Title Animal architecture / Mike Hansell

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) : illustrations Series Oxford animal biology series Oxford animal biology series. Contents 1. Functions -- 2. Building materials : nature, origins, and processing -- 3. Construction : behaviour and anatomy -- 4. Work organisation and building complexity -- 5. Mechanics, growth, and design -- 6. Building costs, optimal solutions, and trade-offs -- 7. Animal architects as ecosystem engineers -- 8. Evolution Summary Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom from organisms through to insects, birds and mammals. It affects the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with the building or building materials. The author integrates ideas and concepts from all areas related to animal architecture Analysis dieren animals architectuur architecture huizen homes vallen traps diergedrag animal behaviour dierecologie animal ecology bouwmaterialen building materials bouwconstructie building construction ecosystemen ecosystems evolutie evolution Animal Behaviour and Ethology Animal Ecology Diergedrag en ethologie Dierecologie Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-303) and indexes Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Animals -- Habitations. Animal behavior. Architecture as Topic Behavior, Animal SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General. Animal behavior Animals -- Habitations Diergedrag. Bouwconstructies. Animals -- Hàbits i conducta. Byggnadskonstruktioner. Form Electronic book LC no. 2005297193 ISBN 1423788796 9781423788799

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