Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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The scent of symbiosis: gut bacteria may affect social interactions in leaf-cutting ants
Teseo, S., van Zweden, J. S., Pontieri, L., Kooij, P. W., Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Wenseleers, T., Poulsen, Michael, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Sapountzis, P., 2019, In: Animal Behaviour. 150, p. 239-254Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Reproductive alliances and posthumous fitness enhancement in male ants
Sundström, L. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 267, p. 1439-1444Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Conflicts and alliances in insect families
Sundström, L. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2001, In: Heredity. 86, p. 515-521Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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The evolution of social parasitism in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants: a test of Emery's rule
Sumner, S., Aanen, D. K., Delabie, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Insectes Sociaux. Vol. 51, no. 1, p. 37-42Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for differential selection and potential adaptive evolution in the worker caste of an inquiline social parasite
Sumner, S., Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Vol. 54, no. 3, p. 256-263Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The adaptive significance of inquiline parasite workers.
Sumner, S., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 270, 1521, p. 1315-22 7 p.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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When every sperm counts: factors affecting male fertility in the honeybee Apis mellifera
Stürup, M., Baer-Imhoof, B., Nash, David Richard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2013, In: Behavioral Ecology. 24, 5, p. 1192-1198 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sperm mixing in the polyandrous leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior
Stürup, M., Nash, David Richard, Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 18, p. 3571-3582 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Short independent lives and selection for maximal sperm survival make investment in immune defences unprofitable for leaf-cutting ant males
Stürup, M., Baer, B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2014, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68, 6, p. 947-955 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variation in male body size and reproductive allocation in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica: estimating variance components and possible trade-offs
Stürup, M., Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Nash, David Richard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 1, p. 47-55 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Monogamous sperm storage and permanent worker sterility in a long-lived ambrosia beetle
Smith, S. M., Kent, D. S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Stow, A. J., 2018, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, 6, p. 1009-1018Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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High recombination frequency creates genotypic diversity in colonies of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior
Sirviö, A., Gadau, J., Rueppell, O., Lamatsch, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Pamilo, P. & Page Jr., R. E., 2006, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 19, 5, p. 1475-1485Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Policing and punishment across the domains of social evolution
Singh, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Oikos. 124, 8, p. 971-982 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality
Simola, D. F., Wissler, L., Donahue, G., Waterhouse, R. M., Helmkampf, M., Roux, J., Nygaard, S., Glastad, K. M., Hagen, D. E., Viljakainen, L., Reese, J. T., Hunt, B. G., Graur, D., Elhaik, E., Kriventseva, E. V., Wen, J., Parker, B. J., Cash, E., Privman, E., Childers, C. P. & 18 others, , 2013, In: Genome Research. 23, 8, p. 1235-1247 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Nutrition mediates the expression of cultivar-farmer conflict in a fungus-growing ant
Shik, Jonathan Z., Gomez, E. B., Kooij, P. W., Santos, J. C., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2016, In: National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings. 113, 36, p. 10121-10126 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Nutritional niches reveal fundamental domestication trade-offs in fungus-farming ants
Shik, Jonathan Z., Kooij, P. W., Donoso, D. A., Santos, J. C., Gomez, E. B., Franco, M., Crumière, A. J. J., Arnan, X., Howe, Jack, Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2021, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5, 1, p. 122-134Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionary patterns of proteinase activity in attine ant fungus gardens
Semenova, T., Hughes, D. P., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Schiøtt, M., 2011, In: B M C Microbiology. 12, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Does the afrotropical army ant Dorylus (Anomma) molestus go extinct in fragmented forests?
Schöning, C., Kinuthia, W. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Journal of East Africa Natural History. 95, 2, p. 163-179Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cryptic speciationin the fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex longiscapus Weber and Cyphomyrmex muelleri Schultz and Solomon, new species (Formicidae, Attini)
Schultz, T. R., Solomon, S. A., Mueller, U. G., Villesen, P., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Adams, R. M. M. & Norden, B., 2002, In: Insectes Sociaux. 49, p. 331-343Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
Schrader, Lukas, Pan, H., Bollazzi, M., Schiøtt, M., Larabee, F. J., Bi, X., Deng, Y., KU, thw266, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Rabeling, C., 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 13 p., 2918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Queen-worker caste ratio depends on colony size in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)
Schmidt, A. M., Linksvayer, T. A., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 2, p. 139–144 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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No benefit in diversity? The effect of genetic variation on survival and disease resistance in a polygynous social insect
Schmidt, A. M., Linksvayer, T. A., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, 2011, In: Ecological Entomology. 36, 6, p. 751–759 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Proteomics reveals synergy between biomass degrading enzymes and inorganic Fenton chemistry in leaf-cutting ant colonies
Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2021, In: eLife. 10, 21 p., e61816.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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Towards a molecular understanding of symbiont function: identification of a fungal gene for the degradation of xylan in the fungus gardens of leaf-cutting ants.
