Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build / Peter Goodfellow ; edited by Mike Hansell.
Publication details: Lewes, East Sussex : Ivy Press ; Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.Description: 160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780691148496
- 069114849X
- How birds design, engineer & build
- How birds design, engineer and build
- QL675 .G619 2011
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QL674 .A9 1942 The birds of America | QL674 .L294 1966 Birds of the northern forest / | QL675 .B163 2005 Nests, eggs, and nestlings of North American birds / | QL675 .G619 2011 Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build / | QL675 .P87 2008 Egg & nest / | QL676 .S57 2020 What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and why / | QL676.5 .A28 2013 Gardening for the birds : how to create a bird-friendly backyard / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
"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."--Dust jacket.
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