Dr. Amy L Toth
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Position
- Professor
- Chair- Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Amy Toth is a Professor at Iowa State University in the Departments of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology and Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology. She has expertise in the biology of social bees and wasps, foraging and social behavior, insect nutrition, and genetics and genomics of bees and wasps.
Current research projects include the following: understanding causes of decline of endangered bumble bee species in North and South America, habitat influence on forage, nutrition, and health of honey bees and bumble bees, comparative genomics of bees and wasps, and the evolution of social behavior in insects.
Current research projects include the following: understanding causes of decline of endangered bumble bee species in North and South America, habitat influence on forage, nutrition, and health of honey bees and bumble bees, comparative genomics of bees and wasps, and the evolution of social behavior in insects.
Contact
Email
amytoth@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-3121
Contact Info
343 Bessey
2200 Osborn Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-4009
Social Media and Websites
Education
- BA, Biology, Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York)
- PhD, Ecology and Evolution, University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
Affiliations
Interdepartmental Programs
Teaching:
BIOL354 Animal Behavior
EEOB 507 Advanced Animal Behavior (Genes and Behavior)
ENT/BIOL358X Bee biology, management, and beekeeping