Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
- 2009
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Novel fungal disease in complex leaf-cutting ant societies
Hughes, D. P., Evans, H. C., Hywel-Jones, N., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Armitage, S. A. O., 2009, In: Ecological Entomology. 34, 2, p. 214-220Research 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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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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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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Genetic differentiation between the ant Myrmica rubra and its microgynous social parasite
Vepsäläinen, K., Ebsen, J. R., Savolainen, R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Insectes Sociaux. 56, 4, p. 425-437Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Environmental effects on fungal infections in honeybee larvae Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Vojvodic, S., Jensen, Annette Bruun, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Eilenberg, Jørgen, 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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From so simple a beginning: Enzymatic innovation in fungus-growing ants involved a transition from individual symbiont selection to colony-level selection
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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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
- 2008
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The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants
Cremer, S., Ugelvig, Line Vej, Drijfhout, F. P., Schlick-Steiner, B. C., Steiner, F. M., Seifert, B., Hughes, D. P., Schulz, A., Petersen, K. S., Konrad, H., Stauffer, C., Kiran, K., Espadaler, X., d'Ettorre, P., Aktaç, N., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Jones, G. R., Nash, David Richard, Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 12, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Seminal fluid enhances sperm viability in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2008, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 62, 12, p. 1843-1849 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sex allocation in fungus-growing ants: worker or queen control without symbiont-induced female bias
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Oikos. 117, 12, p. 1892-1906Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Subordinate wasps are more aggressive in colonies with low reproductive skew
Fanelli, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Turillazzi, S., 2008, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 75, 3, p. 879-886Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Extended phenotype: nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed fruits
Hughes, D. P., Kronauer, D. J. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Current Biology. 18, 7, p. R294-5Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses
Hughes, D. P., Pierce, N. E. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 23, 12, p. 672-677 5 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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Genetic royal cheats in leaf-cutting ant societies
Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 105, 13, p. 5150-3 3 p.Research 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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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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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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The introduction history of invasive garden ants in Europe: integrating genetic, chemical and behavioural approaches
Ugelvig, Line Vej, Drijfhout, F., Kronauer, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Cremer, S., 2008, In: BMC Biology. 6, p. 1-14 11.Research 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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Evolution of Fungal enzymes in the attine ant symbiosis
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
- 2007
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Patterns of interaction specificity of fungus-growing termites and Termitomyces symbionts in South Africa
Aanen, D. K., Ros, V. I. D., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Mitchell, J., de Beer, Z. W., Slippers, B., Rouland-Lefèvre, C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7, p. 115Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Population structure of a large blue butterfly and its specialist parasitoid in a fragmented landscape
Anton, C., Zeisset, I., Musche, M., Durka, W., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Settele, J., Sep 2007, In: Molecular Ecology. 16, 18, p. 3828-3838 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: Current Biology. 17, 16, p. R673-83Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Tawny Owls Strix aluco with reliable food supply produce male-biased broods
Desfor, K. B., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Sunde, P., Jan 2007, In: Ibis. 149, 1, p. 98-105 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The economy of worker reproduction in Acromyrmex leafcutter ants
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Sep 2007, In: Animal Behaviour. 74, 3, p. 519-529 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Genetic polymorphism in leaf-cutting ants is phenotypically plastic
Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 7 Jul 2007, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 274, 1618, p. 1625-1630 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sex allocation in the polydomous leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani
Ichinose, K., Forti, L. C., Pretto, D. R., Nachman, Gøsta Støger & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: Ecological Research. 22, p. 288-295 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Worker caste determination in the army ant Eciton burchellii
Jaffé, R., Kronauer, D. J. C., Kraus, F. B., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Moritz, R. F. A., 22 Oct 2007, In: Biology Letters. 3, 5, p. 513-516 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Do army ant queens re-mate later in life?
Kronauer, D. J. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Feb 2007, In: Insectes Sociaux. 54, 1, p. 20-28 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Six weeks in the life of a reproducing army ant colony: Male parentage and colony behaviour
Kronauer, D. J. C., Ponce, E. R. R., Lattke, J. E. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., May 2007, In: Insectes Sociaux. 54, 2, p. 118-123 6 p.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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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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Multiple queens means fewer mates
Kronauer, D. J. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 4 Sep 2007, In: Current Biology. 17, 17, p. R753-R755Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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The evolution of multiple mating in army ants
Kronauer, D. J. C., Johnson, R. A. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Feb 2007, In: Evolution. 61, 2, p. 413-422 10 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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Population genetic signatures of diffuse co-evolution between leaf-cutting ants and their cultivar fungi
Mikheyev, A. S., Mueller, U. G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Jan 2007, In: Molecular Ecology. 16, 1, p. 209-216 8 p.Research 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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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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Fungal enzymes in the attine ant symbiosis
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Has substrate-dependent co-evolution of enzyme function occured in the attine ant-fungus symbiosis
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
- 2006
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Social-insect fungus farming
Aanen, D. K. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Current Biology. 16, 24, p. R1014-R1016Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Heritability of sperm length in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Baer, B., de Jong, G., Schmid-Hempel, R., Schmid-Hempel, P., Høeg, Jens Thorvald & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Genetica. 127, 1-3, p. 11-23 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mating biology of the leaf-cutting ants Atta colombica and A. cephalotes
Baer, B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Journal of Morphology. 267, 10, p. 1165-71 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sperm storage induces an immunity cost in ants
Baer, B., Armitage, S. A. O. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Nature. 441, 7095, p. 872-5 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Last words on narrow roads
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 21, 12, p. 664-665Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Communication
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Social insects: from selfish genes to self organisation and beyond
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Franks, N. R., 2006, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 21, 6, p. 303-308Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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