| Description |
xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Why animals build -- 2. Building with silk -- 3. Instinct and the solitary insect -- 4. Social intelligence of wasps and ants -- 5. Bees and termites -- 6. Bird nests : the modest beginnings -- 7. Bird nests : molding, felting, and weaving -- 8. Bowers -- 9. Civil engineering -- 10. Building and the animal mind -- Readings -- Credit lines for figures -- Index. |
| Subject |
Animals -- Habitations.
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Animal intelligence.
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| Added Author |
Gould, Carol Grant.
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| ISBN |
9780465027828 |
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0465027822 |
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