Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour
by
Mike Hansell
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521017645
ISBN-13
9780521017640
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 21st, 2005
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
508 grams
Dimensions
16.90 x 24.30 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Zoology: birds (ornithology)Animal behaviourEthology and animal behaviourBirds (ornithology)
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How and why do birds build? The book shows how birds make nests, bowers for male display and tools. Written for those interested in animal behaviour, and behavioural ecology, it will also be absorbing for architects and engineers interested in structures in the natural world.
Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour provides a broad view of our understanding of the biology of the nests, bowers and tools made by birds. It illustrates how, among vertebrates, the building abilities of birds are more impressive and consistent than for any other builders other than ourselves, yet birds seem to require no special equipment, and use quite uncomplicated behaviour. In doing so, the book raises general issues in the field of behavioural ecology including the costs of reproduction, sexual selection and the organisation and complexity of behaviour. Written for students and researchers of animal behaviour, behavioural ecology and ornithology, it will nevertheless make fascinating reading for architects and engineers interested in understanding how structures are created by animals.
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