Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build /

"Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goodfellow, Peter (Author)
Other Authors: Hansell, Michael H. (Michael Henry), 1940- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Birds > Nests.
Birds > Behavior.
Birds > Nests > Pictorial works.
Nest building.
Nesting Behavior
Oiseaux > Nids.
Oiseaux > Mœurs et comportement.
Oiseaux > Nids > Ouvrages illustrés.
Nidification.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
Birds > Behavior
Birds > Nests
Nest building
Vogelnest
Vögel
Nestbau
Pictorial works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Scrape nests
  • Holes & tunnels
  • Platform nests
  • Aquatic nests
  • Cup-shaped nests
  • Domed nests
  • Mud nests
  • Hanging, woven & stitched nests
  • Mound nests
  • Colonies & group nests
  • Courts & bowers
  • Edible nests & food stores.

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