Born leaders

Franz J. Weissing ()
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Franz J. Weissing: Franz J. Weissing is at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.

Nature, 2011, vol. 474, issue 7351, 288-289

Abstract: In animals that live in groups, some individuals are leaders and others are followers. A modelling study shows that variation in leadership evolves spontaneously and need not be related to differences in knowledge or power.

Date: 2011
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