Built by animals : the natural history of animal architecture / Mike Hansell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansell, Michael H. (Michael Henry), 1940- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Habitations.

Animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03446-X

0-19-157860-6

1-281-14885-7

9786611148850

0-19-152559-6

1-4356-1725-8

OCLC:

476240358