Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour provides a broad view of our current understanding of the biology of the nests, bowers, and tools made by birds. It illustrates how birds, among vertebrates, have more impressive and consistent building abilities than any other builders, excluding humans. However, birds seem to require no special building equipment and use quite uncomplicated behavior. The book raises general issues in the field of behavioral ecology, including the costs of reproduction, sexual selection, and the organization and complexity of behavior. This volume was written for students and researchers of animal behavior, behavioral 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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"...clearly organized and very well written...This book is a treasure...and is a pleasure to read..." Ethology
"Hansell's book contains loads of information that will be both helpful to the scientist and interesting to the enthusiast...it is thorough, engaging, and fun to read. Hansell's book will be enjoyed by students of ornithology, animal behavior, ecology, and evolutionary biology. It will become a valuable part of the collections of university libraries, professional ornithologists, and those generally enthusiastic about all things avian." Auk
"Well written...provides and excellent overview...Of interest to anyone with a passion for evolutionary biology, the book describes fascinating works of engineering and architecture...bird nests are beautiful and serve their purpose well. The same can also be said of this book." Nature
"This is a comprehensive and stimulating volume for students and professional researchers in ecology, evolution, and ornithology at many levels. Discussions of nest structure and material properties will appeal to engineers, architects, and students of materials science. The book contains a wealth of excellent and well-selected black-and-white illustrations and photographs, and greatly extends the work of earlier volumes of bird-nesting biology." Choice
"Hansell's book contains loads of information that will be both helpful to the scientist and interesting to the enthusiast...it is thorough, engaging, and fun to read. Hansell's book will be enjoyed by students of ornithology, animal behavior, ecology, and evolutionary biology. It will become a valuable part of the collections of university libraries, professional ornithologists, and those generally enthusiastic about all things avian." Auk
"Well written...provides and excellent overview...Of interest to anyone with a passion for evolutionary biology, the book describes fascinating works of engineering and architecture...bird nests are beautiful and serve their purpose well. The same can also be said of this book." Nature
"This is a comprehensive and stimulating volume for students and professional researchers in ecology, evolution, and ornithology at many levels. Discussions of nest structure and material properties will appeal to engineers, architects, and students of materials science. The book contains a wealth of excellent and well-selected black-and-white illustrations and photographs, and greatly extends the work of earlier volumes of bird-nesting biology." Choice
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Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour looks at the fascinating topic of how and why birds build and use structures such as nests and bowers with very simple equipment. Putting bird building behaviour into context with all other animals, the book shows how birds are the most impressive and consistent animal builders other than ourselves. Written for students and researchers of animal behaviour, behavioural ecology and ornithology, it will nevertheless make absorbing reading for architects and engineers interested in understanding how structures are created by animals.
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Among the hundreds of bird nests carefully preserved in The Natural History Museum, London, is an unremarkable looking cup nest of grass and rootless collected in New Zealand during the last century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard building units, spider cocoon silk, nest weight, brown cacholote, arthropod silk, nest survey, nest attachment, lichen flakes, nest design, nest evolution, nest zones, nest defence, nest characters, animal builders, nest architecture, bower quality, cup nesters, spider cocoons, salivary mucus, spotted bowerbird, passerine families, construction behaviour, fine woody, building behaviour, nesting associations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Among the hundreds of bird nests carefully preserved in The Natural History Museum, London, is an unremarkable looking cup nest of grass and rootless collected in New Zealand during the last century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard building units, spider cocoon silk, nest weight, brown cacholote, arthropod silk, nest survey, nest attachment, lichen flakes, nest design, nest evolution, nest zones, nest defence, nest characters, animal builders, nest architecture, bower quality, cup nesters, spider cocoons, salivary mucus, spotted bowerbird, passerine families, construction behaviour, fine woody, building behaviour, nesting associations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New World, New Guinea, North American, Jane Paterson, Margaret Mullin, New Caledonian, New Zealand New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Neotropical Ornithology (Ornithological Monographs) by P. A. Buckley on 4 pages
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 10, and Back Matter
- The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition by Charles Darwin on page 10, and Back Matter
- On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on page 10, and Back Matter
- Avian Biology, Volume 9 by Donald S. Farner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence by James L. Gould in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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