Kathleen Donohue | Scholars@Duke

Kathleen Donohue
Professor of Biology

We investigate the genetic basis of adaptation, including the evolution of phenotypic plasticity and maternal effects, the adaptive value of epigenetic modifications, niche construction, dispersal, and mechanisms of multilevel natural selection.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2012

Contact Information

130 Science Drive, Room 226, Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
(919) 684-6095
http://biology.duke.edu/donohuelab

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Chicago 1993
- B.A., Stanford University 1985
- B.S., Stanford University 1985
- M.S., Stanford University 1985
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2012
Recognition
In the News
- APR 16, 2013
  
  Biologist Kathleen Dononue Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- Epigenetic stability and its evolutionary potential awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2019
- DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The Phenotypic and Genetic Basis of Facilitation and Competition in Plants awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2018
- The Genetic Basis and Adaptive Significance of Pleiotropy: FLC-Regulated Germination and Flowering awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2017
- Collaborative Research: Integrating Genetically Informed awarded by National Science Foundation 2010 - 2016
- DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Predicting Plant Life-Cycles in Changing Environments awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2016
- DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Adaptive divergence and the evolution of reproductive isolation across the genus Cakile (Brassi awarded by National Science Foundation 2010 - 2013
- The Physiological Basis of Natural Variation in Germination Responses of Arabidopsis Thaliana awarded by National Science Foundation 2008 - 2012
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Donohue, K. Darwin's Finches Readings in the Evolution of a Scientific Paradigm. University of Chicago Press, June 15, 2011.
- Academic Articles
  - Vayda, K, Donohue, K, and Auge, GA. "Within- and trans-generational plasticity: seed germination responses to light quantity and quality." Aob Plants 10, no. 3 (June 2018): ply023-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Martel, C, Blair, LK, and Donohue, K. "PHYD prevents secondary dormancy establishment of seeds exposed to high temperature and is associated with lower PIL5 accumulation." Journal of Experimental Botany 69, no. 12 (May 2018): 3157-3169. Full Text
  - Saastamoinen, M, Bocedi, G, Cote, J, Legrand, D, Guillaume, F, Wheat, CW, Fronhofer, EA, Garcia, C, Henry, R, Husby, A, Baguette, M, Bonte, D, Coulon, A, Kokko, H, Matthysen, E, Niitepõld, K, Nonaka, E, Stevens, VM, Travis, JMJ, Donohue, K, Bullock, JM, and Del Mar Delgado, M. "Genetics of dispersal." Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 93, no. 1 (February 2018): 574-599. Full Text
  - Auge, GA, Blair, LK, Karediya, A, and Donohue, K. "The autonomous flowering-time pathway pleiotropically regulates seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana." Annals of Botany 121, no. 1 (January 2018): 183-191. Full Text
  - Leverett, LD, Schieder, GF, and Donohue, K. "The fitness benefits of germinating later than neighbors." American Journal of Botany 105, no. 1 (January 2018): 20-30. Full Text
  - Edwards, B, Burghardt, LT, Kovach, KE, and Donohue, K. "Canalization of Seasonal Phenology in the Presence of Developmental Variation: Seed Dormancy Cycling in an Annual Weed." Integrative and comparative biology 57, no. 5 (November 2017): 1021-1039. Full Text
  - Williams, CM, Ragland, GJ, Betini, G, Buckley, LB, Cheviron, ZA, Donohue, K, Hereford, J, Humphries, MM, Lisovski, S, Marshall, KE, Schmidt, PS, Sheldon, KS, Varpe, Ø, and Visser, ME. "Understanding Evolutionary Impacts of Seasonality: An Introduction to the Symposium." Integrative and Comparative Biology 57, no. 5 (November 2017): 921-933. Full Text
  - Auge, GA, Blair, LK, Neville, H, and Donohue, K. "Maternal vernalization and vernalization-pathway genes influence progeny seed germination." The New Phytologist 216, no. 2 (October 2017): 388-400. Full Text
  - Auge, GA, Leverett, LD, Edwards, BR, and Donohue, K. "Adjusting phenotypes via within- and across-generational plasticity." The New phytologist 216, no. 2 (October 2017): 343-349. (Review) Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Divergence in How Genetic Pathways Respond to Environments." Trends in plant science 22, no. 10 (October 2017): 817-819. Full Text
