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Triumph of Sociobiology
Av John Alcock
E-bok, 2001
228 kr
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In The Triumph of Sociobiology , John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson''s classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis . Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils …
The Triumph of Sociobiology
Av John Alcock
Inbunden, 2001
650 kr
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In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils and …
The Triumph of Sociobiology
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 2003
341 kr
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In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils and …
An Enthusiasm for Orchids
Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution
Av John Alcock
Inbunden, 2006
1005 kr
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The male thynnine wasp's extreme sexual enthusiasm is crucial to reproduction of hammer orchids in the wild. Hammer orchids have co-evolved to produce odors identical to those manufactured by female thynnine wasps. The male wasp's superb sensitivity to the scent of his female mate is the basis for …
Triumph of Sociobiology
Av John Alcock
E-bok, 2001
228 kr
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In The Triumph of Sociobiology , John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson''s classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis . Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils …
Sonoran Desert Spring
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 1994
230 kr
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"Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. Within these well-written pages, Alcock exposes us to the plant and animal life of a land many regard as desolate. To Alcock, the desert has a constant evolutionary beauty he never seems to tire of. Alcock's …
When the Rains Come
A Naturalist's Year in the Sonoran Desert
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 2009
345 kr
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Life in the desert is a waiting game: waiting for rain. And in a year of drought, the stakes are especially high. John Alcock knows the Sonoran Desert better than just about anyone else, and in this book he tracks the changes he observes in plant and animal life over the course of a drought year. …
life of Miss Fanny Brown, (a clergyman's daughter
) with the history and remarkable adventures of Mrs. Julep, an apothecary's wife. ... By John Piper, ...
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 2010
324 kr
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Life of Miss Fanny Brown, (a Clergyman's Daughter
) With the History and Remarkable Adventures of Mrs. Julep, an Apothecary's Wife. ... By John Piper,
Av John Alcock
Inbunden, 2018
446 kr
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Exploring Animal Behavior
Readings from American Scientist
Av Paul W. Sherman, John Alcock m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
691 kr
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Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. This anthology contains 37 articles published since 1974 in American Scientist, the journal of the scientific society Sigma Xi. While sequenced particularly to complement John Alcock's Animal Behavior, this readily …
In a Desert Garden
Love and Death Among the Insects
Av John Alcock
Inbunden, 1997
251 kr
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With canny insight and bone-dry wit, John Alcock, a specialist in the ecology of the American Southwest, introduces us to the lives and loves of desert insects as they forage through his backyard oasis. Creating his own desert garden behind his suburban home in Tempe, Arizona, Alcock scrutinizes …
Sonoran Desert Summer
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 1994
230 kr
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What could seem less inviting than summer in the desert? For most people, this prospect conjures up the image of relentless heat and parched earth; for biologist John Alcock, summer in Arizona's Sonoran Desert represents an opportunity to investigate the wide variety of life that flourishes in one …
In a Desert Garden
Love and Death Among the Insects
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 1999
230 kr
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When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping. He seeded his property with flowers to entice certain insects and even added a few cowpies to attract termites, creating a personal …
After the Wildfire
Ten Years of Recovery from the Willow Fire
Av John Alcock
Häftad, 2017
217 kr
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Swallowtail butterflies frolic on the wind. Vireos and rock wrens sing their hearts out by the recovering creek. Spiders and other predators chase their next meal. Through it all, John Alcock observes, records, and delights in what he sees. In a once-burnt area, life resurges. Plants whose seeds …
