Jacobus J. Boomsma

Jacobus J. Boomsma

Professor


  1. Published

    Differential immune gene expression in sperm storage organs of leaf-cutting ants

    Cherasse, S., Baer, B., Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2018, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 221, 6, 11 p., jeb173435.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Differential gene expression in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants after challenges with two fungal pathogens

    Yek, S. H., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Schiøtt, M., 2013, In: Molecular Ecology. 22, 8, p. 2173-2187 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Differences in forage-acquisition and fungal enzyme activity contribute to niche segregation in Panamanian leaf-cutting ants

    Kooij, P. W., Liberti, J., Giampoudakis, K., Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2014, In: PLOS ONE. 9, 4, 9 p., e94284.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Diet-induced aggression among colonies of the leafcutter ant Acromyrmex echinatior Forel (Hymenoptera Formicidae)

    Lambardi, D., Chegia, B., Turillazzi, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Redia. Vol. LXXXVII, p. 219-221

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    De promiskuøse dronninger - Parrer de sig kun for sjov?

    Jensen, Annette Bruun, Pedersen, Jes Søe, Pedersen, B. V. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Tidsskrift for Biavl. 6, juni, p. 167-169

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  7. Published

    Cryptic speciationin the fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex longiscapus Weber and Cyphomyrmex muelleri Schultz and Solomon, new species (Formicidae, Attini)

    Schultz, T. R., Solomon, S. A., Mueller, U. G., Villesen, P., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Adams, R. M. M. & Norden, B., 2002, In: Insectes Sociaux. 49, p. 331-343

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Convergent development of low-relatedness supercolonies in Myrmica ants

    Van der Hammen, T., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Aug 2002, In: Heredity. 89, 1, p. 83-89

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Convergent development of ecological, genetic, and morphological traits in native supercolonies of the red ant Myrmica rubra

    Huszár, D. B., Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Carlsen, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, 2014, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68, 11, p. 1859-1870 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Conflicts and alliances in insect families

    Sundström, L. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2001, In: Heredity. 86, p. 515-521

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  11. Published

    Conflict and cooperation between fungi and termites in Macrotermes natalensis

    de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Aanen, D. K., 2006. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite

    Thomas-Poulsen, M., Hu, H., Li, C., Chen, Z., Xu, L., Otani, S., Nygaard, S., Nobre, T., Klaubauf, S., Schindler, P. M., Hauser, F., Pan, H., Yang, Z., Sonnenberg, A. S. M., de Beer, Z. W., Zhang, Y., Wingfield, M. J., Grimmelikhuijzen, C., de Vries, R. P., Korb, J. & 4 others, Aanen, D. K., Wang, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 40, 6 p., 14500-14505.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Competition-based screening helps to secure the evolutionary stability of a defensive microbiome

    Worsley, S. F., Innocent, T. M., Holmes, N. A., Al-Bassam, M. M., Schiøtt, M., Wilkinson, B., Murrell, J. C., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Yu, D. W. & Hutchings, M. I., 2021, In: BMC Biology. 19, 20 p., 205.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Comparison of genetic population structure of the large blue butterflies Maculinea nausithous and M. teleius

    Figurny-Puchalska, E., Gadeberg, R. M. E. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 9, 3, p. 419-432

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    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. 55-79

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  16. Published

    Colony-level and season-specific variation incuticular hydrocarbon profiles of individual workers in the ant Formica truncorum

    Nielsen, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Oldham, N. J., Petersen, H. C. & Morgan, E. D., 1999, In: Insectes Sociaux. 46, p. 58-65

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Colony fusion and worker reproduction after queen loss in army ants

    Kronauer, D. J. C., Schöning, C., d'Ettorre, P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 277, 1682, p. 755-63 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Coevolved crypts and exocrine glands support mutualistic bacteria in fungus-growing ants

    Currie, C. R., Poulsen, Michael, Mendenhall, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Billen, J., 2006, In: Science. 311, 5757, p. 81-83 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    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 conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Cloning and sequencing of wsp encoding gene fragments reveals a diversity of co-infecting Wolbachia strains in Acromyrmex leafcutter ants

    van Borm, S., Wenseleers, T., Billen, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 26, 1, p. 102-109

