Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
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Prudent sperm use by leaf-cutter ant queens
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Baer, B., Dreier, S. A. J., Aron, S., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 276, 1675, p. 3945-3953 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Seminal fluid enhances sperm viability in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica
Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2008, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 62, 12, p. 1843-1849 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sex allocation in fungus-growing ants: worker or queen control without symbiont-induced female bias
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Oikos. 117, 12, p. 1892-1906Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Are workers of Atta leafcutter ants capable of reproduction?
Dijkstra, M. B. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Insectes Sociaux. 53, 2, p. 136-140Research 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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Self-restraint and sterility in workers of Acromyrmex and Atta leafcutter ants
Dijkstra, M. B., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2005, In: Insectes Sociaux. 52, 1, p. 67-76Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Protein-level interactions as mediators of sexual conflict in ants
Dosselli, R., Grassl, J., Beckers, Susanne den Boer, Kratz, M., Moran, J. M., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Baer, B., 2019, In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 18, Suppl. 1, p. S34-S45Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › 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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Mate guarding in the Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Drachmann, J., Komdeur, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Bird Study. 47, p. 238-241Research 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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Phylogeography and cryptic speciation in the Myrmica scabrinodis NYLANDER, 1846 species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and their conservation implications
Ebsen, J. R., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Nash, David Richard, 2019, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 12, 6, p. 467-480 14 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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Multiple reproductive strategies in a tropical hover wasp
Fanelli, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Turillazzi, S., 2005, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 58, 2, p. 190-199Research 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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Dynamic disease management in trachymyrmex fungus-growing ants (Attini: Formicidae)
Fernández-Marín, H., Bruner, G., Gomez, E. B., Nash, David Richard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Wcislo, W. T., 2013, In: American Naturalist. 181, 4, p. 571-582 12 p.Research 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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Reduced biological control and enhanced chemical pest management in the evolution of fungus farming in ants
Fernández-Marín, H., Zimmerman, J. K., Nash, David Richard, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Wcislo, W. T., 2009, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 276, 1665, p. 2263-9 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 419-432Research 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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Queen mating frequency and relatedness in young Atta sexdens colonies
Fjerdingstad, E. J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Insectes Sociaux. 47, p. 354-356Research 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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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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Parent-offspring conflict and the persistence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in modern humans
Hartsteen, B. H., Byars, Sean Geoffrey, Lykke, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 2, 9 p., e56821.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 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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Low genetic variation in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) from western Greenland using microsatellites
Holm, L. E., Forchhammer, M. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1999, In: Molecular Ecology. 8, p. 675-679Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 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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Queens of the inquiline social parasite Acromyrmex insinuator can join nest-founding queens of its host, the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior
Howe, Jack, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2021, In: Insectes Sociaux. 68, 2-3, p. 255-260 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A novel method for using RNA-seq data to identify imprinted genes in social Hymenoptera with multiply mated queens
Howe, Jack, Schiøtt, M., Li, Q., Wang, Z., KU, thw266 & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2020, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33, 12, p. 1770-1782 13 p.Research 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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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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Extended phenotype: nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed fruits
Hughes, D. P., Kronauer, D. J. C. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Current Biology. 18, 7, p. R294-5Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses
Hughes, D. P., Pierce, N. E. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 23, 12, p. 672-677 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Pandora infections in Formica ants
Hughes, D. P., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Jensen, Annette Bruun, 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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Novel fungal disease in complex leaf-cutting ant societies
Hughes, D. P., Evans, H. C., Hywel-Jones, N., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Armitage, S. A. O., 2009, In: Ecological Entomology. 34, 2, p. 214-220Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Muscling out malaria
Hughes, D. P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 21, 10, p. 533-534Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 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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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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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 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 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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Worker caste polymorphism has a genetic basis in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Hughes, W. O. H., Sumner, S., Van Borm, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. Vol. 100, no. 16, p. 9393-9397Research 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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