  - Coughlan, JM, Saha, A, and Donohue, K. "Effects of pre- and post-dispersal temperature on primary and secondary dormancy dynamics in contrasting genotypes of A rabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)." Plant Species Biology 32, no. 3 (July 2017): 210-222. Full Text
  - Imaizumi, T, Auge, G, and Donohue, K. "Photoperiod throughout the maternal life cycle, not photoperiod during seed imbibition, influences germination in Arabidopsis thaliana." American Journal of Botany 104, no. 4 (April 14, 2017): 516-526. Full Text
  - Willis, CG, and Donohue, K. "The evolution of intrinsic reproductive isolation in the genus Cakile (Brassicaceae)." Journal of evolutionary biology 30, no. 2 (February 2017): 361-376. Full Text
  - Blair, L, Auge, G, and Donohue, K. "Effect of FLOWERING LOCUS C on seed germination depends on dormancy." Functional Plant Biology 44, no. 5 (2017): 493-493. Full Text
  - Leverett, LD, Auge, GA, Bali, A, and Donohue, K. "Contrasting germination responses to vegetative canopies experienced in pre- vs. post-dispersal environments." Annals of botany 118, no. 6 (November 2016): 1175-1186. Full Text
  - Mesgaran, MB, Lewis, MA, Ades, PK, Donohue, K, Ohadi, S, Li, C, and Cousens, RD. "Hybridization can facilitate species invasions, even without enhancing local adaptation." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113, no. 36 (September 2016): 10210-10214. Full Text
  - Edwards, BR, Burghardt, LT, Zapata-Garcia, M, and Donohue, K. "Maternal temperature effects on dormancy influence germination responses to water availability in Arabidopsis thaliana." Environmental and Experimental Botany 126 (June 2016): 55-67. Full Text
  - Burghardt, LT, Edwards, BR, and Donohue, K. "Multiple paths to similar germination behavior in Arabidopsis thaliana." The New Phytologist 209, no. 3 (February 2016): 1301-1312. Full Text
  - Burghardt, LT, Metcalf, CJE, and Donohue, K. "A cline in seed dormancy helps conserve the environment experienced during reproduction across the range of Arabidopsis thaliana." American journal of botany 103, no. 1 (January 7, 2016): 47-59. Full Text
  - Rubio de Casas, R, Donohue, K, Venable, DL, and Cheptou, P-O. "Gene-flow through space and time: dispersal, dormancy and adaptation to changing environments." Evolutionary Ecology 29, no. 6 (November 2015): 813-831. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Auge, GA, Blair, LK, Burghardt, LT, Coughlan, J, Edwards, B, Leverett, LD, and Donohue, K. "Secondary dormancy dynamics depends on primary dormancy status in Arabidopsis thaliana." Seed Science Research 25, no. 02 (June 2015): 230-246. Full Text
  - Murphey, M, Kovach, K, Elnacash, T, He, H, Bentsink, L, and Donohue, K. "DOG1-imposed dormancy mediates germination responses to temperature cues." Environmental and Experimental Botany 112 (April 2015): 33-43. Full Text
  - Burghardt, LT, Metcalf, CJE, Wilczek, AM, Schmitt, J, and Donohue, K. "Modeling the influence of genetic and environmental variation on the expression of plant life cycles across landscapes." The American Naturalist 185, no. 2 (February 2015): 212-227. Full Text
  - "Applying developmental threshold models to evolutionary ecology." Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 66-77. (Review) Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Recipient of the 2014 molecular ecology prize: Johanna Schmitt." Molecular ecology 24, no. 1 (January 2015): 18-21. Full Text
  - Willis, CG, Hall, JC, Rubio de Casas, R, Wang, TY, and Donohue, K. "Diversification and the evolution of dispersal ability in the tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae)." Annals of Botany 114, no. 8 (December 2014): 1675-1686. Full Text
  - Willis, CG, Baskin, CC, Baskin, JM, Auld, JR, Venable, DL, Cavender-Bares, J, Donohue, K, Rubio de Casas, R, and NESCent Germination Working Group, . "The evolution of seed dormancy: environmental cues, evolutionary hubs, and diversification of the seed plants." The New Phytologist 203, no. 1 (July 2014): 300-309. Full Text
  - Gibbs, DC, and Donohue, K. "Gene duplication and the environmental regulation of physiology and development." Ecology and evolution 4, no. 11 (June 2014): 2202-2216. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "The epigenetics of adaptation: focusing on epigenetic stability as an evolving trait." Evolution 68, no. 3 (March 2014): 617-619. Full Text Link to Item
  - Donohue, K. "Why ontogeny matters during adaptation: Developmental niche construction and pleiotorpy across the life cycle in arabidopsis thaliana." Evolution 68, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 32-47. Full Text
  - Herman, JJ, Spencer, HG, Donohue, K, and Sultan, SE. "How stable 'should' epigenetic modifications be? Insights from adaptive plasticity and bet hedging." Evolution 68, no. 3 (2014): 632-643.
