J.J. Boomsma - Recent publications (2005-2009)

  • Aanen, D.K. and J.J. Boomsma (2005) Evolutionary dynamics of the mutualistic symbiosis between fungus-growing termites and Termitomyces fungi. In: F. Vega and M. Blackwell (eds.) Insect-Fungal Associations: Ecology and Evolution. pp. 191-210. Oxford University Press.
  • Aanen, D.K. and Boomsma, J.J. (2006) The evolutionary origin and maintenance of the mutualistic symbiosis between termites and fungi. In: Bourtzis, K.and Miller, T. (eds) Insect symbiosis Volume 2. Taylor & Francis, pp 79-95.
  • Aanen, D.K. and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Insect fungus farming. Current Biology 16, R1014-1016.
  • Aanen, D.K., V.I.D. Ros, H.H. de Fine Licht,  J. Mitchel, Z.W. de Beer, B. Slippers, C. Rouland-LeFčvre and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Patterns of specficity in interactions between fungus-growing termites and Termitomyces symbionts in South Africa. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7: 115.
  • Aanen, D.K., H.H. de Fine Licht, A.J.M. Debets, N. Kerstes, R.F. Hoekstra and J.J. Boomsma (2009) High symbiont relatedness stabilizes mutualistic cooperation in fungus-growing termites. Science 326, 1103-1106.
  • Andersen, S.B., S. Gerritsma, K.M. Yusah, D. Mayntz, N.L. Hywel-Jones, J. Billen, J.J. Boomsma and D. P Hughes (2009) The life of a dead ant – the expression of an adaptive extended phenotype. American Naturalist 174, 424-433.
  • Anton, C., I. Zeisset, M. Musche, W. Durka, J.J. Boomsma and J. Settele (2007) Population structure of a large blue butterfly and its specialized parasitoid in a fragmented landscape. Molecular Ecology 16, 3828-3838.
  • Baer, B., S.A.O. Armitage and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Sperm storage induces an immunity cost in ants. Nature 441, 872-875.
  • Baer, B. and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Mating biology of the leaf-cutting ants Atta colombica and A. cephalotes. Journal of Morphology 267, 1165-1171.
  • Baer, B., G. de Jong, R. Schmid-Hempel, P. Schmid-Hempel, J.T. Hřeg and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Heritability of sperm length in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. Genetica 127, 11-23.
  • Baer, B., A. Krug, J.J. Boomsma and W.O.H. Hughes (2005) Examination of the immune response of males and workers of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior and the effect of infection. Insectes Sociaux 52, 298-303.
  • Baer, B., Dijkstra, M.B., Mueller, U.G., Nash, D.R. and J.J. Boomsma (2009) Sperm length evolution in the fungus-growing ants. Behavioral Ecology 20, 38-45.
  • Baer, B., S.P.A. den Boer, D.J.C. Kronauer, D.R. Nash and J. J. Boomsma (2009) Fungus gardens of the leafcutter ant Atta colombica function as egg nurseries for the snake Leptodeira annulata. Insectes Sociaux 56, 289-291.
  • Boomsma, J.J. (2007) Kin selection versus sexual selection: Why the ends do not meet. Current Biology 17, R673-683.
  • Boomsma, J.J. (2006) Last words on Narrow Roads. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21, 664-665.
  • Boomsma, J.J. (2009) Life-time monogamy and the evolution of eusociality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London 364, 3191-3207.
  • Boomsma, J.J. and D.K. Aanen (2005) Evolutionary Ecology: Wasp Mother’s Little Helper. Current Biology 15, R163-165.
  • Boomsma, J.J. and D.K. Aanen (2009) Rethinking crop-disease management in fungus-growing ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 106, 17611-17612.
  • Boomsma, J.J., B. Baer and J. Heinze (2005) The evolution of male traits in social insects. Annual Review of Entomology 50, 395-420.
  • Boomsma, J.J. and N.R. Franks (2006) Social insects: from selfish genes to self organization and beyond. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21, 303-308.
  • Boomsma, J.J., D.J.C. Kronauer and J.S. Pedersen (2009) The evolution of social insect mating systems. In: J. Gadau, J. Fewell (eds) Organization of Insect Societies – From Genomes to Socio-complexity. Cambridge Mass: Harvard University Press, pp 3-25.
  • Boomsma, J.J., P. Schmid-Hempel and W.O.H. Hughes (2005) Life histories and parasite pressure across the major groups of social insects. In: M.D.E. Fellowes, G.J. Holloway, J. Rolff (eds) Insect Evolutionary Ecology, pp. 139-175, CABI, Wallingford.
  • Currie, C.R., M. Poulsen, J. Mendenhall, J. J. Boomsma and J. Billen (2006) Coevolved crypts and exocrine glands support mutualistic bacteria in fungus-growing ants. Science 311, 81-83.
  • Christiansen, D.G., K. Fog, B.V. Pedersen and J.J. Boomsma (2005) Reproduction and hybrid load in all-hybrid populations of Rana esculenta water frogs in Denmark. Evolution 59, 1348-1361.
