Koos Boomsma

Research output

Research output per year 1998 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2019

• 239 Journal article
• 9 Conference abstract for conference
• 6 Poster
• 5 Book chapter
• 11 More
  • 4 Comment/debate
  • 3 Review
  • 2 Literature review
  • 1 Report chapter
  • 1 Letter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2014

  Opposite risk patterns for autism and schizophrenia are associated with normal variation in birth size: phenotypic support for hypothesized diametric gene-dosage effects

  Byars, S. G., Stearns, S. C. & Boomsma, J. J., 17 Sept 2014, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281, 1794, 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • autism 100%
  • schizophrenia 89%
  • gene dosage 77%
  • Gene Dosage 77%
  • Autistic Disorder 64%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Short independent lives and selection for maximal sperm survival make investment in immune defences unprofitable for leaf-cutting ant males

  Stürup, M., Baer, B. & Boomsma, J. J., Jun 2014, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68, 6, p. 947-955 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • leaf-cutting ants 100%
  • ant 85%
  • sperm 85%
  • defense 68%
  • spermatozoa 53%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Sperm mixing in the polyandrous leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior

  Stürup, M., Nash, D. R., Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, J. J., Sept 2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 18, p. 3571-3582 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Acromyrmex echinatior 100%
  • leaf-cutting ants 77%
  • ant 66%
  • sperm 65%
  • polyandry 54%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  429 Downloads (Pure)

• Symbiotic adaptation in the fungal cultivar of leaf-cutting ants

  de Fine Licht, H. H., Boomsma, J. J. & Tunlid, A., Dec 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 10 p., 5675.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ants 100%
  • leaves 75%
  • fungi 69%
  • Biosynthesis 60%
  • Nucleotide 59%
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• The evolution of multiqueen breeding in eusocial lineages with permanent physically differentiated castes

  Boomsma, J. J., Huszár, D. B. & Pedersen, J. S., Jun 2014, In: Animal Behaviour. 92, p. 241-252 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • polygyny 100%
  • caste 82%
  • breeding 55%
  • ant 54%
  • Formicidae 40%
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Variable interaction specificity and symbiont performance in Panamanian Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants

  de Fine Licht, H. H. & Boomsma, J. J., 2014, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 14, 22 p., 244.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Sericomyrmex 100%
  • Trachymyrmex 92%
  • symbiont 62%
  • ant 61%
  • symbionts 51%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  442 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  A technique to artificially inseminate leafcutter ants

  den Boer, S., Boomsma, J. J. & Baer, B., Feb 2013, In: Insectes Sociaux. 60, p. 111-118 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • ant 100%
  • queen insects 90%
  • artificial insemination 75%
  • Formicidae 74%
  • Atta 53%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  455 Downloads (Pure)

• Beyond promiscuity: mate-choice commitments in social breeding

  Boomsma, J. J., 5 Mar 2013, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368, 1613, 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

  • alloparental behavior 100%
  • Breeding 90%
  • Transparency 77%
  • mating behavior 76%
  • reproductive success 72%
  88 Citations (Scopus)

• Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies

  Adams, R. M. M., Liberti, J., Illum, A. A., Jones, T. H., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 24 Sept 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 39, p. 15752-15757 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ants 100%
  • Agriculture 83%
  • Fungi 65%
  • Symbiosis 7%
  • Venoms 6%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Differential gene expression in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants after challenges with two fungal pathogens

  Yek, S. H., Boomsma, J. J. & Schiøtt, M., Apr 2013, In: Molecular Ecology. 22, 8, p. 2173-2187 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • fungus gardens 100%
  • Acromyrmex 97%
  • Ants 89%
  • leaf-cutting ants 88%
  • Gardens 77%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Dynamic disease management in trachymyrmex fungus-growing ants (Attini: Formicidae)

  Fernández-Marín, H., Bruner, G., Gomez, E. B., Nash, D. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Wcislo, W. T., Apr 2013, In: American Naturalist. 181, 4, p. 571-582 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Trachymyrmex 100%
  • ant 66%
  • Actinobacteria 55%
  • defense 53%
  • Formicidae 49%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Laccase detoxification mediates the nutritional alliance between leaf-cutting ants and fungus-garden symbionts.

