Animal Architecture
Awards:   Winner of Author awarded the Neill Medal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (First awarded in 1859, he is the 63rd recipient). This is awarded triennially for publication(s) by a 'Scottish' naturalist done within the last five years..
Author:   Mike Hansell (, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences (Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology), University of Glasgow, UK.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780198507529


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 January 2005
Format:   Paperback
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Animal Architecture


Awards

  • Winner of Author awarded the Neill Medal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (First awarded in 1859, he is the 63rd recipient). This is awarded triennially for publication(s) by a 'Scottish' naturalist done within the last five years..

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Author:   Mike Hansell (, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences (Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology), University of Glasgow, UK.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.607kg
ISBN:  

9780198507529


ISBN 10:   0198507526
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Functions 2: Building materials: nature, origins, and processing 3: Behaviour and anatomy 4: Work organization and building complexity 5: Mechanics, growth, and design 6: Building costs, optimal solutions, and trade-offs 7: Animal architects as ecosystem engineers 8: Evolution

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Hansells long-held enthusiasm for the subject comes across in an easily read scholarly style. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, December 2005.


Author Information

Mike Hansell is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.

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