Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build /
Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. This book 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...
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Lewes, East Sussex : Princeton, N.J. :
Ivy Press ; Princeton University Press,
c2011.
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Table of 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.