Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build / Peter Goodfellow ; edited by Mike Hansell.

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Goodfellow, Peter.

Title & Author:

Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build / Peter Goodfellow ; edited by Mike Hansell.

Publication:

Description:

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155) and index.
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.

Summary:

"Describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. This spectacularly illustrated book features 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities. Other kinds of avian construction--such as bowers and harvest wells--are also featured."--Jacket.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

9780691148496
069114849X

Subject:

Birds Nests.
Birds Behavior.
Birds Nests Pictorial works.
Nest building.
Oiseaux Nids.
Oiseaux Mœurs et comportement.
Oiseaux Nids Ouvrages illustrés.
Nidification.
Vogelnest
Vögel
Nestbau

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

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

How birds design, engineer & build
How birds design, engineer and build

Holdings:

Location: Library main 273887
Call No.: BIB 207565
Status: Available

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