November 14, 2003

social networking and baboons...

MRA Twins

Anthropologist Joan Silk, a UCLA professor, is in the news this week for her research with female baboon moms who have formed tight social networking groups.

[There were about 30 hits for this story this morning on Google Search: silk social networking]

Professor Silk offers a number of publications - on the evolution of cooperation in primate groups - (in pdf format) on her website.

photo credit - Joan Silk's website

K-Collector
November 14, 2003 12:45 PM | google it! | threadorati
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