Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler (Ponerinae: Ectatommini): an agro-predator of Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Die Naturwissenschaften. Vol. 90, no. 12, p. 568-571Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus uses leaf-cutting ants to vector proteolytic enzymes towards new plant substrate
Kooij, P. W., Rogowska-Wrzesinska, A., Hoffmann, D., Roepstorff, P., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Schiøtt, M., 2014, In: I S M E Journal. 8, p. 1032-1040 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants have simple gut microbiota with nitrogen-fixing potential
Sapountzis, P., Zhukova, M., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, 16, p. 5527-5537 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A genetic component to size in queens of the ant, Formica truncorum
Bargum, K., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Sundström, L., 2004, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 57, 1, p. 9-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A genomic comparison of two termites with different social complexity
Korb, J., Poulsen, Michael, Hu, H., Li, C., Boomsma, Jacobus J., KU, thw266 & Liebig, J., 2015, In: Frontiers in Genetics. 6, 12 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A molecular phylogeny of Dorylus army ants provides evidence for multiple evolutionary transitions in foraging niche
Kronauer, D. J. C., Schöning, C., Vilhelmsen, Lars & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7, p. 56Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A mosaic of chemical coevolution in a large blue butterfly.
Nash, David Richard, Als, T. D., Maile, R., Jones, G. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Science. 319, 5859, p. 88-90 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A new polygynous Lasius species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from central Europe - II. Confirmation allozymatique du statut spécifique et structure sociale - II. Allozymatic confirmation of species status and social structure
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Brouwer, A. H. & Van Loon, A. J., Dec 1990, In: Insectes Sociaux. 37, 4, p. 363-375 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A new polygynous Lasius species (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) from central Europe - I. Description et biologie générale - I. Description and general biology
Van Loon, A. J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Andrasfalvy, A., Dec 1990, In: Insectes Sociaux. 37, 4, p. 348-362 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A novel method for using RNA-seq data to identify imprinted genes in social Hymenoptera with multiply mated queens
Howe, Jack, Schiøtt, M., Li, Q., Wang, Z., KU, thw266 & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2020, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33, 12, p. 1770-1782 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A reassessment of the mating system characteristics of the army ant Eciton burchellii
Kronauer, D. J. C., Berghoff, S. M., Powell, S., Denny, A. J., Edwards, K. J., Franks, N. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Die Naturwissenschaften. 93, 8, p. 402-406Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A single-cell transcriptomic atlas tracking the neural basis of division of labour in an ant superorganism
Li, Q., Wang, M., Zhang, P., Liu, Y., Guo, Q., Zhu, Y., Wen, T., Dai, X., Zhang, X., Nagel, M., Dethlefsen, B. H., Xie, N., Zhao, J., Jiang, W., Han, L., Wu, L., Zhong, W., Wang, Z., Wei, X., Dai, W. & 9 others, , 2022, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6, 8, p. 1191-1204Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A technique to artificially inseminate leafcutter ants
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2013, In: Insectes Sociaux. 60, p. 111-118 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Abundance, growth and feeding of natterjack toads ( Bufo calamita) in a 4-year old-artificial habitat.
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Arntzen, J. W., 1985, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 22, 2, p. 395-405 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Adoption of parasitic Maculinea alcon caterpillars (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) by three Myrmica ant species
Als, T. D., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1 Jul 2001, In: Animal Behaviour. 62, p. 99-106 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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An evaluation of the possible adaptive function of fungal brood covering by attine ants
Armitage, S. A. O., Fernández-Marín, H., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2012, In: Evolution. 66, 6, p. 1966-1975 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of sex ratios in social insects
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Nachman, Gøsta Støger, 2002, Sex Ratio Handbook. Cambridge University Press, p. 93-111Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Ant Queen Egg-Marking Signals: Matching Deceptive Laboratory Simplicity with Natural Complexity
van Zweden, J. S., Heinze, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & D'Ettorre, P., 2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 3, p. e4718 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ant mediated redistribution of a xyloglucanase enzyme in fungus gardens of Acromyrmex echinatior
Kooij, P. W., Pullens, J. W. M., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Schiøtt, M., 2016, In: BMC Microbiology. 16, 9 p., 81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ant parasite queens revert to mating singly
Sumner, S., Hughes, W. O. H., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Nature. 428, 6978, p. 35-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ant species distribution in a sandy coastal plain
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & DE VRIES, A., Aug 1980, In: Ecological Entomology. 5, 3, p. 189-204 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ant sperm storage organs do not have phenoloxidase constitutive immune activity
Dávila, F., Cherasse, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Aron, S., 2015, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 78, p. 9-14 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Antimicrobial defense shows an abrupt evolutionary transition in the fungus-growing ants
Hughes, W. O. H., Pagliarini, R., Madsen, Henning Bang, Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Evolution. 62, 5, p. 1252-7 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ants farm subterranean aphids mostly in single clone groups: an example of prudent husbandry for carbohydrates and proteins?
