Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
- 2004
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A genetic component to size in queens of the ant, Formica truncorum
Bargum, K., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Sundström, L., 2004, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 57, 1, p. 9-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 35-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Bladskæremyrer - tropernes succesfulde landbrugere
Poulsen, M., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Naturens Verden. 5, p. 27-35Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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. 167-169Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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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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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. 219-221Research 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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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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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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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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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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Male reproductive investment and queen mating-frequency in fungus-growing ants
Baer, B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Behavioral Ecology. Vol. 15, no. 3, p. 426-432Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Microsatellite markers for the driver ant Dorylus (Anomma) molestus
Kronauer, D. J. C., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Gadau, J., 2004, In: Molecular Ecology Notes. Vol. 4, issue 2, p. 289-290Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sex ratio variation in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Duchateau, M. J., Velthuis, H. H. W. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: Behavioral Ecology. Vol. 15, no. 1, p. 71-82Research 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 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
- 2003
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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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Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler (Ponerinae: Ectatommini): an agro-predator of Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Die Naturwissenschaften. Vol. 90, no. 12, p. 568-571Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 102-109Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for differential selection and potential adaptive evolution in the worker caste of an inquiline social parasite
Sumner, S., Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Vol. 54, no. 3, p. 256-263Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Experimental evidence of a tripartite mutualism: bacteria protect ant fungus gardens from specialized parasites
Curries, C. R., Bot, A. N. M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Oikos. Vol. 101, no. 1, p. 91-102Research 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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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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Patterns of male parentage in the fungus-growing ants
Villesen, P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Vol. 53, no. 4, p. 246-253Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Social mutualism and social parasitism: conflict and cooperation at the family and species level
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, Genes, Behaviors and Evolution of Social Insects. Sapporo, Japan: Hokkaido University, p. 131-170Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research
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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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