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John Alcock

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John Alcock (b. 1942) is an American behavioral ecologist and author. He is currently the Emeritus' 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 (ninth edition, 2009). He authored Sonoran Desert Spring (1994) which was illustrated by Marilyn Hoff Stewart, and also authored In a Desert Garden: Love and Death Among the Insects (1999) illu...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 74 ratings · 10 reviews · 36 distinct works

	Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach 4.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Triumph of Sociobiology 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	In a Desert Garden: Love and Death among the Insects 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Animal Behavoir 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	An Enthusiasm for Orchids: Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Sonoran Desert Spring by John Alcock, Marilyn Hoff Stewart (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Sonoran Desert Summer 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:
	When the Rains Come: A Naturalist's Year in the Sonoran Desert 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Masked Bobwhite Rides Again 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Kookaburras' Song: Exploring Animal Behavior In Australia 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating: