Animal architects : building and the evolution of intelligence /

From two of the world's most distinguished experts in animal behavior, a radical, creative, and accessible new approach to understanding animal minds through the structures they build.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gould, James L., 1945-
Otros Autores: Gould, Carol Grant
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, ©2007.
Temas:
Animals > Habitations.
Animal intelligence.
Animaux > Habitations.
Animaux > Intelligence.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Animal intelligence
Animals > Habitations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Why animals build
  • 2. Building with silk
  • 3. Instinct and the solitary insect
  • 4. Social intelligence of wasps and ants
  • 5. Bees and termites
  • 6. Bird nests : the modest beginnings
  • 7. Bird nests : molding, felting, and weaving
  • 8. Bowers
  • 9. Civil engineering
  • 10. Building and the animal mind
  • Readings
  • Credit lines for figures
  • Index.

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