The spread of behaviours through animal social networks have often been considered as 'simple contagions'. However, research across other disciplines now provides substantial grounding for the 'complex contagion' of behaviours. The study of animal behaviour could benefit greatly from generally expanding to incorporate these new insights.

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考虑复杂性：动物社交网络和行为传染。

通过动物社交网络传播的行为通常被认为是“简单的传染”。但是，跨其他学科的研究现在为行为的“复杂传染”提供了坚实的基础。对动物行为的研究可以从总体上扩展以吸收这些新见解而大大受益。