When following the leader can lead into the jaws of death

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 19:49 in Biology & Nature

Follow that fish -- threespine sticklebacks that were used in the experiments. For animals that live in social groups, and that includes humans, blindly following a leader could place them in danger.

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