Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
- 2011
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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 › 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 › 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 › 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 › 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 › 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 › 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 › peer-review
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Hybridization in East African swarm-raiding army ants
Kronauer, D. J., Peters, M. K., Schöning, C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Frontiers in Zoology. 8, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The dynamics of plant cell-wall polysaccharide decomposition in leaf-cutting ant fungus gardens
Moller, I. E., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Harholt, J., Willats, W. G. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 3, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Survival and growth of parasitic Maculinea alcon caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in laboratory nests of three Myrmica ant species
Nash, David Richard, Als, T. D. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 3, p. 391-401 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Farming termites determine the genetic population structure of Termitomyces fungal symbionts
Nobre, T., Fernandes, C., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Korb, J. & Aanen, D. K., 2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 9, p. 2023-2033 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The genome of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior suggests key adaptations to advanced social life and fungus farming
Nygaard, S., Zhang, G., Schiøtt, M., Li, C., Wurm, Y., Hu, H., Zhou, J., Ji, L., Qiu, F., Rasmussen, M., Pan, H., Hauser, Frank, Krogh, Anders, Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis (Cok), Wang, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Genome Research. 21, 8, p. 1339-1348 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › 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 › 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 › 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 › 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 › peer-review
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Reconstructing eight decades of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue butterfly Maculinea arion
Ugelvig, Line Vej, Nielsen, P. S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Nash, David Richard, 2011, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 11, p. 201 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Mating, hybridisation and introgression in Lasius ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Van der Have, T., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Myrmecological News. 15, p. 109–115 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Genetic variation in virulence among chalkbrood strains infecting honeybees
Vojvodic, S., Jensen, Annette Bruun, Markussen, Bo, Eilenberg, Jørgen & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 9, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Temperature dependent virulence of obligate and facultative fungal pathogens of honeybee brood
Vojvodic, S., Jensen, Annette Bruun, James, R. R., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Eilenberg, Jørgen, 2011, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 149, 1-2, p. 200-205 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
Wurm, Y., Wang, J., Riba-Grognuz, O., Corona, M., Nygaard, S., Hunt, B. G., Ingram, K. K., Falquet, L., Nipitwattanaphon, M., Gotzek, D., Dijkstra, M. B., Oettler, J., Comtesse, F., Shih, C-J., Wu, W-J., Yang, C-C., Thomas, J., Beaudoing, E., Pradervand, S., Flegel, V. & 18 others, , 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, 14, p. 5679-84 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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- 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 › 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 › 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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