Barrett Anthony Klein

Section of Integrative Biology

University of Texas at Austin

1 University Station C0930, Austin, TX 78712

barrett[at]pupating.org

http://www.pupating.org

Education

Univ. of Texas at Austin (UT), Ph.D.*, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (2003-April 2010*)

Univ. of Arizona, M.S., Entomology (2000-2003)

Missouri State Univ. (MSU), Graduate studies, Biology (1995-1996)

Cornell University, B.S., Entomology (1989-1993)

The Ant Course (2004)

Organization for Tropical Studies: Tropical Biology Course (2002)

Employment

Educator (see below)

Freelance scientific illustrator, model maker & filmmaker

Sleep lab research assistant: Insomnia treatment studies, Univ. of Arizona (2003)

Senior Preparator: Exhibition Dept., American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) (1996-1999)

Production & maintenance of natural history exhibits;

Scientific & model-making coordination: models for the Hall of Biodiversity

& microorganisms for Epidemic! World of Infectious Disease exhibit

Model maker, Illustrator & Curator of entomology: Chase Studio, Inc., MO (1995-1996)

Publications

Taylor, R.C., B.A. Klein, J. Stein, and M.J. Ryan. (submitted for publication). Spatial and temporal

variation in multimodal signal assessment in the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus:

How important is matching a signal with its signaler?

Klein, B.A., K.M. Olzsowy*, A. Klein, K.M. Saunders*, and T.D. Seeley. 2008. Caste-dependent

sleep of worker honey bees. Journal of Experimental Biology. 211:3028-3040.

Highlighted in Deutsches Bienen Journal, Dec. 2008.

*Undergraduate students

Wray, M.K., B.A. Klein, H.R. Mattila, and T.D. Seeley. 2008. Honeybees do not reject dances for

‘implausible’ locations: reconsidering the evidence for cognitive maps in insects. Animal Behaviour.

76:261-269.

Highlighted in NatureNews, 24 Jun. 2008.

Taylor, R.C., B.A. Klein, J. Stein, and M.J. Ryan. 2008. Faux frogs: Multimodal signalling and the

value of robotics in the study of animal behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 76:1089-1097.

Highlighted in NewScientist.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrVugWRQsA

Klein, B.A. 2007. Insects in Art. In: Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships: A Global

Exploration of Our Connections with Animals. Bekoff, M., ed. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT,

USA. 1:92-99.

Klein, B.A., T.C. Bukowski, and L. Avilés. 2005. Male residency and mating patterns in a subsocial

spider. Journal of Arachnology. 33:703-710.

Klein, B.A. 2003. Signatures of sleep in the paper wasp Polistes flavus. Master’s thesis, Univ. of

Arizona. Tucson, AZ, USA.

Highlighted in ScienceNOW, 7 Aug. 2002.

Klein, B.A. 2003. Par for the palette: Insects and arachnids as art media. In: Insects in Oral

Literature and Traditions. Motte-Florac, E. and J.M.C. Thomas, eds. Peeters, Paris, France.

Bernays, E.A. and B.A. Klein. 2002. Quantifying the symbiont contribution to essential amino acids in

aphids: the importance of tryptophan for Uroleucon ambrosiae. Physiological Entomology. 27:275-284.

Engel, M.S. and B.A. Klein. 1997. Neocorynurella, a new genus of Augochlorine bees from South

America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44:155-163.

Journal SLEEP abstracts:

Klein, B.A., M.S. Stiegler, A.T. Klein and J. Tautz. 2008. Mapping sleep across a society: Spatial and

temporal analysis of worker honey bee sleep. SLEEP. 31:A31-A32.

Klein, B.A. and T.D. Seeley. 2007. Work schedules impact sleep schedules in foraging honey bees.

SLEEP. 30:A38.

Klein, B.A. 2006. Caste-dependent change in the sleep of a worker honey bee. SLEEP. 29:A32.

Klein, B.A. 2003. Signatures of sleep in a paper wasp. SLEEP. 26:A115-A116.

Presentations

Scientific meetings:

Klein, B.A., M.S. Stiegler, A. Klein and J. Tautz. 2009/2008. Mapping sleep across a society:

Spatial and temporal analysis of worker honey bee sleep.

