Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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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 › Research › peer-review
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Structure and diversity of ant communities in successive coastal dune valleys.
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Van Loon, A. J., 1982, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 51, 3, p. 957-974 18 p.Research 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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Superorganismality and caste differentiation as points of no return: how the major evolutionary transitions were lost in translation
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Gawne, R., 2018, In: Biological Reviews. 93, 1, p. 28-54 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › 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 › Research › peer-review
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Symbiotic adaptation in the fungal cultivar of leaf-cutting ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Tunlid, A., 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 10 p., 5675.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Symbiotic partnerships and their chemical interactions in the leafcutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Worsley, S. F., Innocent, T. M., Heine, D., Murrell, J. C., Yu, D. W., Wilkinson, B., Hutchings, M. I., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Holmes, N. A., Aug 2018, In: Myrmecological News. 27, p. 59-74Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › 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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Task partitioning in insect societies bucket brigades
Anderson, C., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Bartholdi, J. J., 2002, In: Insectes Sociaux. 49, p. 171-180Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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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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 › Research › peer-review
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Tetra ponera ants have gut symbionts related to nitrogen-fixing root nodule bacteria
Van Borm, S., Buschinger, A., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Billen, J., 2002, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. B. 269, p. 2023-2027Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Brady, S. G., Dunn, Rob, Gadau, J., Heinze, J., Keller, L., Moreau, C. S., Sanders, N., Schrader, Lukas, Schultz, T. R., Sundström, L., Ward, P. S., Wcislo, W. T. & KU, thw266, Oct 2017, In: Myrmecological News. 25, p. 61-66 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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The adaptive significance of inquiline parasite workers.
Sumner, S., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 270, 1521, p. 1315-22 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The diversity of microorganisms associated with Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Van Borm, S., Billen, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2:9, p. ?Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › 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 › 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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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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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 › Research › peer-review
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The ejaculatory biology of leafcutter ants
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Stürup, M., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2015, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 74, p. 56-62 7 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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The evolution of alternative parasitic life histories in large blue butterflies
Als, T. D., Vila, R., Kandul, N. P., Nash, David Richard, Yen, S., Hsu, Y., Mignault, A. A., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pierce, N. E., 2004, In: Nature. 432, 7015, p. 386-390 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The evolution of fungus-growing termites and their mutualistic fungal symbionts
Aanen, D. K., Eggleton, P., Rouland-Lefèvre, C., Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg, Rosendahl, Søren & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 99, 23, p. 14887-14892Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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The evolution of male traits in social insects
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Baer, B. & Heinze, J., 2005, In: Annual Review of Entomology. 50, p. 395-420 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The evolution of multicellular complexity: the role of relatedness and environmental constraints
Fisher, Roberta May, Shik, Jonathan Z. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1931, 8 p., 20192963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › 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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The evolution of multiqueen breeding in eusocial lineages with permanent physically differentiated castes
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Huszár, D. B. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, 2014, In: Animal Behaviour. 92, p. 241-252 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The evolution of social insect mating systems
Boomsma, Jacobus J., Kronauer, D. J. C. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, Feb 2009, Organization of Insect Societies: From Genome to Sociocomplexity. Gadau, J. & Fewell, J. (eds.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, p. 3-25Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The evolution of social parasitism in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants: a test of Emery's rule
Sumner, S., Aanen, D. K., Delabie, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Insectes Sociaux. Vol. 51, no. 1, p. 37-42Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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The gene expression network regulating queen brain remodeling after insemination and its parallel use in ants with reproductive workers
Nagel, M., Qiu, Bitao, Brandenborg, L. E., Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Ning, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, 38, 17 p., eaaz5772.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › 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 › Research › 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 › 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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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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The life of a dead ant -the 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., 2009, In: American Naturalist. 174, 3, p. 424-433 10 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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The scent of symbiosis: gut bacteria may affect social interactions in leaf-cutting ants
Teseo, S., van Zweden, J. S., Pontieri, L., Kooij, P. W., Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Wenseleers, T., Poulsen, Michael, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Sapountzis, P., 2019, In: Animal Behaviour. 150, p. 239-254Research 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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Towards a better understanding of the evolution of specialized parasites of fungus-growing ant crops
Yek, S. H., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Poulsen, Michael, 2012, In: Psyche (Cambridge, 1874). 2012, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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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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Tracking the narrow roads of gene land
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2020, In: Insectes Sociaux. 67, 1, p. 7-10 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Research › peer-review
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Trade-offs in group living: transmission and disease resistance in leaf-cutting ants
Hughes, W. O. H., Eilenberg, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. B. 269, p. 1811-1819Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Unravelling the transition between single and multiple mating in attine ants
Villesen, P., Murakami, T., Schultz, T. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society, London. B. 269, p. 1541-1548Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variable interaction specificity and symbiont performance in Panamanian Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants
de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2014, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 14, 22 p., 244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variable microsatellite loci for the leafcutter ant Acromyrmex echinatior and their applicability to related species
Ortius-Lechner, D., Gertsch, P. J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Molecular Ecology. 9, p. 115-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variable sensitivity of fungi and bacteria to compounds produced by the metapleural glands of leafcutting ants
Bot, A. N. M., Ortius-Lechner, D., Finster, K., Maile, R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Insectes Sociaux. 49, p. 363-370Research 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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