Hansell, Michael H (Michael Henry) 1940- Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) illustrations
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
2005
Notes:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Contents:
1. Functions -- 2. Building materials : nature, origins, and processing -- 3. Construction : behaviour and anatomy -- 4. Work organisation and building complexity -- 5. Mechanics, growth, and design -- 6. Building costs, optimal solutions, and trade-offs -- 7. Animal architects as ecosystem engineers -- 8. Evolution
Summary:
Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom from organisms through to insects, birds and mammals. It affects the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with the building or building materials. The author integrates ideas and concepts from all areas related to animal architecture