Synthesis and perspectives on the study of ant‐plant interaction networks: A global overview

• Published in: Ecological entomology Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 269 - 283
• Main Authors: Juárez‐Juárez, Brenda, Dáttilo, Wesley, Moreno, Claudia E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: ant‐plant relationships; bipartite networks; Brazil; Complexity; entomology; Extrafloral nectaries; Flowers; fruits; Lowlands; Mexico; Myrmecophily; Nectar; Nesting; network descriptors; network theory; Networks; sap; scientometric analysis; Scientometrics; Substrates; Synthesis; Brazil; Mexico

In recent decades, the interest in complexity of ant‐plant relationships has increased considerably. However, because the spatial and biological information generated on ant‐plant interaction networks is dispersed in the literature it is necessary to synthesise current information, detect knowledge...