Fragmented social networks promote complex behavioural contagions over infectious disease spread

Nitara Wijayatilake, Shweta Bansal, Amy B. Pedersen, Matthew J. Silk

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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2026.1424
Published: 2026-10-21
Container: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher: The Royal Society
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@article{allodium:10.1098/rspb.2026.1424,
  title = {Fragmented social networks promote complex behavioural contagions over infectious disease spread},
  author = {Nitara Wijayatilake and Shweta Bansal and Amy B. Pedersen and Matthew J. Silk},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},
  doi = {10.1098/rspb.2026.1424},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.1424}
}

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TI  - Fragmented social networks promote complex behavioural contagions over infectious disease spread
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AU  - Amy B. Pedersen
AU  - Matthew J. Silk
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JO  - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DO  - 10.1098/rspb.2026.1424
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Wijayatilake, N., Bansal, S., Pedersen, A. B., & Silk, M. J. (2026). Fragmented social networks promote complex behavioural contagions over infectious disease spread. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.1424

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