He is the author of several books, including Sonoran Desert Spring and Sonoran Desert Summer. Books such as this serve a vital function in bringing the mysteries of the desert to the attention of a wider public. John Alcock is an Emeritus Regents’ Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, where he taught from 1973 until 2008. A book of this kind allows its author, more accustomed to the rigours and constraints of writing academic papers and books, to relate revealing anecdotes and simply to express their fascinating for natural history. Alcock provides delightful insights into how insects provision their developing young, how parasites find their victims and how flowers attract pollinators. "Deserts are not as bereft of life as they seem their barren landscapes can support a remarkable variety of plant and animal life, though it may require a patient and skilled naturalist to reveal its mysteries. 'Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. Only the desert itself, arrayed in its April apparel, can rival the beauty of this book."- Arizona Highways comienzos de la tarde en el mes de septiembre, cuando las temperaturas an son altas en el desierto de Sonora. Alcock's approach to his subject is an elegant combination of science and literature. 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. "Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color.
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