Nationality American | Name James Gould Role Writer | |
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Known for Proving bees communicate via dances Education Rockefeller University (1975), California Institute of Technology (1970) Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada People also search for Carol Grant Gould, Grant F Gould, Gordon Orians, William K Purves, John Sheville Books Nature's Compass: The Myst, Animal Architects: Building, The Animal Mind, The Honey Bee, BioStats Basics | ||
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James L. Gould (born July 31, 1945) is an American ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and popular science writer. He has served as a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University since receiving his Ph.D in 1975 However, he is primarily known for the experiment he designed while an undergraduate at Caltech which proved that bees use complex dances to communicate the location of food. In addition to several technical works and textbooks, he co-wrote with his wife the popular science book The Honey Bee.
Gould went on to do work that further specialized in communication in Southern Right Whales. He also published studies that made serious contributions to the ethological understanding of animal navigation and sexual selection.
During his long lasting career at Princeton, Gould has been dedicated to teaching as well as research. Notably, he has been teaching introductory biology and animal behavior courses for several decades. He has also taught field courses in marine biology. His dedication and enthusiasm for teaching have made his courses very popular.