Animal architecture

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

Summary: "This book is intended for students and researchers in comparative animal biology, but will also be of relevance and use to architects and civil engineers interested in developing ideas from the animal kingdom."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 0198507526 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0198507518 (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
xii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Oxford ; Toronto : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-303) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Functions -- 2. Building materials : nature, origins, and processing -- 3. Construction : behaviour and anatomy -- 4. Work organisation and building complexity -- 5. Mechanics, growth, and design -- 6. Building costs, optimal solutions, and trade-offs -- 7. Animal architects as ecosystem engineers -- 8. Evolution.