Schiøtt, M., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Lange, L. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: BMC Microbiology. 8, p. 40Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Reconstructing the functions of endosymbiotic Mollicutes in fungus-growing ants
Sapountzis, P., Zhukova, M., Shik, Jonathan Z., Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2018, In: eLife. 7, p. 1-31 e39209.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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The evolution of abdominal microbiomes in fungus-growing ants
Sapountzis, P., Nash, David Richard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2019, In: Molecular Ecology. 28, 4, p. 879-899 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Fungal enzymes transferred by leaf-cutting ants in their fungus gardens
Rønhede, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Rosendahl, Søren, 2004, In: Mycological Research. 108 (1), p. 101-106Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Specificity in chemical profiles of workers, brood and mutualistic fungi in Atta, Acromyrmex, and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants
Richard, F., Poulsen, Michael, Drijfhout, F., Jones, G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33, 12, p. 2281-2292 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The origin of the chemical profiles of fungal symbionts and their significance for nestmate recognition in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Richard, F., Poulsen, Michael, Hefetz, A., Errard, C., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61, 11, p. 1637-1649 13 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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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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Towards reconstructing the ancestral brain gene-network regulating caste differentiation in ants
Qiu, Bitao, Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Chang, N., Wang, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2018, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, 11, p. 1782-1791Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Within-colony transmission and the cost of a mutualistic bacterium in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex octospinosus
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A. N. M., Currie, C. R., Nielsen, M. G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Functional Ecology. 17, 2, p. 260-269 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ephemeral windows of opportunity for horizontal transmission of fungal symbionts in leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Fernández-Marín, H., Currie, C. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Evolution. 63, 9, p. 2235-2247 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutualistic bacteria and a possible trade-off between alternative defence mechanisms in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A. N. M., Currie, C. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Insectes Sociaux. 49, 1, p. 15-19 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Experimental evidence for the costs and hygienic significance of the antibiotic metapleural gland secretion in leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A., Nielsen, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 52, 2, p. 151-157 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Differential resistance and the importance of antibiotic production in Acromyrmex echinatior leaf-cutting ant castes towards the entomopathogenic fungus Aspergillus nomius
Poulsen, M., Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Insectes Sociaux. 53, 3, p. 349-355Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The effect of metapleural gland secretion on the growth of a mutualistic bacterium on the cuticle of leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A. N. M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1 Sep 2003, In: Die Naturwissenschaften. 90, 9, p. 406-409 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutualistic fungi control crop diversity in fungus-growing ants
Poulsen, Michael & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2005, In: Science. 307, 5710, p. 741-744 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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Experimental evidence for the cost and hygienic significance of the antibiotic metapleural gland secretion in leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, M., Bot, A. N. M., Nielsen, M. G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 52, p. 151-157Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Specificity of the mutualistic association between actinomycete bacteria and two sympatric species of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, M., Cafaro, M., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Currie, C. R. & Poulsen, Michael, 1 Oct 2005, In: Molecular Ecology. 14, 11, p. 3597-3604 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Graveyards on the Move: The Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Dead Ophiocordyceps-Infected Ants
Pontoppidan, M., Himaman, W., Hywel-Jones, N. L., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Hughes, D. P., 2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 3, p. e4835Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Direct genetic evidence for local mate competition in ants
Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Dec 1998, In: Die Naturwissenschaften. 85, 12, p. 593-595Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Genetic analysis of colony structure in polydomous and polygynous ant populations
Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Jan 1999, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 66, 1, p. 115-144Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Multiple paternity in social Hymenoptera: estimating the effective mate number in single-double mating populations
Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Apr 1999, In: Molecular Ecology. 8, 4, p. 577-587Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Positive association of queen number and queen mating frequency in Myrmica ants: a challenge to the genetic variability hypothesis
Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Mar 1999, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 45, 3-4, p. 185-193Research 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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