Sleep in Non-Mammalian Models conference, Janelia Farm, VA, USA.

Entomological Society of America. Reno, NV & Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Sleep Research Society, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Klein, B.A. and T.D. Seeley. 2007. Work schedules impact sleep schedules in foraging honey bees.

Sleep Research Society, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Klein, B.A. and T.D. Seeley. 2006. Temporal availability of food resources affects sleep schedules of

honey bees. Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2006. Caste-dependent sleep of worker honey bees.

International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Washington D.C., USA.

Sleep Research Society of America. Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2005. Sleep in a society of honey bees. Entomological Society of America. Fort

Lauderdale, FL, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2005. Experimental art: esthetics uncovered in the science of entomology. Entomological

Society of America (cultural entomology symposium). Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2004. Hitchhiking: Dynamics of leaf-riding in tropical leaf-cutter ants. International Union

for the Study of Social Insects, North American Section. Camp Tontozona, AZ, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2003. Signatures of sleep in a paper wasp.

Entomological Society of America. Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Chicago, IL, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2003. Fabricating insects: the unnatural history of insects on display. Entomological

Society of America (cultural entomology symposium). Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2003. Depriving an insect of sleep. Entomological Society of America, Pacific Branch.

Tucson, AZ, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2002. Quiescent paper wasps. Ecological Society of America. Tucson, AZ, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2000. Male residency and mating patterns in a subsocial spider. HexaPodium, Tucson,

AZ, USA.

Klein, B.A. 2000. Insects and arachnids as art media. 1^st International Symposium: Insects in Oral

Literature and Traditions. Villejuif, France.

Invited talks:

Sleep Deprivation. Rice University, Houston, TX, USA (2009)

Mapping sleep in honey bees. University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2009)

Alternate careers for biologists. Salisbury University, Maryland, USA (2009)

Insects and Folk Art. Austin Friends of Folk Art, TX, USA (2009)

Tropical biodiversity and stories of science. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, CA, USA (2008)

Robotic frogs and sleeping bees. University of Berne, Switzerland (2008)

Investigating the role of sleep in honey bees.

University of Zurich, Switzerland (2008)

UC Berkeley, CA, USA (2007)

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany (2007)

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA (2006)

Max Planck Institute, Andechs, Germany. (2006)

Sleep Research Society (trainee symposium), Salt Lake City, UT, USA (2006)

Fabricating insects: the unnatural history of insects on display. Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding,

CA, USA (2005)

Storytelling and role-playing. American Museum of Natural History teachers’ symposia, NY, USA (1998)

Science and Art in the Museum

Career Day, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (2001)

Arizona Entomological Society, Tucson, AZ, USA (2001)

Insects in Art. New York Entomological Society, NY, USA (1998)

Art and Science. Ricks College, Rexburg, ID, USA (1996)

Professional activities

Scientific consultation:

BBC, Invisible Worlds television production (2009)

American Museum of Natural History, Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibit (2004)

Lyman, F. 1998. Inside the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest. Workman, NY

BBC & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama (1993)

Reviews:

NSF proposal

Behavioral Ecology

Apidologie

Committees:

Search committee, UT: Animal Behavior assistant professor position (2008)

Mentorship/supervision:

Master’s (Schriftliche Hausarbeit) thesis, Martin Stiegler, Univ. Würzburg, Germany (2006-2007)

Undergraduates: 18 students at Univ. of Arizona, Cranberry Lake Biol. Station, Univ. of Würzburg, UT

Educator:

Graduate teaching assistant

Invertebrate Zoology: UT (spring 2009, 2008)

Entomology: UT (fall 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, and spring 2009, 2006)

Animal Behavior: Cranberry Lake Biol. Station, NY (spring 2006); Univ. of Arizona (fall 2001, 2000)

Aquatic Entomology: UT (fall 2005)

Field Biology: UT (spring 2004)

Teaching Biology: Univ. of Arizona (fall 2002)

Guest teacher

Teacher training course: Salisbury Univ., MD (2009)

Comparative Physiology course: UT (2009)

UT SAGE (Seminars for Adult Growth and Enrichment) (2008)

