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Birds (Ornithology)

Avian Architecture Revised and Expanded Edition: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build

Ref: 2024-9780691255460
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  • Collections: Birds (Ornithology)

    Vendor: Princeton University Press

    ISBN: 9780691255460

    Year: 2024
    Pages: 176

    Language: English

    Shipping Weight: 1.0 kg


    Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Describing how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, Avian Architecture deconstructs 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 more than 300 full-color images and more than 40 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 food stores—are also featured.

    Now with more case studies and an updated foreword, this revised and expanded edition includes intricate step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and insightful commentary by a leading expert.

    Illustrates how birds around the world design, engineer, and build their nests

    Features architectural blueprints, step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and expert commentary

    Includes more than 300 full-color images

    Covers more than 100 bird species worldwide