Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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The fungal symbiont of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants expresses the full spectrum of genes to degrade cellulose and other plant cell wall polysaccharides
Grell, M. N., Linde, T., Nygaard, S., Nielsen, K. L., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Lange, L., 2013, In: B M C Genomics. 14, 11 p., 928.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Parent-offspring conflict and the persistence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in modern humans
Hartsteen, B. H., Byars, Sean Geoffrey, Lykke, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 2, 9 p., e56821.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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Time from pre-eclampsia diagnosis to delivery affects future health prospects of children
Hollegaard, B., Lykke, Jacob Alexander & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2017, In: Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 2017, 1, p. 53-66 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Low genetic variation in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) from western Greenland using microsatellites
Holm, L. E., Forchhammer, M. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1999, In: Molecular Ecology. 8, p. 675-679Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › 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 › Research › peer-review
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Genome analysis of two Pseudonocardia phylotypes associated with Acromyrmex leafcutter ants reveals their biosynthetic potential
Holmes, N. A., Innocent, T. M., Heine, D., Al Bassam, M., Worsley, S. F., Trottmann, F., Patrick, E. H., Yu, D. W., Murrell, J. C., Schiøtt, M., Wilkinson, B., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Hutchings, M. I., 26 Dec 2016, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 16 p., 2073.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Queens of the inquiline social parasite Acromyrmex insinuator can join nest-founding queens of its host, the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior
Howe, Jack, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2021, In: Insectes Sociaux. 68, 2-3, p. 255-260 6 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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Horizontal partner exchange does not preclude stable mutualism in fungus-growing ants
Howe, Jack, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2019, In: Behavioral Ecology. 30, 2, p. 372-382Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Tachykinin expression levels correlate with caste-specific aggression in workers of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior
Howe, Jack, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2016, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 4, 55, 12 p., 55.Research 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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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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Pandora infections in Formica ants
Hughes, D. P., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Jensen, Annette Bruun, 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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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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Muscling out malaria
Hughes, D. P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 21, 10, p. 533-534Research 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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Diversity of entomopathogenic fungi near leaf-cutting ant nests in a neotropical forest, with particular reference to Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae
Hughes, W. O. H., Thomsen, L., Eilenberg, Jørgen & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 85, 1, p. 46-53 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Density-dependence and within-host competition in a semelparous parasite of leaf-cutting ants.
Hughes, W., Petersen, K., Ugelvig, Line Vej, Pedersen, D., Thomsen, L., Poulsen, Michael & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 4, 1, p. 45 1 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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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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Worker caste polymorphism has a genetic basis in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Hughes, W. O. H., Sumner, S., Van Borm, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. Vol. 100, no. 16, p. 9393-9397Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Let your enemy do the work: within-host interactions between two fungal parasites of leaf-cutting ants
Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Proceedings of The Royal Society London B: Biology Letters. Vol. 271, no. S3, p. 104-106Research 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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