Jacobus J. Boomsma

Jacobus J. Boomsma

Professor


  1. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    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. 1892-1906

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 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

  8. Published

    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. 568-571

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    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. 67-76

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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-S45

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    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. 155-167

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Mate guarding in the Linnet Carduelis cannabina

    Drachmann, J., Komdeur, J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Bird Study. 47, p. 238-241

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    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. 71-82

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. 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

  15. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    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. 879-886

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Multiple reproductive strategies in a tropical hover wasp

    Fanelli, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Turillazzi, S., 2005, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 58, 2, p. 190-199

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    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, Boomsma, Jacobus J., Schierup, M. H. & KU, thw266, 2022, In: Cell. 185, 10, p. 1646-1660.e18

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. 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

  23. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Queen mating frequency and relatedness in young Atta sexdens colonies

    Fjerdingstad, E. J. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2000, In: Insectes Sociaux. 47, p. 354-356

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Foreword

    Gawne, R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2022, The Individual in the Animal Kingdom. MIT Press, 32 p.

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

  26. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 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

  29. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    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. 675-679

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    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. 372-382

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    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. R294-5

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. 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

  40. Published

    Pandora infections in Formica ants

    Hughes, D. P., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Jensen, Annette Bruun, 2009.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  41. Published

    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. 214-220

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Muscling out malaria

    Hughes, D. P. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2006, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 21, 10, p. 533-534

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. 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

  44. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    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. 9393-9397

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    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. 104-106

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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