Ke Chung Kim, Ph.D.

Current Graduate Students:

Trish Hunt
Hannah Stout

Department Focus Area:

Ecological Applications

Research Interests :

Biodiversity science: exploration, documentation, taxonomy/systematics of arthropod biodiversity; biodiversity inventory, assessment and monitoring. Forensic application of entomology. Biology and evolution of infraspecific variations. Ecology and coevolution of animal parasite/host interactions. Impacts of anthropogenic stressor on biodiversity.

Teaching:

• Biology of Animal Parasites
• Freshwater Entomology
• Systematics
• Immature Insects
• Advanced Arthropod Taxonomy

Research Activities & Interests:

My program focuses on exploration, systematics and conservation of arthropod biodiversity, with a focus on insects and arachnids; biodiversity inventory, education, and policy development; forensic entomology; evolution of infraspecific variations; coevolution of animal parasite/host interactions.

Relevant Publications:

Kim, K.C. (ed.). 1985. Coevolution of Parasitic Arthropods and Mammals. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. xiv+ 800 pp.

Kim, K. C. and H.-Y. Han. 1990. The systematics of Lotobia Lioy (Sphaeroceridae, Diptera). J. Afr. Zool. 104:385-434.

Choe, J. C. and K. C. Kim. 1991. Microhabitat selection and adaptation of feather mites (Acari: Analgoidea) on murres and kittiwakes. Can. J. Zool. 69:817-821.

Kim, K.C. and B.A. McPheron (eds.). 1993. Evolution of Insect Pests. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. xii+ 479 pp.

Han, Y. and K.C. Kim. 1996. Descriptions of two new Lotobia species with re-analysis of intragenemic relationships and discussion of the systematic status of Lotobia Lioy within the subfamily Sphaerocerinae (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae). Korean J. Syst. Zool. 12:33-43 .

Kim, K.C. 1993. Biodiversity, Conservation, and Inventory: Why Insects Matter. Biodiversity and Conservation 2:191-214.

Kim, K. C. and R. D. Weaver (eds.). 1994. Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity. New York, Cambridge Univ Press, New York, NY. xii+ 431 pp.

Thorne, S.G., K.C. Kim, K.C. Steiner, and B.J. McGuinness. 1995. A Heritage for the 21st Century: Conserving Pennsylvania's Native Biological Diversity. Harrisburg: PA Fish and Boat Commission. x+ 60 pp.

Kim, K.C. 1997. Preserving Biodiversity in Korea's Demilitarized Zone. Science 278: 242-243.

Kim, K.C., L.B. Byrne. 2006. Biodiversity loss and the taxonomic bottleneck: emerging biodiversity science. Ecol. Res. 21:794-810. (pdf)