  - Kim, E, and Donohue, K. "Local adaptation and plasticity ofErysimum capitatumto altitude: its implications for responses to climate change." Journal of Ecology 101, no. 3 (May 2013): 796-805. Full Text
  - Chiang, GCK, Barua, D, Dittmar, E, Kramer, EM, de Casas, RR, and Donohue, K. "Pleiotropy in the wild: the dormancy gene DOG1 exerts cascading control on life cycles." Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 67, no. 3 (March 2013): 883-893. Full Text
  - Cheptou, P-O, and Donohue, K. "Epigenetics as a new avenue for the role of inbreeding depression in evolutionary ecology." Heredity 110, no. 3 (2013): 205-206. Full Text
  - Samis, KE, Murren, CJ, Bossdorf, O, Donohue, K, Fenster, CB, Malmberg, RL, Purugganan, MD, and Stinchcombe, JR. "Longitudinal trends in climate drive flowering time clines in North American Arabidopsis thaliana." Ecology and Evolution 2, no. 6 (June 2012): 1162-1180. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Barua, D, Butler, C, Tisdale, TE, Chiang, GCK, Dittmar, E, and Rubio de Casas, R. "Maternal effects alter natural selection on phytochromes through seed germination." Journal of Ecology 100, no. 3 (May 2012): 750-757. Full Text
  - de Casas, RR, Kovach, K, Dittmar, E, Barua, D, Barco, B, and Donohue, K. "Seed after-ripening and dormancy determine adult life history independently of germination timing." The New Phytologist 194, no. 3 (May 2012): 868-879. Full Text
  - Kim, E, and Donohue, K. "The effect of plant architecture on drought resistance: implications for the evolution of semelparity inErysimum capitatum." Functional Ecology 26, no. 1 (February 2012): 294-303. Full Text
  - Avino, M, Kramer, EM, Donohue, K, Hammel, AJ, and Hall, JC. "Understanding the basis of a novel fruit type in Brassicaceae: conservation and deviation in expression patterns of six genes." EvoDevo 3, no. 1 (2012). Full Text
  - Barua, D, Butler, C, Tisdale, TE, and Donohue, K. "Natural variation in germination responses of Arabidopsis to seasonal cues and their associated physiological mechanisms." Annals of Botany 109, no. 1 (January 2012): 209-226. Full Text
  - Casas, RD, R, , Kovach, K, Dittmar, E, Barua, D, Barco, B, and Donohue, K. "Environmental sensing of dormant seeds influences adult life history in Arabidopsis thaliana." New Phytologist doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04097.x (2012). (Academic Article)
  - Kim, E, and Donohue, K. "Demographic, developmental and life-history variation across altitude in Erysimum capitatum." Journal of Ecology 99, no. 5 (September 2011): 1237-1249. Full Text
  - Cheptou, P-O, and Donohue, K. "Environment-dependent inbreeding depression: its ecological and evolutionary significance." The New Phytologist 189, no. 2 (January 2011): 395-407. (Review) Full Text
  - Chiang, GCK, Bartsch, M, Barua, D, Nakabayashi, K, Debieu, M, Kronholm, I, Koornneef, M, Soppe, WJJ, Donohue, K, and Meaux, JD. "DOG1 expression is predicted by the seed-maturation environment and contributes to geographical variation in germination in Arabidopsis thaliana." Molecular Ecology 20, no. 16 (2011): 3336-3349. Full Text
  - Hall, JC, Tisdale, TE, Donohue, K, Wheeler, A, Al-Yahya, MA, and Kramer, EM. "Convergent evolution of a complex fruit structure in the tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae)." American Journal of Botany 98, no. 12 (2011): 1989-2003. Full Text
  - Kim, E, and Donohue, K. "Population differentiation and plasticity in vegetative ontogeny: Effects on life-history expression in erysimum capitatum (brassicaceae)." American Journal of Botany 98, no. 11 (2011): 1752-1761. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Rubio de Casas, R, Burghardt, L, Kovach, K, and Willis, CG. "Germination, Postgermination Adaptation, and Species Ecological Ranges." Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 41, no. 1 (December 2010): 293-319. Full Text
