John Alcock (behavioral ecologist)

John Alcock (behavioral ecologist)

John Alcock is an American behavioral ecologist and author. He is currently the Regents' Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. His research interests include the evolution of diversity in insect populations, studying the adaptive value of different ways in which males find mating partners. He has authored several books, including "The Kookaburras' Song: Exploring Animal Behavior in Australia" (1988), "Sonoran Desert Summer" (1990), "The Triumph of Sociobiology" (2003), and "Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach" (2005). He also co-authored "Sonoran Desert Spring" (1994) with Marilyn Hoff Stewart, and "In a Desert Garden: Love and Death Among the Insects" (1999) with Turid Forsyth.

External links

* [http://sols.asu.edu/faculty/jalcock.php] Homepage at Arizona State University.
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195143833] Books on Amazon.com


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