John Kricher

JOHN KRICHER is professor emeritus of biology at Wheaton College, where for forty-eight years he taught ecology, ornithology, and vertebrate evolution. His most recent book is The New Neotropical Companion. Kricher has also written Tropical Ecology, now the leading textbook on global tropical ecology. Among his other books are The Balance of Nature: Ecology’s Enduring Myth, Galapagos: A Natural History, and A Field Guide to Eastern Forests. Kricher is a fellow of the American Ornithologists Union and is past president of the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological Society, and the Nuttall Ornithological Club. He has served on the board of the American Birding Association.