xi Research Grant. $980; American Society of Plant Taxonomists and John Ayers International Travel Fund Research Grant. $400.
		1993		Graduate Student Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, The University of Texas, Austin, TX. $400.
		1992		McHenry Fellowship, Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, PA. (stipend).

PERR REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Larkin, L. L., J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. The evolution of host choice and diet breadth in a putatively mutualistic interaction: The case of specialist bees. Submitted by invitation to a special issue of Apoidea, 6/15/07.

Simpson, B. B., L. L. Larkin, A. Weeks, & J. McDill. 2006. Phylogeny and biogeography of Pomaria (Caesalpinioideae: Leguminosae). Systematic Botany 31(4): 792-804.

Pohl, T. & L. L. Larkin. 2006. A new species of Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) from Mexico. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 79(1): 104-109.

Larkin, L. L., J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. 2006. Phylogeny of the Callandrena subgenus of Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data: Polyphyly and convergent evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(2): 330-343.

Larkin, L. L. 2004. Four new species of fall Andrena from the southwestern United States. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 77(3): 254-268.

Simpson, B. B., A. Weeks, D. M. Helfgott & L. L. Larkin. 2004. Species relationships in Krameria (Krameriaceae) based on ITS sequences and morphology: Implications for character evolution and biogeography. Systematic Botany 29(1): 97-108 + cover photo.

Simpson, B. B., L. L. Larkin, & A. Weeks. 2003. Progress towards resolving the relationships of the Caesalpinia group (Caesalpinieae: Caesalpinioideae: Fabaceae). pp. 123-148 In B. Klitgaard & A. Bruneau (editors). Advances in Legume Systematics X. Higher-Level Systematics and Biogeography. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.

Neff, J. L. & L. L. Larkin. 2002. Andrena chaparralensis new species, a new vernal bee associated with Asteraceae on the South Texas Plains (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 75(4): 268-273.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Larkin, L. L., S. Droege, R. Andrus and T. Griswold. 2006. An interactive web-based key to the Andrena species of the eastern United States. Online at: http://pick5.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide=Andrena_female and http://pick5.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide=Andrena_male.

Larkin, L. L. Book Review: M. B. Barbour & W. D. Billings. 2000. North American Terrestrial Vegetation, 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Plant Science Bulletin.

Larkin, L. L., B. B. Simpson & J. L. Neff. 1999. Phylogeny and floral host relationships of Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). XVI International Botanical Congress Abstracts, p. 497.

Larkin, L. L. Book Review: M. S. Mani & J. M. Saravanan. 1999. Pollination Ecology and Evolution in Compositae (Asteraceae). Enfield, NH: Science Publishers, Inc. Plant Science Bulletin 46 (2): 52 (2000).

CURRENT RESEARCH

Larkin, L. L., and B. N. Danforth. How old are bees? In preparation.

Brady, S. G., B. N. Danforth and L. L. Larkin. Aculeata. Invited chapter to TimeTree of Life, ed. Blair Hedges.

Larkin, L. L., S. Droege, R. Andrus and T. Griswold. An interactive web-based key to the 500+ species of North American Andrena. http://www.discoverlife.org.

Larkin, L. L., S. Patiny, and J. Ascher. Phylogeny and biogeography of the holarctic bee genus Andrena. In preparation.

Patiny, S., D. Michez, L. Larkin, J. Ascher and B Danforth. Molecular phylogeny of Panurginae (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) reveals unusual phylogeographical pattern. In preparation.

Volz, S., S. Renner, and Larkin, L. L. Phylogenetic dating of the relationship between Andrena florea and its host plant in the genus Bryonia (Cucurbitaceae). In preparation.

Larkin, L. L. Electrostatically charged pollen-hairs in Andrena bees and implications for pollen attachment. In preparation.

Larkin, L. L., S. Patiny, and J. Ascher. Phylogeny of the Melandrena-group of subgenera in the genus Andrena and a recircumscription of the subgenus. In preparation.

Larkin, L. L. Phylogeny of the Andrena subgenera Trachandrena and Scrapteropsis with implications for biogeography and character evolution. In preparation.

Larkin, L. L. A revision of Andrena subgenus Callandrena from Mexico. In preparation.

Gaines, K. and L. L. Larkin. Population genetics of the widespread dragonfly Erythrodiplax berenice.

Larkin, L. L. and M. Timaná. A new record of Andrena vidalesi from Nicaragua with a predictive analysis of the biogeography of the two subspecies. In preparation.

Simpson, B. B., L. L. Larkin, A. Weeks, and J. McDill. Phylogenetics of the Caesalpinia group (Caesalpinieae: Caesalpinioideae: Leguminosae). In preparation.

INVISTED TALKS

		2007		Phylogeny, biogeography and host-plant relationships in Andrena bees. Invited to speak at The University of Rochester, April 2007.
		2004		To bee or not to bee (a specialist): The evolution of oligolecty in Andrena bees. Presented at Western Carolina University, 4/23/04.
		2002		Phylogeny and floral host preference in Callandrena bees (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). Presented to Biocomplexity Group, The University of New Mexico, 10/23/02.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

