Goodfellow Avian Architecture

How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3831-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Goodfellow, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Vögel (Ornithologie)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. 1
Contents, pg. 3
Foreword, pg. 4
Introduction, pg. 5
Chapter One. Scrape Nests, pg. 6
Chapter Two. Holes & Tunnels, pg. 12
Chapter Three. Platform Nests, pg. 18
Chapter Four. Aquatic Nests, pg. 24
Chapter Five. Cup-Shaped Nests, pg. 29
Chapter Six. Domed Nests, pg. 36
Chapter Seven. Mud Nests, pg. 43
Chapter Eight. Hanging, Woven & Stitched Nests, pg. 48
Chapter Nine. Mound Nests, pg. 55
Chapter Ten. Colonies & Group Nests, pg. 62
Chapter Eleven. Courts & Bowers, pg. 67
Chapter Twelve. Edible Nests & Food Stores, pg. 73
Resources, pg. 78
Glossary, pg. 79
Index, pg. 79
Author Acknowledgments, pg. 81

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Goodfellow is a retired English teacher and lifelong birdwatcher. His books include Birds as Builders and A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Britain and Northern Europe.