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

Title Animal architecture / Mike Hansell
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Oxford animal biology series
Oxford animal biology series.
Contents 1. Functions -- 2. Building materials: nature, origins and processing -- 3. Construction: behaviour and anatomy -- 4. Work organisation and building complexity -- 5. Mechanics, grwoth and design -- 6. Building costs, optimal solutions, and trade-off -- 7. Animal architects as ecosystem engineers -- 8. Evolution
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-303) and indexes
Subject Animals -- Habitations.
LC no. 2005297193
ISBN 0198507526 paperback
0198507518 hardback