2024
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2023
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The evolutionary ecology of bird–ant interactions: a pervasive but under-studied connection

Jesús M. Avilés

Abstract: Birds and ants are among the most ubiquitous taxa co-occurring in terrestrial ecosystems, but how they mutually interact is almost unknown. Here, the main features of this neglected interaction are synthetized in a systematic literature review. Interaction with ants has been recorded in 1122 bird species (11.2% of extant species) belonging to 131 families widely distributed across the globe and the avian phylogeny. On the other hand, 47 genus of ants (14.4% of extant genus) belonging to eight subfamilies inter… Show more

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