Built by animals [[electronic resource] ] : the natural history of animal architecture / / Mike Hansell

• Autore: Hansell Michael H (Michael Henry), <1940->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 591.564
• Soggetto topico: Animals - Habitations; Habitat (Ecology)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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. 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 h
• 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.: 9910785101303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II