Koos Boomsma
Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15, 2100 København Ø, Bygning 12, 1. sal
Denmark
- Published
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, Morten; De Fine Licht, Henrik H; Lange, Lene; Boomsma, Jacobus J.
In: BMC Microbiology, Vol. 8, 2008, p. 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
The introduction history of invasive garden ants in Europe : integrating genetic, chemical and behavioural approaches. / Ugelvig, Line; Drijfhout, Falko; Kronauer, Daniel; Boomsma, Jacobus; Pedersen, Jes; Cremer, Sylvia.
In: BMC Biology, Vol. 6, 11, 2008, p. 1-14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants. / Cremer, Sylvia; Ugelvig, Line Vej; Drijfhout, Falko P; Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C; Steiner, Florian M; Seifert, Bernhard; Hughes, David Peter; Schulz, Andreas; Petersen, Klaus S; Konrad, Heino; Stauffer, Christian; Kiran, Kadri; Espadaler, Xavier; d'Ettorre, Patrizia; Aktaç, Nihat; Eilenberg, Jørgen; Jones, Graeme R; Nash, David Richard; Pedersen, Jes Søe; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 3, No. 12, 2008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Subordinate wasps are more aggressive in colonies with low reproductive skew. / Fanelli, D.; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan; Turillazzi, S.
In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2008, p. 879-886.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses. / Hughes, David P; Pierce, Naomi E; Boomsma, Jacobus J.
In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Vol. 23, No. 12, 2008, p. 672-677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Sex allocation in fungus-growing ants: worker or queen control without symbiont-induced female bias. / Dijkstra, Michiel B.; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan.
In: Oikos, Vol. 117, No. 12, 2008, p. 1892-1906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Seminal fluid enhances sperm viability in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica. / Den Boer, Susanne Petronella A; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan; Baer, Boris.
In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 62, No. 12, 2008, p. 1843-1849.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Genetic royal cheats in leaf-cutting ant societies. / Hughes, William O H; Boomsma, Jacobus J.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America, Vol. 105, No. 13, 2008, p. 5150-3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Extended phenotype: nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed fruits. / Hughes, D P; Kronauer, D J C; Boomsma, J J.
In: Current Biology, Vol. 18, No. 7, 2008, p. R294-5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Evolution of Fungal enzymes in the attine ant symbiosis. / de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard; Schiøtt, Morten; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan.
2008. Abstract from XXIII International Congress of Entomology, Durban, South Africa.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
- Published
Communication between hosts and social parasites. / Nash, David Richard; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan.
Sociobiology of communication: an interdisciplinary perspective. ed. / Patrizia d'Ettorre; David P. Hughes. Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2008. p. 55-79.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- Published
Co-evolution of enzyme function in the attine ant-fungus symbiosis. / de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard; Schiøtt, Morten; Boomsma, Jacobus Jan.
2008. Poster session presented at 9th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
- Published
Antimicrobial defense shows an abrupt evolutionary transition in the fungus-growing ants. / Hughes, William O H; Pagliarini, Roberta; Madsen, Henning Bang; Dijkstra, Michiel B; Boomsma, Jacobus J.
In: Evolution, Vol. 62, No. 5, 2008, p. 1252-7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
A mosaic of chemical coevolution in a large blue butterfly. / Nash, David R; Als, Thomas D; Maile, Roland; Jones, Graeme R; Boomsma, Jacobus J.
In: Science, Vol. 319, No. 5859, 2008, p. 88-90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
ID: 10088
Most downloads
-
5282
downloads
Leucoagaricus gongylophorus uses leaf-cutting ants to vector proteolytic enzymes towards new plant substrate
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Published -
4968
downloads
Differences in forage-acquisition and fungal enzyme activity contribute to niche segregation in Panamanian leaf-cutting ants
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Published -
3339
downloads
Genetic variation in virulence among chalkbrood strains infecting honeybees
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Published