02845nam 2200661Ia 450 991045149770332120200520144314.01-281-14885-797866111488500-19-152559-61-4356-1725-8(CKB)1000000000408318(EBL)415139(OCoLC)476240358(SSID)ssj0001143049(PQKBManifestationID)12448509(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001143049(PQKBWorkID)11098670(PQKB)10987518(SSID)ssj0000115871(PQKBManifestationID)11143637(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115871(PQKBWorkID)10026695(PQKB)11752510(MiAaPQ)EBC415139(Au-PeEL)EBL415139(CaPaEBR)ebr10211761(CaONFJC)MIL114885(EXLCZ)99100000000040831820080124d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuilt by animals[electronic resource] the natural history of animal architecture /Mike HansellOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-920557-4 0-19-920556-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 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; IndexFrom vast termite mounds that outstrip our own skyscrapers, to elaborate birds nests, delicate shells, and deadly spiders' traps, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. Mike Hansell reveals the biology behind animal architecture - showing how small brains have evolved to produce complex and beautiful structures. - ;From termite mounds that in relative terms are three times as tall as a skyscraper, to the elaborate nests of social birds and the deadly traps of spiders, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times hAnimalsHabitationsHabitat (Ecology)Electronic books.AnimalsHabitations.Habitat (Ecology)591.564Hansell Michael H(Michael Henry),1940-1000530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451497703321Built by animals2296537UNINA