  - Platt, A, Horton, M, Huang, YS, Li, Y, Anastasio, AE, Mulyati, NW, Agren, J, Bossdorf, O, Byers, D, Donohue, K, Dunning, M, Holub, EB, Hudson, A, Le Corre, V, Loudet, O, Roux, F, Warthmann, N, Weigel, D, Rivero, L, Scholl, R, Nordborg, M, Bergelson, J, and Borevitz, JO. "The scale of population structure in Arabidopsis thaliana." Plos Genetics 6, no. 2 (February 12, 2010): e1000843-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Huang, X, Schmitt, J, Dorn, L, Griffith, C, Effgen, S, Takao, S, Koornneef, M, and Donohue, K. "The earliest stages of adaptation in an experimental plant population: Strong selection on QTLS for seed dormancy." Molecular Ecology 19, no. 7 (2010): 1335-1351. Full Text
  - Lahti, DC, Johnson, NA, Ajie, BC, Otto, SP, Hendry, AP, Blumstein, DT, Coss, RG, Donohue, K, and Foster, SA. "Relaxed selection in the wild." Trends in Ecology & Evolution 24, no. 9 (September 2009): 487-496. (Review) Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Completing the cycle: maternal effects as the missing link in plant life histories." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 364, no. 1520 (April 2009): 1059-1074. (Review) Full Text
  - Chiang, GCK, Barua, D, Kramera, EM, Amasino, RM, and Donohue, K. "Major flowering time gene, FLOWERING LOCUS C, regulates seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106, no. 28 (2009): 11661-11666. Full Text
  - Heschel, MS, Butler, CM, Barua, D, Chiang, GCK, Wheeler, A, Sharrock, RA, Whitelam, GC, and Donohue, K. "New Roles of Phytochromes during Seed Germination." International Journal of Plant Sciences 169, no. 4 (May 2008): 531-540. Full Text
  - Ruane, LG, and Donohue, K. "Pollen competition and environmental effects on hybridization dynamics between Phlox drummondii and Phlox cuspidata." Evolutionary Ecology 22, no. 2 (March 2008): 229-241. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Heschel, MS, Butler, CM, Barua, D, Sharrock, RA, Whitelam, GC, and Chiang, GCK. "Diversification of phytochrome contributions to germination as a function of seed-maturation environment." New Phytologist 177, no. 2 (2008): 367-379. Full Text
  - Ruane, LG, and Donohue, K. "Environmental effects on pollen-pistil compatibility between Phlox cuspidata and P. drummondii (Polemoniaceae): implications for hybridization dynamics." American Journal of Botany 94, no. 2 (February 2007): 219-227. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Heschel, MS, Chiang, GCK, Butler, CM, and Barua, D. "Phytochrome mediates germination responses to multiple seasonal cues." Plant, Cell and Environment 30, no. 2 (2007): 202-212. Full Text
  - Heschel, MS, Selby, J, Butler, C, Whitelam, GC, Sharrock, RA, and Donohue, K. "A new role for phytochromes in temperature-dependent germination." The New Phytologist 174, no. 4 (January 2007): 735-741. Full Text
  - Hall, JC, Tisdale, TE, Donohue, K, and Kramer, EM. "Developmental Basis of an Anatomical Novelty: Heteroarthrocarpy in Cakile lanceolata and Erucaria erucarioides (Brassicaceae)." International Journal of Plant Sciences 167, no. 4 (July 2006): 771-789. Full Text
  - Kramer, E, and Donohue, K. "You can get there from here: Traversing the adaptive landscape in snapdragons." Science 313, no. 5789 (2006): 924-925. (Academic Article)
  - Donohue, K. "Seeds and seasons: interpreting germination timing in the field." Seed Science Research 15, no. 3 (September 1, 2005): 175-187. Full Text
