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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Goodfellow, Peter.     Subjects     Birds -- Nests.     Birds -- Behavior.     Birds -- Nests -- Pictorial works.     Nest building.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Goodfellow, Peter.       by title:      Avian architecture :...         MARC Display

Avian architecture : how birds design, engineer & build / Peter Goodfellow ; edited by Mike Hansell. by Goodfellow, Peter. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011. Subjects Birds -- Nests.   Birds -- Behavior.   Birds -- Nests -- Pictorial works.   Nest building. ISBN:  9780691148496 (hbk.) 069114849X Description:  160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. Contents:  Scrape nests -- Holes & tunnels -- Platform nests -- Aquatic nests -- Cup-shaped nests -- Domed nests -- Mud nests -- Hanging, woven & stitched nests -- Mound nests -- Colonies & group nests -- Courts & bowers -- Edible nests & food stores. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. This spectacularly illustrated book features 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities. Other kinds of avian construction--such as bowers and harvest wells--are also featured."--Dust jacket.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 598.1564 Go Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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