Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer, and build /
Describing how birds design, engineer and build their nests, Avian Architecture deconstructs all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use.
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Princeton University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Princeton, NJ : |
Publication Dates: | 2024. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Revised and expanded edition. |
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Describing how birds design, engineer and build their nests, Avian Architecture deconstructs all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. "Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Describing how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, Avian Architecture deconstructs all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use"-- |
Carrier Form: | 176 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
Audience: | Tertiary/Undergraduate, General. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-171) and index. |
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9780691255460 0691255466 |
Index Number: | QL675 |
CLC: | Q959.708-64 |
Call Number: | Q959.708-64/G651/rev. and exp. ed. |
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. |