  - Wender, NJ, Polisetty, CR, and Donohue, K. "Density-dependent processes influencing the evolutionary dynamics of dispersal: a functional analysis of seed dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)." American Journal of Botany 92, no. 6 (June 1, 2005): 960-971. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Polisetty, CR, and Wender, NJ. "Genetic basis and consequences of niche construction: plasticity-induced genetic constraints on the evolution of seed dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana." The American Naturalist 165, no. 5 (May 2005): 537-550. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Dorn, L, Griffith, C, Kim, E, Aguilera, A, Polisetty, CR, and Schmitt, J. "Environmental and genetic influences on the germination of Arabidopsis thaliana in the field." Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 59, no. 4 (April 2005): 740-757. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Dorn, L, Griffith, C, Kim, E, Aguilera, A, Polisetty, CR, and Schmitt, J. "Niche construction through germination cueing: life-history responses to timing of germination in Arabidopsis thaliana." Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 59, no. 4 (April 2005): 771-785. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Niche construction through phenological plasticity: life history dynamics and ecological consequences." The New Phytologist 166, no. 1 (April 2005): 83-92. (Review) Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Dorn, L, Griffith, C, Kim, E, Aguilera, A, Polisetty, CR, and Schmitt, J. "The evolutionary ecology of seed germination of Arabidopsis thaliana: Variable natural selection on germination timing." Evolution 59, no. 4 (2005): 758-770.
  - Griffith, C, Kim, E, and Donohue, K. "Life-history variation and adaptation in the historically mobile plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) in North America." American Journal of Botany 91, no. 6 (June 2004): 837-849. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "DENSITY-DEPENDENT MULTILEVEL SELECTION IN THE GREAT LAKES SEA ROCKET." Ecology 85, no. 1 (January 2004): 180-191. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "The influence of neighbor relatedness on multilevel selection in the Great Lakes sea rocket." American Naturalist 162, no. 1 (2003): 77-92. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Setting the stage: Phenotypic plasticity as habitat selection." International Journal of Plant Sciences 164, no. SUPPL. 3 (2003): S79-S92.
  - Heschel, MS, Donohue, K, Hausmann, N, and Schmitt, J. "Population Differentiation and Natural Selection for Water‐Use Efficiency in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae)." International Journal of Plant Sciences 163, no. 6 (November 2002): 907-912. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "GERMINATION TIMING INFLUENCES NATURAL SELECTION ON LIFE-HISTORY CHARACTERS IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA." Ecology 83, no. 4 (April 2002): 1006-1016. Full Text
  - Heschel, SM, Donohue, K, and Schmitt, J. "Environmental stress and rates of evolution: Genetic variation and selection on water-use efficiency in Impatiens capensis." International Journal of Plant Sciences 163 (2002): 907-912. (Academic Article)
  - Scheiner, SM, Donohue, K, Dorn, LA, Mazer, SJ, and Wolfe, LM. "Reducing environmental bias when measuring natural selection." Evolution 56, no. 11 (2002): 2156-2167.
  - Munir, J, Dorn, LA, Donohue, K, and Schmitt, J. "The effect of maternal photoperiod on seasonal dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)." American Journal of Botany 88, no. 7 (July 2001): 1240-1249. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Pyle, EH, Messiqua, D, Heschel, MS, and Schmitt, J. "Adaptive divergence in plasticity in natural populations of Impatiens capensis and its consequences for performance in novel habitats." Evolution 55, no. 4 (2001): 692-702.
