***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Valdis: one reference to "gorilla" (its baboons actually) grooming is the following Dunbar, R. I. M. 1993. "Coevolution of neocortical size, group size and language in humans." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 16:681-735. I googled it and downloaded from a web site. Hope it´s the one you are looking for. At 14/01/2005 15:05, you wrote: >***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > >I am writing an article on the various applications of SNA. I am >including some paragraphs on non-human networks. I know about the >protein networks, the electric grid, the nervous system of the worm, >etc. > >I would like more information on animal networks. I remember Karen >Stephenson talking about gorilla grooming networks and I have seen the >recent interesting work on dolphin and guppy networks. I recently >helped map a Cow network, and via Google found references to networks >of giraffes, seals, and chimps. I am focused on actual mapping versus >simulations. > >Any other interesting animal networks that are currently under the >radar? > >Valdis > >_____________________________________________________________________ >SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social >network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send >an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line >UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. René Ríos F. Profesor Instituto de Sociología Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 686-5719 René Ríos F. Profesor Instituto de Sociología Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 686-5719 _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.