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Clonal yeast biofilms can reap competitive advantages through cell differentiation without being obligatorily multicellular

    Regenberg, Birgitte, Hanghøj, Kristian Ebbesen, Andersen, K. S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2016, In: Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences. 283, 1842, 8 p., 20161303.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies

    Adams, R. M. M., Liberti, J., Illum, A. A., Jones, T. H., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 39, p. 15752-15757 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Caste-specific RNA editomes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior

    Li, Q., Wang, Z., Lian, J., Schiøtt, M., Jin, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, Y., Nygaard, S., Peng, Z., Zhou, Y., Deng, Y., Zhang, W., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 11 p., 4943.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants

    Qiu, Bitao, Dai, X., Li, P., Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Li, Ruyan, Price, A. L., Ding, G., Texada, Michael James, Zhang, X., Zuo, D., Gao, Q., Jiang, W., Wen, T., Pontieri, L., Guo, C., Rewitz, Kim, Li, Q., Liu, W., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & KU, thw266, 2022, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 6, 11, p. 1753-1765

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Blending of heritable recognition cues among ant nestmates creates distinct colony gestalt odours but prevents within-colony nepotism

    van Zweden, J. S., Brask, J. B., Christensen, Jan H., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Linksvayer, T. A. & D'Ettorre, P., 2010, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23, 7, p. 1498-1508 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Bladskæremyrer - tropernes succesfulde landbrugere

    Poulsen, M., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Naturens Verden. 5, p. 27-35

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  33. Published

    Biavl og Apis Biodiversitet i Europa

    Pedersen, B. V. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Tidsskrift for Biavl. 136(4), p. 106-108

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  34. Published

    Beyond promiscuity: mate-choice commitments in social breeding

    Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368, 1613, 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Bacterial symbiont sharing in Megalomyrmex social parasites and their fungus-growing ant hosts

    Liberti, J., Sapountzis, P., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Adams, R. M. M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Molecular Ecology. 24, 12, p. 3151-3169 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Association of Long-term Risk of Respiratory, Allergic, and Infectious Diseases With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in Childhood

    Byars, Sean Geoffrey, Stearns, S. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., Jul 2018, In: J A M A Otolaryngology. Head & Neck Surgery. 144, 7, p. 594-603 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Are workers of Atta leafcutter ants capable of reproduction?

    Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Insectes Sociaux. 53, 2, p. 136-140

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Ants farm subterranean aphids mostly in single clone groups: an example of prudent husbandry for carbohydrates and proteins?

    Ivens, A. B. F., Kronauer, D. J. C., Pen, I., Weissing, F. J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2012, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 12, 106, 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Ant sperm storage organs do not have phenoloxidase constitutive immune activity

    Dávila, F., Cherasse, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Aron, S., 2015, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 78, p. 9-14 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Ant species distribution in a sandy coastal plain

    Boomsma, Jacobus J. & DE VRIES, A., Aug 1980, In: Ecological Entomology. 5, 3, p. 189-204 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Ant parasite queens revert to mating singly

    Sumner, S., Hughes, W. O. H., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Nature. 428, 6978, p. 35-36

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Ant mediated redistribution of a xyloglucanase enzyme in fungus gardens of Acromyrmex echinatior

    Kooij, P. W., Pullens, J. W. M., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Schiøtt, M., 2016, In: BMC Microbiology. 16, 9 p., 81.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Analysis of sex ratios in social insects

    Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Nachman, Gøsta Støger, 2002, Sex Ratio Handbook. Cambridge University Press, p. 93-111

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  48. Published

    An evaluation of the possible adaptive function of fungal brood covering by attine ants

    Armitage, S. A. O., Fernández-Marín, H., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2012, In: Evolution. 66, 6, p. 1966-1975 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Adoption of parasitic Maculinea alcon caterpillars (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) by three Myrmica ant species

    Als, T. D., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1 Jul 2001, In: Animal Behaviour. 62, p. 99-106 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Abundance, growth and feeding of natterjack toads ( Bufo calamita) in a 4-year old-artificial habitat.

    Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Arntzen, J. W., 1985, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 22, 2, p. 395-405 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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