  - "Quantitative modelling to predict candidates for outpatient blood and/or marrow transplantation (BMT)." Blood 96, no. 11 PART II (December 1, 2000).
  - Donohue, K, Foster, DR, and Motzkin, G. "Effects of the past and the present on species distribution: land-use history and demography of wintergreen." Journal of Ecology 88, no. 2 (April 2000): 303-316. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, Messiqua, D, Pyle, EH, Hesche, MS, and Schmitt, J. "Evidence of adaptive divergence in plasticity: Density- and site-dependent selection on shade-avoidance responses in impatiens capensis." Evolution 54, no. 6 (2000): 1956-1968.
  - Donohue, K, Pyle, EH, Messiqua, D, Heschel, MS, and Schmitt, J. "Density dependence and population differentiation of genetic architecture in impatiens capensis in natural environments." Evolution 54, no. 6 (2000): 1969-1981.
  - Donohue, K. "Seed Dispersal as a Maternally Influenced Character: Mechanistic Basis of Maternal Effects and Selection on Maternal Characters in an Annual Plant." The American Naturalist 154, no. 6 (December 1999): 674-689. Full Text
  - Donohue, K, and Schmitt, J. "THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF PLASTICITY TO DENSITY IN IMPATIENS CAPENSIS." Evolution 53, no. 5 (October 1999): 1377-1386. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "MATERNAL DETERMINANTS OF SEED DISPERSAL INCAKILE EDENTULA: FRUIT, PLANT, AND SITE TRAITS." Ecology 79, no. 8 (December 1998): 2771-2788. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Effects of inbreeding on traits that influence dispersal and progeny density in Cakile edentula var. Lacustris (Brassicaceae)." American Journal of Botany 85, no. 5 (May 1998): 661-668. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Seed dispersal in Cakile edentula var. lacustris : decoupling the fitness effects of density and distance from the home site." Oecologia 110, no. 4 (May 21, 1997): 520-527. Full Text
  - Watt, WB, Donohue, K, and Carter, PA. "Adaption at Specific Loci. VI. Divergence vs. Parallelism of Polymorphic Allozymes in Molecular Function and Fitness-Component Effects Among Colias Species (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)." Molecular Biology and Evolution 13, no. 5 (May 1, 1996): 699-709. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "The Spatial Demography of Mistletoe Parasitism on a Yemeni Acacia." International Journal of Plant Sciences 156, no. 6 (November 1995): 816-823. Full Text
  - Watt, WB, Carter, PA, and Donohue, K. "Females' choice of 'good genotypes' as mates is promoted by an insect mating system." Science 233, no. 4769 (1986): 1187-1190.
  - Donohue, K. "The Snail’s Charm(Published online)." The American Naturalist : 000-000. Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Donohue, K. "Genotype-by-Environment Interaction." In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, 186-194.: Elsevier, 2016. Full Text
  - Donohue, K. "Development in the Wild: Phenotypic Plasticity(Published online)." In Annual Plant Reviews Volume 45, 321-355.: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.,. Full Text
- Other Articles
  - Donohue, K. "Genotype-environment interaction, In "Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology"." Edited by J Wolf. (2015).
- Conference Papers
  - Donohue, K, Edwards, B, and Burghardt, L. "Interpreting variation in dormancy and germination time under diverse seasonal conditions." March 2017. Link to Item
  - Donohue, K. "Some Evolutionary Consequences of Niche Construction with Genotype-Environment Interaction." 2009. Full Text Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- BIOLOGY 453S: Gene-Environment Interaction: Genes in an Ecological Context 2019
- BIOLOGY 493: Research Independent Study 2019
- BIOLOGY 711S: Ecology Seminar 2019
- ENVIRON 702: Ecology Seminar 2019
- EVANTH 743: Ecology Seminar 2019
- UPE 703S: Ecology Seminar 2019
- BIOLOGY 293: Research Independent Study 2018
- BIOLOGY 792: Research 2018
- BIOLOGY 791T: Tutorial 2017
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