Frank Ambrose Beach Jr. was an American comparative psychologist widely regarded as the principal founder of behavioral endocrinology, the study of how hormones and the nervous system shape behavior. He co-authored the 1951 book Patterns of Sexual Behavior with anthropologist Clellan Ford, a comparative study of sexual practices across seventy six cultures, and his research spanned species including rats, dogs, cats, quail, dolphins and hamsters.
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Frank Ambrose Beach, Jr. (April 13, 1911, June 15, 1988) was an American ethologist, best known as co-author of the 1951 book Patterns of Sexual Behavior.
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