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 > UNITED KINGDOM > > W (01524) 592 793 > H (01524) 847 489 > [log in to unmask]