Built by animals : the natural history of animal architecture / / Mike Hansell
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| Autore: |
Hansell Michael H (Michael Henry), <1940->
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| Titolo: |
Built by animals : the natural history of animal architecture / / Mike Hansell
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 591.564 |
| Soggetto topico: | Animals - Habitations |
| Habitat (Ecology) | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2007. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | From 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. Hansell reveals the biology behind animal architecture. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Built by animals |
| ISBN: | 1-383-03446-X |
| 0-19-157860-6 | |
| 1-281-14885-7 | |
| 9786611148850 | |
| 0-19-152559-6 | |
| 1-4356-1725-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807882403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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