  De Fine Licht, H., Schiøtt, M., Rogowska-Wrzesinska, A., Nygaard, S., Roepstorff, P. & Boomsma, J., 8 Jan 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 2, p. 583-587 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Nature's Oracle The Life and Work of W. D. Hamilton

  Boomsma, J. J., 2013, In: Science. 340, 6129, p. 145-146 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Research › peer-review

• Nice to kin and nasty to non-kin: revisiting Hamilton's early insights on eusociality

  Boomsma, J. J. & d'Ettorre, P., 23 Dec 2013, In: Biology Letters. 9, 6, 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Aggression 100%
  • Clutch Size 97%
  • aggression 88%
  • Helping Behavior 77%
  • social insects 56%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Parent-offspring conflict and the persistence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in modern humans

  Hartsteen, B. H., Byars, S. G., Lykke, J. & Boomsma, J. J., 25 Feb 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 2, 9 p., e56821.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hypertension 100%
  • Pregnancy 90%
  • hypertension 83%
  • Pregnancy Induced Hypertension 79%
  • Conflict 71%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  793 Downloads (Pure)

• Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality

  Simola, D. F., Wissler, L., Donahue, G., Waterhouse, R. M., Helmkampf, M., Roux, J., Nygaard, S., Glastad, K. M., Hagen, D. E., Viljakainen, L., Reese, J. T., Hunt, B. G., Graur, D., Elhaik, E., Kriventseva, E. V., Wen, J., Parker, B. J., Cash, E., Privman, E., Childers, C. P., & 18 othersMuñoz-Torres, M. C., Boomsma, J. J., Bornberg-Bauer, E., Currie, C. R., Elsik, C. G., Suen, G., Goodisman, M. A. D., Keller, L., Liebig, J., Rawls, A., Reinberg, D., Smith, C. D., Smith, C. R., Tsutsui, N., Wurm, Y., Zdobnov, E. M., Berger, S. L. & Gadau, J., Aug 2013, In: Genome Research. 23, 8, p. 1235-1247 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Insect Genome 100%
  • Ants 73%
  • Genes 21%
  • Genome 14%
  • Physiological Adaptation 13%
  156 Citations (Scopus)

• Specificity and stability of the Acromyrmex–Pseudonocardia symbiosis

  Andersen, S. B., Hansen, L. H., Sapountzis, P., Sørensen, S. J. & Boomsma, J. J., Aug 2013, In: Molecular Ecology. 22, 16, p. 4307-4321 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ants 100%
  • Symbiosis 98%
  • ant 85%
  • symbiosis 85%
  • Pseudonocardia 69%
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• 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, J. J. & Lange, L., 28 Dec 2013, In: B M C Genomics. 14, 11 p., 928.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Gardens 100%
  • Ants 98%
  • Plant Cells 97%
  • Cellulose 85%
  • Cell Wall 72%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

  580 Downloads (Pure)

• When every sperm counts: factors affecting male fertility in the honeybee Apis mellifera

  Stürup, M., Baer-Imhoof, B., Nash, D. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Baer, B., Sept 2013, In: Behavioral Ecology. 24, 5, p. 1192-1198 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • honeybee 100%
  • sperm 80%
  • male fertility 79%
  • fertility 71%
  • Apis mellifera 69%
  59 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  An evaluation of the possible adaptive function of fungal brood covering by attine ants

  Armitage, S. A. O., Fernández-Marín, H., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, J. J., Jun 2012, In: Evolution. 66, 6, p. 1966-1975 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Ants farm subterranean aphids mostly in single clone groups: an example of prudent husbandry for carbohydrates and proteins?

