Award Archie Carr Medal

American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1973)

National Academy of Sciences (1979)

American Philosophical Society (1988)

MacArthur Fellowship (1985)

Elliott Coues Award (1998)

Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Prize (1997)

Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science (2002)

Randi Award (1994)

Zoological Society of San Diego Conservation Medal (1993)

Los Angeles Times Science Book Prize (1992)

Tanner Lecturer (1992)

California Book Awards (1998)

Franklin L. Burr Award (1979)

Nathaniel Bowditch Prize (1976)

Kaiser Permanente/Golden Apple Teaching Award (1976)

National Medal of Science (1999)

Kew International Medal (2012)

Lannan Literary Award (1999)

Distinguished Achievement Award (1975)

Distinguished Teaching Award (1972, 1973)

Prize Fellowship (1961)