Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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Extreme queen-mating frequency and colony fission in African army ants
Kronauer, D. J. C., Schoning, C., Pedersen, Jes Søe, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Gadau, J., 2004, In: Molecular Ecology. 13, 8, p. 2381-8 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › 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 › Research › peer-review
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Fifty years of illumination about the natural levels of adaptation
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2016, In: Current Biology. 26, 24, p. R1250-R1255 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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Forage collection, substrate preparation, and diet composition in fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Ecological Entomology. 35, 3, p. 259-269 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Foreword
Gawne, R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2022, The Individual in the Animal Kingdom. MIT Press, 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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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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Functional morphology of the metapleural gland in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex octospinosus
Bot, A. N. M., Obermayer, M. L., Hölldobler, B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2001, In: Insectes Sociaux. 48, p. 63-66Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Functional role of phenylacetic acid from metapleural gland secretions in controlling fungal pathogens in evolutionarily derived leaf-cutting ants
Fernández-Marín, H., Nash, David Richard, Higginbotham, S., Estrada, C., van Zweden, J. S., D'Ettorre, P., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282, 1807, 9 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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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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Fungus gardens of the leafcutter ant Atta colombica function as egg nurseries for the snake Leptodeira annulata.
Baer, B., Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Kronauer, D., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Insectes Sociaux. 56, 3, p. 289-291 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Genetic Diversity and Disease Resistance in Leaf-Cutting Ant Societies
Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Evolution. Vol. 58, no. 6, p. 1251-1260Research 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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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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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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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 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 › 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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Geographical variation in host-ant sepcificity of the parasitic butterfly Maculinea alcon in Denmark
Als, T. D., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Ecological Entomology. 27, p. 403-414Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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Geographical variation in host-ant specificity of the parasitic butterfly Maculinea alcon in Denmark
Als, T. D., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1 Aug 2002, In: Ecological Entomology. 27, p. 403-414 12 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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Group-specific polymerase chain reaction amplification of SSU rRNA-encoding gene fragments from 12 microbial taxa
Van Borm, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Molecular Ecology Notes. 2, p. 356-359Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Hairs distinguish castes and sexes: identifying the early ontogenetic building blocks of a fungus-farming superorganism (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Adams, R. M. M., Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Stylianidi, N., Cheung, D., Qiu, Bitao, Murray, S. K., KU, thw266 & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2021, In: Myrmecological News. 31, p. 201-216 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Hamilton's rule generalized. Foundations of Social Evolution, S.A. Frank
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1999, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 14, p. 121Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › 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
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Hatching asynchrony in Linnets: the effects of nest predation and food demand of nestlings
Drachmann, J., Als, T. D. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Ornis Fennica. 77, p. 155-167Research 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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High Symbiont Relatedness Stabilizes Mutualistic Cooperation in Fungus-Growing Termites
Aanen, D. K., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Debets, A. J. M., Kerstes, N. A. G., Hoekstra, R. F. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Science. 326, 5956, p. 1103-6 3 p.Research 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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Honey bee males and queens use glandular secretions to enhance sperm viability before and after storage
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2009, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 55, 6, p. 538-543Research 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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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 › Research › peer-review
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Identifying the core microbial community in the gut of fungus-growing termites
Otani, S., Mikaelyan, A., Nobre, T., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Koné, N. A., Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Aanen, D. K., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Brune, A. & Poulsen, Michael, 2014, In: Molecular Ecology. 23, 18, p. 4631–4644 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Immune defense in leaf-cutting ants: a cross-fostering approach
Armitage, S. A. O., Broch, J. F., Marín, H. F., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Evolution. 65, 6, p. 1791-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials
Feng, S., Bai, M., Rivas-González, I., Li, C., Liu, S., Tong, Y., Yang, H., Chen, G., Xie, D., Sears, K. E., Franco, L. M., Gaitan-Espitia, J. D., Nespolo, R. F., Johnson, W. E., Yang, H., Brandies, P. A., Hogg, C. J., Belov, K., Renfree, M. B., Helgen, K. M. & 3 others, , 2022, In: Cell. 185, 10, p. 1646-1660.e18Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Informational constraints on optimal sex allocation in ants
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Nielsen, J., Sundström, L., Oldham, N. J., Tentschert, J., Petersen, H. C. & Morgan, E. D., 2003, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. Vol. 100, no. 15, p. 8799-8804Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Insular biogeography and distribution ecology of ants on the Frisian islands.
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Mabelis, A. A., Verbeek, M. G. M. & Los, E. C., 1987, In: Journal of Biogeography. 14, 1, p. 21-37 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Integration strategies of a leaf-cutting ant social parasite
Nehring, V., Dani, F. R., Turillazzi, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & D'Ettorre, P., 2015, In: Animal Behaviour. 108, p. 55-65 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Interaction specificity between leaf-cutting ants and vertically transmitted Pseudonocardia bacteria
Andersen, Sandra Breum, Yek, S. H., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15, 13 p., 27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Intraspecific variation in ant sex ratios and the Trivers-Hare hypothesis
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Grafen, A., 1990, In: Evolution. 44, 4, p. 1026-1034 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Jacobus (Koos) Boomsma
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Current Biology. 25, 13, p. R532-R534 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
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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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Laccase detoxification mediates the nutritional alliance between leaf-cutting ants and fungus-garden symbionts.
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M., Rogowska-Wrzesinska, A., Nygaard, S., Roepstorff, P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 2, p. 583-587 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Laccase gene expression as a possible key adaptation for herbivorous niche expansion in the attine fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Laccase gene expression as a possible key adaptation for herbivorous niche expansion in the attine fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
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Laccase gene expression as a possible key adaptation for herbivorous niche expansion in the attine fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M., Nygaard, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research
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Lack of patriline-specific differences in chemical composition of the metapleural gland secretion in Acromyrmex octospinosus
Ortius-Lechner, D., Maile, R., Morgan, E. D., Petersen, H. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Insectes Sociaux. Vol. 50, no. 2, p. 113-119Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Large-Scale Evolutionary Patterns of Host Plant Associations in the Lepidoptera
Menken, S. B. J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & van Nieukerken, E. J., 2010, In: Evolution. 64, 4, p. 1098-1119 22 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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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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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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