Sleep course: Univ. of Arizona (2003)

Desert Biota courses: MSU, held in Southwestern USA

Southwest desert course: Western Washington Univ. (2000)

Animal Drawing course: AMNH (1999)

GK-12 Fellow: Covington Middle School, Austin, TX (spring 2005)

www.esi.utexas.edu/gk12/participants/2004-2005/participants.htm

Inquiry-based educator: Content through Inquiry Project, Tucson, AZ schools (2001)

High school educator: AMNH Education Dept. courses (1998-1999):

Insects in art & history; Ant magnified—insects and art; Molding & casting

Public outreach

Science videos

Infrared videography of honey bees for the BBC series “Invisible Worlds” (2009)

Termite communication: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcpdXtw7PvA (2008)

Ant dissection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zgj3pnRNs (2005)

SLEEP. Science Under the Stars lecture series, Brackenridge Field Lab, Austin, TX (2009)

Storytelling and role-playing workshop: Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA (2005)

Cultural entomology: Wild Basin Nature Ctr., Austin, TX (2007),

Bob Bullock Museum, Austin, TX (2004)

Development of ant identification key: www.sbs.utexas.edu/Muelleru/AntOutreach/index.html (2003)

Expedition of the Amazon (resource guide and lecturer): Peru, organized by International

Expeditions/AMNH (2000)

AMNH tours: school groups, teachers, trustees, visiting scientists (1997-1999)

History of natural history museums (lectures): The World Financial Center, NY (1998)

Making microbes with the masses workshop: AMNH (1998)

Today Show (ABC): AMNH Hall of Biodiversity (1998)

Modern rock radio station “Bug Guy” appearances: Springfield, MO (1996)

Entomophagy lecture & feast: Watermargin Cooperative, Cornell Univ. (1993)

Insect presentations, tours:

School groups, K-12 (AZ, MA, MD, MI, MO, Newark Museum middle school, NY, TX)

Explore UT: university-wide open house, Austin, TX (2005)

Zen Center of New York City (1998)

Earth Watch: Barro Colorado Island, Panama (1993)

Art

Illustrations/models in scientific publications:

Abbott, J.C. (submitted for publication) Damselflies of Texas. Univ. of Texas Press.

Mueller, U.G. et al. (in prep.) Fungus Growing Ants of the United States.

Rabeling, C., J. M. Brown and M. Verhaagh. 2008. Newly discovered sister lineage sheds light on early

ant evolution. PNAS. 105:14913-14917.

Rittschof, C. C. and T. D. Seeley. 2008. The buzz-run: how honey bees signal ‘Time to go!’ Animal

Behaviour. 75:189-197.

Moczek, A.P. 2007. Developmental plasticity and the origins of diversity: a case study on horned beetles.

In: Phenotypic plasticity in insects: mechanisms and consequences. Edited by: T.N. Ananthakrishnan and D. Whitman. Science Publishers, Inc. Plymouth, UK.

Mueller, U.G., N.M. Gerardo, D.K. Aanen, D.L. Six and T.R. Schultz. 2005. The evolution of

agriculture in insects. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics.

Moczek, A.P. 2005. The evolution and development of novel traits, or how beetles got their horns.

Bioscience. 55:937-951.

Roubik, D.W. 2004. Sibling species among Glossura and Glossuropoda in the Amazon region

(Hymenoptera; Apidae: Euglossini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 77:235-253.

Roubik, D.W. and P.E. Hanson. 2004. Orchid bees of tropical America: Biology and field guide.

InBio Press, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Solomon, S.E., et al. 2004. Nesting biology of the fungus growing ants Mycetarotes Emery (Attini,

Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux. 51:333-338.

Engel, M.S. 2000. Classification of the bee tribe Augochlorini (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Bulletin

of the American Museum of Natural History. 250:4-89.

Ward, B. 2000. Eyewitness Books: Epidemic. Dorling Kindersley Publ., Inc. New York, NY.

DeSalle, R., ed. 1999. Epidemic! World of Infectious Disease. The New Press. New York, NY.

Lyman, F. 1998. Inside the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest. Workman Publ. New York, NY.

