Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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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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