Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
- 2010
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The life of a dead ant - expression of an adaptive extended phenotype
Andersen, Sandra Breum, Gerritsma, S., Yusah, K. M., Mayntz, D., Hywel-Jones, N. L., Billen, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Hughes, D. P., 2010.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research
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Diploid male production in a leaf-cutting ant
Armitage, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2010, In: Ecological Entomology. 35, 2, p. 175-182 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The effects of age and social interactions on innate immunity in a leaf-cutting ant
Armitage, S. A. O. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 56, 7, p. 780-787 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Rossiter H. Crozier (1943-2009)
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pamilo, P., 2010, In: Science. 327, 5961, p. 45 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS IN ENZYME ACTIVITY OF ANT FUNGUS GARDENS
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M., Mueller, U. G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Evolution. 64, 7, p. 2055-2069Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Seminal fluid mediates ejaculate competition in social insects
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Baer, B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Science. 327, 5972, p. 1506-1509 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Workers of Acromyrmex echinatior leafcutter ants police worker-laid eggs, but not reproductive workers
Dijkstra, M. B., van Zweden, J. S., Dirchsen, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Animal Behaviour. 80, 3, p. 487-495 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Caste-specific expression of genetic variation in the size of antibiotic-producing glands of leaf-cutting ants
Hughes, W. O. H., Bot, A. N. M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 277, 1681, p. 609-15 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Colony fusion and worker reproduction after queen loss in army ants
Kronauer, D. J. C., Schöning, C., d'Ettorre, P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 277, 1682, p. 755-63 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Forage collection, substrate preparation, and diet composition in fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Ecological Entomology. 35, 3, p. 259-269 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Large-Scale Evolutionary Patterns of Host Plant Associations in the Lepidoptera
Menken, S. B. J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & van Nieukerken, E. J., 2010, In: Evolution. 64, 4, p. 1098-1119 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Leaf-cutting ant fungi produce cell wall degrading pectinase complexes reminiscent of phytopathogenic fungi
Schiøtt, M., Rogowska-Wrzesinska, A., Roepstorff, P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1 Jan 2010, In: B M C Biology. 8, p. 156Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Laccase gene expression as a possible key adaptation for herbivorous niche expansion in the attine fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M., Nygaard, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research
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Laccase gene expression as a possible key adaptation for herbivorous niche expansion in the attine fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
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Laccase gene expression as a possible key adaptation for herbivorous niche expansion in the attine fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Blending of heritable recognition cues among ant nestmates creates distinct colony gestalt odours but prevents within-colony nepotism
van Zweden, J. S., Brask, J. B., Christensen, Jan H., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Linksvayer, T. A. & D'Ettorre, P., 2010, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23, 7, p. 1498-1508 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2011
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Immune defense in leaf-cutting ants: a cross-fostering approach
Armitage, S. A. O., Broch, J. F., Marín, H. F., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Evolution. 65, 6, p. 1791-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionary biology: Farming writ small
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Nature. 469, 7330, p. 308-309 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Only full-sibling families evolved eusociality
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Beekman, M., Cornwallis, C. K., Griffin, A. S., Holman, L., Hughes, W. O. H., Keller, L., Oldroyd, B. P. & Ratnieks, F. L. W., 2011, In: Nature. 471, 7339, p. E4-5; author reply E9-10 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Random sperm use and genetic effects on worker caste fate in Atta colombica leaf-cutting ants
Holman, L., Stürup, M., Trontti, K. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 23, p. 5092-5102 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection
Hughes, D. P., Andersen, Sandra Breum, Hywel-Jones, N. L., Himaman, W., Billen, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: B M C Ecology. 11, 13, p. 13 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Characterisation and cross-amplification of polymorphic microsatellite loci in ant-associated root-aphids
Ivens, A. B. F., Kronauer, D. J. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 3, 1, p. 73-77 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Rapid shifts in Atta cephalotes fungus-garden enzyme activity after a change in fungal substrate (Attini, Formicidae)
Kooij, P. W., Schiøtt, M., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 2, p. 145-151 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Nine novel microsatellite markers for the army ant Simopelta pergandei (subfamily Ponerinae)
Kronauer, D. J. C., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pierce, N. E., 2011, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 3, 1, p. 61-63 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Strict monandry in the ponerine army ant genus Simopelta suggests that colony size and complexity drive mating system evolution in social insects
Kronauer, D. J. C., O'Donnell, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pierce, N. E., 2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 2, p. 420-8 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Differences in forage-acquisition and fungal enzyme activity contribute to niche segregation in Panamanian leaf-cutting ants
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Genetic variation in virulence among chalkbrood strains infecting honeybees
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