Paolo Palladino wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> It was once thought that there was something systemic about populations of
> lemmings jumping off cliffs to their death (Wynne-Edawards and group
> dynamics), but now it looks that it happens just because the leader of the
> pack falls of the cliff quite accidentally and the others are following too
> fast to realise what is happening.
>
> Can anyone refer me literature on the subject?
>
> Paolo
>
> Paolo Palladino
> Department of History
> Lancaster University
> Lancaster LA1 4YG
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