…In this way, even if it is not related to reproduction, any structure that an animal builds itself can be called a nest, and the concept has been expanded to include antlion nests, spider webs, and caddisfly nests. Among animals, those that build elaborate and remarkable nests include mammals (such as the Japanese harvest mouse and beaver), birds (the famous weaver bird), fish (such as sticklebacks), insects (termites, honeybees), and spiders. The nest-building behavior (nest-building technique) exhibited by these animals has long attracted the attention of naturalists. In recent years, ethology has once again begun to pay attention to it. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "nest-building" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…このように,繁殖とは関係がなくとも,みずから造る構造物であれば巣と呼ぶことも一方では行われて,アリジゴクの巣,クモの巣web,トビケラの巣caseなどにまで概念が拡張されている。動物の中で手の込んだ顕著な巣を造るものは,哺乳類(カヤネズミ,ビーバーなど),鳥類(ハタオリドリが有名),魚類(トゲウオなど),昆虫類(シロアリ,ミツバチなど),クモ類などであるが,これらの動物が示す造巣行動(造巣技術nest‐building)は古くから博物学者の注目を浴びてきた。近年になって動物行動学が改めてそれに注目してきている。… ※「nest-building」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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