He completed his undergraduate degree at Amherst College (1965) and his Ph.D. Most of this research was performed in the late 1970s. 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) illustrated by Turid Forsyth.Īlcock is one of the original scientists to participate in the Ask A Biologist program and continues to participate in interviews as well as answering questions from students around the world.Īlcock has performed extensive research and is the leading authority on the bee Centris pallida which is common in Arizona. 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 (tenth edition, 2013). Published by Rocky Mountain Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists.His research interests include the evolution of diversity in insect populations, studying the adaptive value of different ways in which males find mating partners. 147-148 Geology of the Devonain Beaverhill Lake Formation in the Swan Hills, AlbertaĮ.

147) Geometry of Oil & Gas Accumulations associated with the Edmonton Reef Chain, Central Alberta (pp. 147) Mississippian of the Four Corners Region (p. Limited-Time Offer Join Audible Premium Plus for 60 off. Alcocks approach to his subject is an elegant combination of. To Alcock, the desert has a constant evolutionary beauty he never seems to tire of. Within these well-written pages, Alcock exposes us to the plant and animal life of a land many regard as desolate. He is a Regents' Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. 'Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. 146-147) Desert Springs Gas Field, Sweewater County, Wyo. John Alcock has published widely on animal behavior and natural history and is the author of Sonoran Desert Spring, Sonoran Desert Summer, and the John Burroughs Medal winner In a Desert Garden. 146) Stuctural Control Related to Stratigraphic Traps (pp. 146) Brooks Ranch Oil Field, Natrona & Converse Counties, Wyoming (p. 145-146) Bellshill Lake-Thompson Lake, Cretaceous Oil Fields, Alberta (p. 145) Stratigraphy & Conditions Governing Petroleum Occurrence in Lower Cretaceous Rocks, Rocky Mountain Region (pp. ABSTRACTS: Distribution and FAcies of Pennsylvanian Rocks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Raton Basin, New Mexico (p. Sonoran Desert Spring John Alcock Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. (22 new) Sonoran Desert Spring John Alcock, University of Arizona Press (8 used) Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Mark.

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