Jacobus J. Boomsma

Jacobus J. Boomsma

Professor


  1. 2011
  2. Published

    Evolutionary biology: Farming writ small

    Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Nature. 469, 7330, p. 308-309 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Evolutionary patterns of proteinase activity in attine ant fungus gardens

    Semenova, T., Hughes, D. P., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Schiøtt, M., 2011, In: B M C Microbiology. 12, p. 1-11 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Mating, hybridisation and introgression in Lasius ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Van der Have, T., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Myrmecological News. 15, p. 109–115 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Nine novel microsatellite markers for the army ant Simopelta pergandei (subfamily Ponerinae)

    Kronauer, D. J. C., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pierce, N. E., 2011, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 3, 1, p. 61-63 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    No benefit in diversity? The effect of genetic variation on survival and disease resistance in a polygynous social insect

    Schmidt, A. M., Linksvayer, T. A., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, 2011, In: Ecological Entomology. 36, 6, p. 751–759 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Only full-sibling families evolved eusociality

    Boomsma, Jacobus J., Beekman, M., Cornwallis, C. K., Griffin, A. S., Holman, L., Hughes, W. O. H., Keller, L., Oldroyd, B. P. & Ratnieks, F. L. W., 2011, In: Nature. 471, 7339, p. E4-5; author reply E9-10 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Queen-worker caste ratio depends on colony size in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)

    Schmidt, A. M., Linksvayer, T. A., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pedersen, Jes Søe, 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 2, p. 139–144 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Rapid shifts in Atta cephalotes fungus-garden enzyme activity after a change in fungal substrate (Attini, Formicidae)

    Kooij, P. W., Schiøtt, M., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 2, p. 145-151 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Reconstructing eight decades of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue butterfly Maculinea arion

    Ugelvig, Line Vej, Nielsen, P. S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Nash, David Richard, 2011, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 11, p. 201 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    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, Cook, E. D., Fabbretti, R., Stockinger, H., Long, L., Farmerie, W. G., Oakey, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Pamilo, P., Yi, S. V., Heinze, J., Goodisman, M. A. D., Farinelli, L., Harshman, K., Hulo, N., Cerutti, L., Xenarios, I., Shoemaker, D. & Keller, L., 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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published
  23. Published

    Variation in male body size and reproductive allocation in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica: estimating variance components and possible trade-offs

    Stürup, M., Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Nash, David Richard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 1, p. 47-55 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 2010
  25. Published

    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. 156

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 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 articlepeer-review

  27. 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 articlepeer-review

  28. 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 articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Diploid male production in a leaf-cutting ant

    Armitage, S., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2010, In: Ecological Entomology. 35, 2, p. 175-182 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS IN ENZYME ACTIVITY OF ANT FUNGUS GARDENS

    de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Schiøtt, M., Mueller, U. G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Evolution. 64, 7, p. 2055-2069

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    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 conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    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 conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  34. Published
  35. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Rossiter H. Crozier (1943-2009)

    Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pamilo, P., 2010, In: Science. 327, 5961, p. 45 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Seminal fluid mediates ejaculate competition in social insects

    Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Baer, B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Science. 327, 5972, p. 1506-1509 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    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 conferencePosterResearch

  40. Published

    Workers of Acromyrmex echinatior leafcutter ants police worker-laid eggs, but not reproductive workers

    Dijkstra, M. B., van Zweden, J. S., Dirchsen, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010, In: Animal Behaviour. 80, 3, p. 487-495 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  41. 2009
  42. Published

    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. 3-25

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  43. 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 articlepeer-review

  44. 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 articlepeer-review

  45. Published
  46. Published

    Environmental effects on fungal infections in honeybee larvae Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    Vojvodic, S., Jensen, Annette Bruun, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Eilenberg, Jørgen, 2009.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  47. Published

    Ephemeral windows of opportunity for horizontal transmission of fungal symbionts in leaf-cutting ants

    Poulsen, Michael, Fernández-Marín, H., Currie, C. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Evolution. 63, 9, p. 2235-2247 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    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 conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    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. 425-437

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    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. e4835

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    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. 538-543

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

ID: 10088