Animal Behavior：An Evolutionary Approach, Eighth Edition

Dr.Alcock'sresearchdealswiththeevolutionofdiversityininsectmatingsystems.HestudiesselectedspeciesofdesertinsectsinArizonaandWesternAustralia,inanattempttodocumentthevarietyofmalemate-locatingtechniquesinvariousbees,wasps,butterflies,dragonflies,andotherinsects.Thegoalofhisresearchistotesthypothesesontheadaptivevalueofthedifferentwaysinwhichmalesfindmatingpartners.