Built by animals : the natural history of animal architecture
Hansell, Michael H. (Michael Henry), 1940-2009
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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.
Main title:
Built by animals : the natural history of animal architecture / Mike Hansell.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Collation:
256 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199205578 (pbk)
Dewey class:
591.564
Language:
English
BRN:
626688
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