  Ivens, A. B. F., Kronauer, D. J. C., Pen, I., Weissing, F. J. & Boomsma, J. J., 2012, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 12, 106, 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Disease dynamics in a specialized parasite of ant societies

  Andersen, S. B., Ferrari, M., Evans, H. C., Elliot, S. L., Boomsma, J. J. & Hughes, D. P., 2 May 2012, In: PLOS ONE. 7, 5, 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ant Colony 100%
  • Biodiversity 97%
  • Coevolution 94%
  • Parasites 89%
  • Chronic Disease 88%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Dispersal and gene flow in the rare, parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion

  Ugelvig, L. V., Andersen, A., Boomsma, J. J. & Nash, D. R., Jul 2012, In: Molecular Ecology. 21, 13, p. 3224-3236 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Gene Flow 100%
  • Butterflies 96%
  • butterfly 80%
  • gene flow 76%
  • butterflies 68%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Dynamic Wolbachia prevalence in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants: potential for a nutritional symbiosis

  Andersen, S. B., Boye, M., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., Jul 2012, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25, 7, p. 1340-1350 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Acromyrmex 100%
  • leaf-cutting ants 91%
  • Wolbachia 81%
  • ant 78%
  • symbiosis 77%
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Old soldiers never die ....

  Boomsma, J. J. & Nygaard, S., 22 Feb 2012, In: Genome Biology. 13, 2, 3 p., 144.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Regulation and specificity of antifungal metapleural gland secretion in leaf-cutting ants

  Yek, S. H., Nash, D. R., Jensen, A. B. & Boomsma, J. J., Oct 2012, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279, 1745, p. 4215-4222 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ants 100%
  • leaf-cutting ants 99%
  • ant 85%
  • Agar 77%
  • secretion 77%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Reproduction and dispersal in an ant-associated root aphid community

  Ivens, A. B. F., Kronauer, D. J. C., Pen, I., Weissing, F. J. & Boomsma, J. J., Sept 2012, In: Molecular Ecology. 21, 17, p. 4257-4269 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Towards a better understanding of the evolution of specialized parasites of fungus-growing ant crops

  Yek, S. H., Boomsma, J. J. & Poulsen, M., 2012, In: Psyche (Cambridge, 1874). 2012, 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • ant 100%
  • parasite 85%
  • Formicidae 74%
  • fungus 73%
  • crop 60%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  1308 Downloads (Pure)

• Virulence of mixed fungal infections in honey bee brood

  Vojvodic, S., Boomsma, J. J., Eilenberg, J. & Jensen, A. B., 23 Mar 2012, In: Frontiers in Zoology. 9, 5, 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • honey bee brood 100%
  • virulence 82%
  • honey 82%
  • bee 76%
  • infection 57%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

  710 Downloads (Pure)

• Wingless virgin queens assume helper roles in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants

  Nehring, V., Boomsma, J. J. & D'Ettorre, P., 2012, In: Current Biology. 22, 17, p. R671-R673 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• 2011

  Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection

  Hughes, D. P., Andersen, S. B., Hywel-Jones, N. L., Himaman, W., Billen, J. & Boomsma, J. J., 9 May 2011, In: B M C Ecology. 11, 13, p. 13 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • ant 100%
  • infection 78%
  • Formicidae 74%
  • signs and symptoms (plants) 67%
  • parasite 42%
  109 Citations (Scopus)

  513 Downloads (Pure)

• Characterisation and cross-amplification of polymorphic microsatellite loci in ant-associated root-aphids

  Ivens, A. B. F., Kronauer, D. J. C. & Boomsma, J. J., Jan 2011, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 3, 1, p. 73-77 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Aphids 100%
  • aphid 85%
  • Ants 81%
  • Lasius flavus 76%
  • ant 70%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  392 Downloads (Pure)

• Evolutionary biology: Farming writ small

  Boomsma, J. J., 20 Jan 2011, In: Nature. 469, 7330, p. 308-309 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary patterns of proteinase activity in attine ant fungus gardens

  Semenova, T., Hughes, D. P., Boomsma, J. 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

  • Gardens 100%
  • Ants 98%
  • Fungi 64%
  • Peptide Hydrolases 59%
  • Symbiosis 41%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  636 Downloads (Pure)

• Farming termites determine the genetic population structure of Termitomyces fungal symbionts

  Nobre, T., Fernandes, C., Boomsma, J. J., Korb, J. & Aanen, D. K., May 2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 9, p. 2023-2033 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Termitomyces 100%
  • Isoptera 83%
  • Genetic Structures 66%
  • termite 64%
  • symbiont 58%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic variation in virulence among chalkbrood strains infecting honeybees

