Honey Bee Social Evolution: Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence by Delaplane, Keith S.

Honey Bee Social Evolution: Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence

What the honey bee can teach us about evolution--and ourselves.How did the honey bee evolve into the...
HK$527.74
HK$527.74
SKU: 9781421450032
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 21 left in stock
Author: Keith S. Delaplane
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $527.74
10 customers are viewing this product
Honey Bee Social Evolution: Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence by Delaplane, Keith S.

Honey Bee Social Evolution: Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence

$527.74

Honey Bee Social Evolution: Group Formation, Behavior, and Preeminence

$527.74
Author: Keith S. Delaplane
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

What the honey bee can teach us about evolution--and ourselves.

How did the honey bee evolve into the complex colonial species that exists today--and what does its evolution have to teach us about our own species? In Honey Bee Social Evolution, entomologist Keith Delaplane uses the humble but charismatic honey bee as a model of social evolution to highlight the many parallels a social insect colony shares with humans and other organisms. Delaplane shows how social processes drive evolution--for honey bee colonies, humans, and other animals.

Each chapter spotlights a honey bee colony-level function such as group-level reproduction, task differentiation among cells, group decision-making, social immunity, defense behavior, senescence, anarchy, cancer, and more--all with stunning parallels to those of other organisms. These vivid comparisons, grounded in a practical context, emphasize how natural selection uses a common tool kit to solve similar problems across lineages.

By revealing the complex hive of similarities between the honey bee's society and our own, Delaplane hopes to instill an ethos of solidarity with all organic life. The honey bee colony shows how evolution is more than selfish "survival of the fittest," but equally a story of the success of cooperation and altruism.



Author: Keith S. Delaplane
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 504
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.06w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781421450032

About the Author

Keith Delaplane (ATHENS, GA) is a professor of entomology and Walter B. Hill Fellow at the University of Georgia.


Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products