Engel, M.S. and B.A. Klein. 1997. (see publications)

Conway, G., et al. 1997. Jak1 kinase is required for cell migrations and anterior specification in

zebrafish embryos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 94:3082-3087.

Seeley, T.D. 1996. Wisdom of the Hive: the Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies. Harvard Univ.

Press. Cambridge, MA. (adapted from original)

Vance, S.A. 1996. Morphological and behavioural sex reversal in mermithid-infected mayflies.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences. 263:907-912.

Conway, G. 1995. A novel gene expressed during zebrafish gastrulation identified by differential

RNA display. Mechanisms of Development. 52:383-391.

Gallery and art museum exhibits:

Entomologia: Observatory, Proteus Gowanus art complex, Brooklyn, NY (2010)

Invisible Worlds: Filmed and edited infrared sequences for BBC program (2009)

Horizon: Arnold Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2009)

Insects and Art: Royal Entomological Society, University of Plymouth, UK (2008)

Dionysium: Alamo Drafthouse, South Lamar, Austin, TX (2006)

Art Wing: Entomological Soc. of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2005)

Projection of art slides on bands: Gorch Fock (Emo’s, Austin, TX, 2004),

Lori Surfer & Co. (Room 710, Austin, TX, 2003)

Numbers: Arnold Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2004)

The Great Insect Fair: HUB Gallery, PennState Univ. (2002)

Bugs! A Children’s Exhibition of Bugs in Art: Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK (2001)

Mimesis (Museum of Contemporary Art: Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, AZ (2001)

Insects and Arachnids as Art Media: designed and installed showcase exhibit for Univ. of Arizona (2001)

Earth: Arnold Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2001)

Insectal art: curated art within HexaPodium scientific meeting, Tucson, AZ (2000)

Bugs: Click Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2000)

Natural history museum exhibits:

Biology models/sculptures and illustrations featured in museums, including:

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY Congo Rainforest permanent exhibit

American Museum of Natural History, NY, NY

Hall of Biodiversity permanent exhibit

Epidemic!: The World of Infectious Disease traveling exhibit

Endangered! temporary exhibit

Up in Central Park temporary exhibit

Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta, Canada

Earthworks, Kansas City, MO

Living Desert Museum, Palm Desert, CA

Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS

Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT

Needles Visitor Center, Canyonlands, UT

Salato Wildlife Education Center, Frankfort, KY

Smithsonian traveling exhibit

Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI

Other art:

AMNH illustrations: Hall of Biodiversity activity book, Planetarium & Education Dept. websites

Chicken in a Snowstorm Press collaborations (with Karen Anne Klein)

Logos: Southwestern Association for Biologists meetings, Paperwasp Studio, After Dark Jewelry

Awards

Mitchell Award for Excellence in Graduate Research (2009)

University Continuing Fellowship, UT (2009)

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Fellowship (2008)

Carl Gottfried Hartman Graduate Fellowship (2008)

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Dept. Travel Fellowship (2008)

Graduate Research Showcase, UT: 2^nd place (2008)

Texas Academy of Sciences Student Research Competition Award (2007, 2008)

Teaching Assistant Awards, School of Biological Sciences, UT (Entomology: 2005,

Invertebrate Zoology: 2008)

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (2007)

UTOPIA Grant (2007)

Texas EcoLab grants (2005, 2006, 2007)

Dorothea Bennett Memorial Graduate Research Fellowship awards (2004, 2005, 2007)

Sleep Research Society: Honorable Mention Abstract award (2006)

International Union for the Study of Social Insects: Honorable Mention poster award (2006)

President’s Prize for the Student Competition: Honorable Mention, Entomological Soc. of America

(2003, 2005, 2006)

Continuing University Tuition Fellowship, UT (2005)

Environmental Science Institute GK-12 Fellowship (2005)

Sleep Research Society Trainee Research Excellence Award (2003)

Mellon Foundation Grant (2002)

National Science Foundation Research Training Grants (2002)

Cornell Arts Grant (1993)

Addendum activities and interests

Scientific illustration and natural history exhibit design and production.

Cultural entomology (insects in all realms, spheres and permutations of human interaction and

representation), and the history and art of natural history museums.