Ivens, A. B. F., Kronauer, D. J. C., Pen, I., Weissing, F. J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2012, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 12, 106, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Are workers of Atta leafcutter ants capable of reproduction?
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Insectes Sociaux. 53, 2, p. 136-140Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Association of Long-term Risk of Respiratory, Allergic, and Infectious Diseases With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in Childhood
Byars, Sean Geoffrey, Stearns, S. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Jul 2018, In: J A M A Otolaryngology. Head & Neck Surgery. 144, 7, p. 594-603 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Asymmetric interaction specificity between two sympatric termites and their fungal symbionts: -
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Aanen, D. K., 2007, In: Ecological Entomology. 32, 1, p. 76-81 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Bacterial symbiont sharing in Megalomyrmex social parasites and their fungus-growing ant hosts
Liberti, J., Sapountzis, P., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Adams, R. M. M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Molecular Ecology. 24, 12, p. 3151-3169 19 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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Beyond promiscuity: mate-choice commitments in social breeding
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368, 1613, 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Biavl og Apis Biodiversitet i Europa
Pedersen, B. V. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Tidsskrift for Biavl. 136(4), p. 106-108Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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Bladskæremyrer - tropernes succesfulde landbrugere
Poulsen, M., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Naturens Verden. 5, p. 27-35Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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
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Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants
Qiu, Bitao, Dai, X., Li, P., Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Li, Ruyan, Price, A. L., Ding, G., Texada, Michael James, Zhang, X., Zuo, D., Gao, Q., Jiang, W., Wen, T., Pontieri, L., Guo, C., Rewitz, Kim, Li, Q., Liu, W., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2022, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 6, 11, p. 1753-1765Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Caste-specific RNA editomes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior
Li, Q., Wang, Z., Lian, J., Schiøtt, M., Jin, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, Y., Nygaard, S., Peng, Z., Zhou, Y., Deng, Y., Zhang, W., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 11 p., 4943.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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Caste-specific symbiont policing by workers of Acromyrmex fungus-growing ants
Ivens, A. B. F., Nash, David Richard, Poulsen, Michael & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 2, p. 378-384 7 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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Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants
Kronauer, D. J. C., Gadau, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Jul 2007, In: Molecular Ecology Notes. 7, 4, p. 688-690 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Chemical mimicry in an incipient leaf-cutting ant social parasite
Lambardi, D., Dani, F. R., Turillazzi, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Apr 2007, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61, 6, p. 843-851 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Chemical warfare between leafcutter ant symbionts and a co-evolved pathogen
Heine, D., Holmes, N. A., Worsley, S. F., Santos, A. C. A., Innocent, T. M., Scherlach, K., Patrick, E. H., Yu, D. W., Murrell, J. C., Vieria, P. C., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Hertweck, C., Hutchings, M. I. & Wilkinson, B., 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 11 p., 2208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies
Adams, R. M. M., Liberti, J., Illum, A. A., Jones, T. H., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 39, p. 15752-15757 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Clonal yeast biofilms can reap competitive advantages through cell differentiation without being obligatorily multicellular
Regenberg, Birgitte, Hanghøj, Kristian Ebbesen, Andersen, K. S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2016, In: Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences. 283, 1842, 8 p., 20161303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cloning and sequencing of wsp encoding gene fragments reveals a diversity of co-infecting Wolbachia strains in Acromyrmex leafcutter ants
van Borm, S., Wenseleers, T., Billen, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 26, 1, p. 102-109Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Co-evolution of enzyme function in the attine ant-fungus symbiosis
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
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Coevolved crypts and exocrine glands support mutualistic bacteria in fungus-growing ants
Currie, C. R., Poulsen, Michael, Mendenhall, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Billen, J., 2006, In: Science. 311, 5757, p. 81-83 3 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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Colony-level and season-specific variation incuticular hydrocarbon profiles of individual workers in the ant Formica truncorum
Nielsen, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Oldham, N. J., Petersen, H. C. & Morgan, E. D., 1999, In: Insectes Sociaux. 46, p. 58-65Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Communication between hosts and social parasites
Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, Sociobiology of communication: an interdisciplinary perspective. d'Ettorre, P. & Hughes, D. P. (eds.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, p. 55-79Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Comparison of genetic population structure of the large blue butterflies Maculinea nausithous and M. teleius
Figurny-Puchalska, E., Gadeberg, R. M. E. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 9, 3, p. 419-432Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus uses leaf-cutting ants to vector proteolytic enzymes towards new plant substrate
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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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