Resumen de The evolution of architecture.
The article discusses the genetic aspects of the evolution of animal architecture. Topics include the wide variety of intricate nests and homes built by birds, mammals, and social insects, such as Macrotermes bellicosus termites, studies by Jesse N. Weber and Hopi E. Hoekstra on the genetics of architecture in the field mouse genus Peromyscus, and the design of more efficient cities based on computer programs that follow the same architectural rules as social insects.
