Jacobus J. Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø
- 2008
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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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The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants
Cremer, S., Ugelvig, Line Vej, Drijfhout, F. P., Schlick-Steiner, B. C., Steiner, F. M., Seifert, B., Hughes, D. P., Schulz, A., Petersen, K. S., Konrad, H., Stauffer, C., Kiran, K., Espadaler, X., d'Ettorre, P., Aktaç, N., Eilenberg, Jørgen, Jones, G. R., Nash, David Richard, Pedersen, Jes Søe & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 12, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The introduction history of invasive garden ants in Europe: integrating genetic, chemical and behavioural approaches
Ugelvig, Line Vej, Drijfhout, F., Kronauer, D., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Pedersen, Jes Søe & Cremer, S., 2008, In: BMC Biology. 6, p. 1-14 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Towards a molecular understanding of symbiont function: identification of a fungal gene for the degradation of xylan in the fungus gardens of leaf-cutting ants.
Schiøtt, M., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Lange, L. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2008, In: BMC Microbiology. 8, p. 40Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2009
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 425-437Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. e4835Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 538-543Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Lifetime monogamy and the evolution of eusociality
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 364, 1533, p. 3191-207 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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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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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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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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Rethinking crop-disease management in fungus-growing ants
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Aanen, D. K., 2009, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 106, 42, p. 17611-2 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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STRICT LIFE-TIME MONOGAMY AS UNIVERSAL CONDITION FOR TRANSITIONS TOWARDS EUSOCIALITY
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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Sperm length evolution in the fungus-growing ants
Baer, B., Dijkstra, M. B., Mueller, U. G., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 1, p. 38-45Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The life of a dead ant -the 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., 2009, In: American Naturalist. 174, 3, p. 424-433 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 3-25Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2010
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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 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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 2055-2069Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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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., Nygaard, S. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2010. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Rossiter H. Crozier (1943-2009)
Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Pamilo, P., 2010, In: Science. 327, 5961, p. 45 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Poster › Research
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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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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. 156Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2011
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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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionary biology: Farming writ small
Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2011, In: Nature. 469, 7330, p. 308-309 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Genetic variation in virulence among chalkbrood strains infecting honeybees
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