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Animal architects, building and the evolution of intelligence, James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould

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Animal architects, building and the evolution of intelligence, James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Animal architects
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould
Review
"Animal behavior has long been a battleground between the competing claims of nature and nurture. Only recently has the possible role of animal cognition entered the debate. Animal Architects explores an untapped trove of behavioral data to investigate how the structure an animal builds reveals the inner workings of its mind."--BOOK JACKET
Sub title
building and the evolution of intelligence
Table Of Contents
1. Why animals build -- 2. Building with silk -- 3. Instinct and the solitary insect -- 4. Social intelligence of wasps and ants -- 5. Bees and termites -- 6. Bird nests : the modest beginnings -- 7. Bird nests : molding, felting, and weaving -- 8. Bowers -- 9. Civil engineering -- 10. Building and the animal mind
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