Margaret Bloch QaziFaculty
I study insect reproductive behaviors and physiology using two model systems, the flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) and the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). While males and females must cooperate to reproduce at all, there is also often conflict regarding how many progeny to produce, when to produce them, and who will fertilize the female's eggs. This tension between cooperation and conflict results in fascinating reproductive behaviors and physiology. While these types of male-female interactions have been documented in organisms ranging from primates to plants, insects present a particularly tractable study system. My research includes techniques and questions from the disciplines of animal behavior, physiology, genetics, development, and evolution.
Education
B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Tufts University
Courses Taught
Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
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BIO-102 | Organismal Biology | 19 | 2023/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, 2014/SP, 2013/SP, 2011/SP, 2009/SP, 2008/SP, 2007/SP, 2006/SP, 2005/SP, and 2004/SP |
BIO-102 | Organismal Biology Lab | 15 | 2023/SP, 2021/SP, 2018/SP, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2009/SP, 2008/SP, 2007/SP, 2006/SP, 2005/SP, and 2004/SP |
BIO-376 | Entomology Lab | 15 | 2022/FA, 2020/FA, 2018/FA, 2014/FA, 2012/FA, 2010/FA, 2008/FA, 2006/FA, 2005/FA, and 2003/FA |
BIO-382 | Developmental Biology Lab | 14 | 2023/SP, 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, 2014/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2009/SP, 2008/SP, and 2007/SP |
BIO-382 | Developmental Biology | 14 | 2023/SP, 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, 2014/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2009/SP, 2008/SP, and 2007/SP |
BIO-241 | Invertebrate Zoology | 11 | 2021/FA, 2019/FA, 2017/FA, 2015/FA, 2011/FA, 2008/FA, 2007/FA, 2006/FA, 2005/FA, 2004/FA, and 2003/FA |
BIO-241 | Invertebrate Lab | 10 | 2021/FA, 2019/FA, 2017/FA, 2015/FA, 2008/FA, 2007/FA, 2006/FA, 2005/FA, 2004/FA, and 2003/FA |
BIO-392 | Biology Research | 9 | 2019/SP, 2012/FA, 2009/SP, 2008/FA, 2007/JN, 2006/SP, 2005/FA, and 2004/JN |
FTS-100 | FTS:Reproductive Tech | 7 | 2022/FA, 2020/FA, 2019/FA, 2018/FA, 2017/FA, 2007/FA, and 2004/FA |
BIO-376 | Entomology | 6 | 2010/FA, 2008/FA, 2006/FA, 2005/FA, 2005/SP, and 2003/FA |
BIO-396 | Directed Research Lab | 4 | 2021/FA, 2013/FA, 2006/SP, and 2004/SP |
BIO-396 | DR:Reproductive Phys | 3 | 2013/FA, 2006/SP, and 2004/SP |
BIO-344 | ST: Insects in Anthropocene | 2 | 2024/FA and 2020/FA |
IDS-244 | ST:Nobel 59 Insects | 2 | 2022/SP and 2018/SP |
BIO-250 | Biologists in Literature | 2 | 2007/JN and 2005/JN |
BIO-100 | Reproductive Tech | 1 | 2023/JN |
BIO-397 | Honors Thesis | 1 | 2018/SP |
IDS-244 | Anc & Mod Reprod Lab | 1 | 2018/SP |