  Vojvodic, S., Jensen, A. B., Markussen, B., Eilenberg, J. & Boomsma, J. J., 22 Sept 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 9, 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • chalk brood 100%
  • Genetic Variation 94%
  • honeybee 90%
  • virulence 82%
  • Ascosphaera apis 76%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

  3340 Downloads (Pure)

• Hybridization in East African swarm-raiding army ants

  Kronauer, D. J., Peters, M. K., Schöning, C. & Boomsma, J. J., 22 Aug 2011, In: Frontiers in Zoology. 8, 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Dorylus wilverthi 100%
  • swarms 94%
  • Dorylus molestus 93%
  • ant 91%
  • Formicidae 68%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  336 Downloads (Pure)

• Immune defense in leaf-cutting ants: a cross-fostering approach

  Armitage, S. A. O., Broch, J. F., Marín, H. F., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., Jun 2011, In: Evolution. 65, 6, p. 1791-9 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ants 100%
  • leaf-cutting ants 99%
  • Foster Home Care 89%
  • ant 85%
  • defense 68%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

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

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Lasius 100%
  • Lasius niger 77%
  • introgression 66%
  • Formicidae 59%
  • Hymenoptera 55%

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

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Simopelta 100%
  • Ants 62%
  • ant 53%
  • Microsatellite Repeats 47%
  • Formicidae 39%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• 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, J. J. & Pedersen, J. S., Dec 2011, In: Ecological Entomology. 36, 6, p. 751–759 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Only full-sibling families evolved eusociality

  Boomsma, J. J., Beekman, M., Cornwallis, C. K., Griffin, A. S., Holman, L., Hughes, W. O. H., Keller, L., Oldroyd, B. P. & Ratnieks, F. L. W., 24 Mar 2011, In: Nature. 471, 7339, p. E4-5; author reply E9-10 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Biological Evolution 100%
  • Ploidies 75%
  • Observation 44%
  • Population 24%
  61 Citations (Scopus)

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

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • worker caste 100%
  • Monomorium pharaonis 82%
  • ant 59%
  • queen insects 53%
  • caste 44%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Random sperm use and genetic effects on worker caste fate in Atta colombica leaf-cutting ants

  Holman, L., Stürup, M., Trontti, K. & Boomsma, J. J., Dec 2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 23, p. 5092-5102 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • worker caste 100%
  • Atta colombica 87%
  • genetic effect 72%
  • Ants 69%
  • leaf-cutting ants 68%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Kooij, P. W., Schiøtt, M., Boomsma, J. J. & De Fine Licht, H. H., May 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 2, p. 145-151 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Atta cephalotes 100%
  • fungus gardens 95%
  • garden 65%
  • enzyme activity 65%
  • Formicidae 54%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Ugelvig, L. V., Nielsen, P. S., Boomsma, J. J. & Nash, D. R., 2011, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 11, p. 201 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • isolated population 100%
  • genetic variation 90%
  • butterfly 88%
  • genetic diversity 82%
  • butterflies 75%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

  660 Downloads (Pure)

• 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, J. J. & Pierce, N. E., Jan 2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 2, p. 420-8 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Simopelta 100%
  • social insect 74%
  • Ants 62%
  • reproductive strategy 60%
  • ant 53%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Survival and growth of parasitic Maculinea alcon caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in laboratory nests of three Myrmica ant species

  Nash, D. R., Als, T. D. & Boomsma, J. J., Aug 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 3, p. 391-401 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Myrmica 100%
  • caterpillar 96%
  • Lycaenidae 92%
  • ant 80%
  • nest 75%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  580 Downloads (Pure)

• Temperature dependent virulence of obligate and facultative fungal pathogens of honeybee brood

  Vojvodic, S., Jensen, A. B., James, R. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Eilenberg, J., 21 Apr 2011, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 149, 1-2, p. 200-205 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • chalk brood 100%
  • honey bee brood 99%
  • honey bees 58%
  • Virulence 53%
  • virulence 49%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• The dynamics of plant cell-wall polysaccharide decomposition in leaf-cutting ant fungus gardens

  Moller, I. E., de Fine Licht, H. H., Harholt, J., Willats, W. G. T. & Boomsma, J. J., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 3, 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  38 Citations (Scopus)

  1996 Downloads (Pure)