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Built by animals : the natural history of animal architecture /
"'Animal builders' create structures - whether homes, traps, or for courtship display - that amaze us with their apparent ingenuity. But how do creatures with such small brains build these complex forms, sometimes working in teams with a clear division of labour towards a common goal?...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of figures
- Preface
- 1. The builders
- 2. Builders change the world
- 3. You don't need brains to be a builder
- 4. Who's in charge round here?
- 5. From one nest to another
- 6. Two routes lead to trap building
- 7. The magic of the tool users
- 8. Beautiful bowers?
- Notes and references
- Index.