| Katherine Gould |
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I'm a biologist and writer, and just earned a Master's Degree in Biology from California State University, Northridge. My research examined the relationship between a beetle (that cutie above) and its host plants. I found that the adult beetles greatly preferred one host plant species for food, and females on that host plant laid more eggs than females on the other host plant. However, this different wasn't enough to drive any differentiation between groups of beetles living on the two different host plants (which is what I had expected to find). Also unexpected: males eating the preferred host species get more mating opportunities with females living on the other plant, but don't father more offspring as a result (which seems unfair, but that's natural selection for you). You can read the whole thesis here: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/121317.
During my four years at CSUN I taught introductory Biology labs, led review and study sessions for introductory Biology and Evolutionary Biology, served as a tutor, and was the graduate assistant for a biological statistics class. I'm now looking for a teaching job at a community college or private high school.
During my four years at CSUN I taught introductory Biology labs, led review and study sessions for introductory Biology and Evolutionary Biology, served as a tutor, and was the graduate assistant for a biological statistics class. I'm now looking for a teaching job at a community college or private high school.