		2005		An update on the phylogeny of Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) using multiple markers. L. L. Larkin. Paper presented at Evolution 2005 Conference, Fairbanks, AK.
		2005		Hodson, A. and L. L. Larkin. 2005. A comparison of molecular markers for the phylogenetic analysis of Andrena bees. Poster presented at the Evolution 2005 Conference, Fairbanks, AK and at Research Day, Department of Biology, The University of New Mexico, April 1.
		2004		Evolution of floral specialization in Andrena bees. L. L. Larkin, J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. Paper presented at the Entomological Society of America 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
		2003		Biogeography and evolution of floral host choice in Andrena bees (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). L. L. Larkin, J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. Paper presented at the Evolution 2003 Conference, Chico, CA.
		2001		Evolution of floral specificity in a group of andrenid bees, the subgenus Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). L. L. Larkin, J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. Paper presented at the Botany 2001 Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
		2001		Phylogeny, floral host preferences, and convergence in Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). L. L. Larkin, J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. Paper presented at the Evolution 2001 Conference, Knoxville, TN.
		2001		What are natural clades in the Caesalpinia group (Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae)? Evidence from molecular studies. B. B. Simpson, L. L. Larkin & A. Weeks. Presented by BBS at the International Legume Conference, Canberra, Australia.
		2000		Phylogeny and floral host preferences of the oligolectic subgenus Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). L. L. Larkin, J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. Paper presented at the Evolution 2000 Conference, Bloomington, IN.
		1999		Phylogeny and floral host relationships of Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). L. L. Larkin, B. B. Simpson & J. L. Neff. Poster presented at the International Botanical Conference, St. Louis, MO.
		1998		Phylogeny and floral host relationships of the Andrena krigiana group (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena). L. L. Larkin, J. L. Neff & B. B. Simpson. Poster presented at the Evolution 1998 Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

COLLABORATORS

• Dr. John Ascher, Postdoctoral Fellow, American Museum of Natural History, New York City: phylogeny of Andrena and the family Andrenidae.
• Mr. Sam Droege, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Beltsville, MD: interactive electronic keys to Andrena.
• Ms. Karen Gaines, graduate student, The University of New Mexico: population genetic analysis of dragonfly Erythrodiplax berenice.
• Dr. Fritz Gusenleitner, Professor, Biologiezentrum des Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseums, Austria: phylogeny of Andrena (Europe).
• Dr. Jack Neff, Director, Central Texas Melittological Institute, Austin: phylogeny of Andrena and evolution of host choice.
• Dr Sébastien Patiny, Faculté universitaire des Sciences agronomiques de Gembloux, Belgium: phylogenies of Andrena (Europe) and Panurginae.
• Dr. Susanne Renner and Stefanie Volz, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich: Andrena-Bryonia relationships.
• Dr. Klaus Schoenitzer, Professor, and Andreas Dubitzky, graduate student, Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany: phylogeny of Andrena (Europe).
• Dr. Sedonia Sipes, Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University: nuclear-mitochondrial DNA transfers in bees.
• Dr. Osamu Tadauchi, Professor, and Takayuki Sugimoto, graduate student, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan: phylogeny of Andrena (Asia).
• Dr. Tracy Vogler, Research Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM.
• Ms. Karen Wetherill, Research Scientist, The University of New Mexico: population genetic analysis of bee Centris caesalpiniae.

• Nathan Abramson, Master's project: Leaf-folding response in Mimosa. Advised by Diane Marshall, University of New Mexico.

		2007		WEBS symposium on women in biological sciences, invited panel member, October, Seattle, Washington.
		2006-2007		UNM Department of Biology Research Day Committee.
		2005-2007		UNM Department of Biology Scholarship and Department Publicity Committees.
		2004-2007		Ad hoc manuscript reviewer, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.
		2004-2007		Ad hoc grant reviewer, NSF Systematic Biology grant program.
		2005		Ad hoc manuscript reviewer, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
		2003		Mentor, Undergraduate Diversity Program, Evolution 2003 Conference, Chico, CA.
		2000-2001		Assistant editor, Lundellia: Journal of the Plant Resources Center of The University of Texas at Austin.
		1994-1995		President, Botany Organization of Graduate Students.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

		2000		The Bee Course, Southwestern Research Laboratory, American Museum of Natural History, Chiricahua Mountains, AZ.
		1999-2000		Herbarium Database Assistant, Flora of Texas databasing project.
		1996-1997		BMW motorcycle mechanic, Lone Star BMW, Austin, TX.
		1990		Student Intern, Assateague Island National Seashore, Berlin, MD.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Entomological Society of America
• International Society of Hymenopterists
• Kansas Entomological Society
• Sigma Xi
• Society of Systematic Biologists
• Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections

• Dr. Beryl B. Simpson, Professor
  C. L. Lundell Chair of Systematic Botany
  Section of Integrative Biology
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX 78712
  512-471-7335 - 512-232-3402 (fax)
  e-mail: beryl@mail.utexas.edu
• Dr. John L. Neff, Director
  Central Texas Melittological Institute
  7307 Running Rope
  Austin, TX 78731
  512-345-7219
  e-mail: jlnatctmi@yahoo.com
  
• Dr. Manuel Molles, Professor
  Director, Museum of Southwestern Biology
  Curator, Division of Arthropods
  Department of Biology
  MSC 03 2020
  The University of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  505-277-3050
  molles@sevilleta.unm.edu

• Dr. Robert K. Jansen, Professor
  Blake Centennial Professor, Systematic Botany
  Chair, Section of Integrative Biology
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX 78712
  512-471-8827 - 512-232-3402 (fax)
  e-mail: rjansen@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
• Dr. C. Randall Linder, Associate Professor
  Section of Integrative Biology
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX 78712
  512-471-7825 - 512-232-3402 (fax)
  e-mail: rlinder@mail.utexas.edu
• Dr. Timothy K. Lowrey, Professor
  Herbarium Curator, Museum of Southwestern Biology
  Department of Biology
  MSC 03 2020
  The University of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  505-277-2604
  tlowrey@unm.edu