  • Cremer, S., L.V. Ugelvig, F.P. Drijfhout, B.C. Schlick-Steiner, F.M. Steiner, B. Seifert, D.P. Hughes, A. Schulz, K.S. Petersen, H. Konrad, C. Stauffer, K. Kiran, X. Espadaler, P. d’Ettorre, N.Aktaç, J. Eilenberg, G.R. Jones, D.R. Nash, J.S. Pedersen & J.J. Boomsma (2008) The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants. PloSONE 3, e3838.
  • De Fine Licht, H.H., J.J. Boomsma and D.K. Aanen (2006) Presumptive horizontal symbiont transmission in the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis. Molecular Ecology 15, 3131-3138.
  • De Fine Licht, H.H., J. J. Boomsma & D. K. Aanen (2007) Asymmetric interaction specificity between two sympatric termites and their fungal symbionts. Ecological Entomology 32, 76-81.
  • Den Boer, S.P.A., J.J. Boomsma and B.C. Baer (2008) Seminal fluid ensures high sperm viability in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62, 1843-1849.
  • Den Boer, S.P.A., J.J. Boomsma and B.C. Baer (2009) Honey bee males and queens use different glandular secretions to enhance sperm viability before and after storage. Journal of Insect Physiology 55, 538-543.
  • Den Boer, S.P.A., B. Baer, S. Dreier, S. Aron,  D.R. Nash and J.J. Boomsma (2009) Prudent sperm use by leafcutter ant queens. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 276, 3945-3953.
  • Desfor, K.B., J.J. Boomsma and P. Sunde (2007) Tawny owls Strix aluco with reliable food supply produce male biased broods. Ibis 149, 98-105.
  • Dijkstra, M.B. and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Are workers of Atta leafcutter ants capable of reproduction? Insectes Sociaux 53, 136-140.
  • Dijkstra, M.B. and J.J. Boomsma (2007) The economy of worker reproduction in Acromyrmex leafcutter ants. Animal Behaviour 74, 519-529.
  • Dijkstra, M.B., D.R. Nash and J.J. Boomsma (2005) Self-restraint and sterility in workers of Acromyrmex and Atta leafcutter ants (Myrmicinae: Attini). Insectes Sociaux 52, 67-76.
  • Dijkstra, M.B. and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Sex allocation in fungus-growing ants: worker or queen control without symbiont-induced female bias. Oikos 117, 1892-1906.
  • Fanelli, D., J.J. Boomsma and S. Turillazzi (2005) Multiple reproductive strategies in a tropical hover wasp. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58, 190-199.
  • Fanelli, D., J.J. Boomsma and S. Turillazzi (2008) Subordinate wasps are more aggressive in colonies with low reproductive skew. Animal Behaviour 75, 879-886.
  • Fernández-Marín, H., J.K. Zimmerman, D.R. Nash, J.J. Boomsma and W.T. Wcislo (2009) Reduced biological control and enhanced chemical pest management in the evolution of fungus-farming in ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 276, 2263-2269.
  • Hughes, D.P. and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Muscling out malaria. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21, 533-534.
  • Hughes, D.P., N.E. Pierce and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23, 672-677.
  • Hughes, D.P., D.J.C. Kronauer and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed fruits. Current Biology 18, R294-R295.
  • Hughes, D.P., H.C. Evans, N. Hywel-Jones, J.J. Boomsma and S.A.O. Armitage (2009) Novel fungal disease in complex leaf-cutting ant societies. Ecological Entomology 34, 214-220.
  • Hughes, W.O.H. and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Does genetic diversity hinder parasite evolution in social insect colonies? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19, 132-143.
  • Hughes, W.O.H. and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Genetic polymorphism in leaf-cutting ants is phenotypically plastic. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 274, 1625-1630.
  • Hughes, W.O.H. and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Genetic royal cheats in leaf-cutting ant societies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 105, 5150-5153.
  • Hughes, W.O.H., R. Pagliarini, H.B. Madsen, M.B. Dijkstra and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Investment in disease defence across the fungus-growing ants indicates an abrupt transition in disease pressure. Evolution 62, 1252-1257.
  • Ichinose, K., L.C. Forti, D.R. Pretto, G. Nachman & J.J. Boomsma (2007) Sex allocation in the polydomous leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani. Ecological Research 22, 288-295.
  • Ivens, A.B.F., D.R. Nash, M. Poulsen and J.J. Boomsma (2009) Caste-specific symbiont policing by workers of Acromyrmex fungus-growing ants. Behavioral Ecology 20, 378-384.
  • Jaffe, R., D.J.C. Kronauer, F.B. Kraus, J.J. Boomsma and R.F.A. Moritz (2007) Worker caste determination in the army ant Eciton burchellii. Biology Letters 3, 513-516.
  • Jensen, A.B., K.A. Palmer, J.J. Boomsma and B.V. Pedersen (2005) Varying degrees of Apis mellifera ligustica introgression in protected populations of the black honeybee, Apis mellifera mellifera, in northwest Europe. Molecular Ecology 14, 93-106.
  • Jensen, A.B., K.A. Palmer, N. Chaline, N.E. Raine, A. Tofilski, B.V. Pedersen, J.J. Boomsma and F.L.W. Ratnieks (2005) Quantifying honey bee mating range in semi-isolated valleys by DNA microsatellite paternity analysis. Conservation Genetics 6, 527-537.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C., S.M. Berghoff, S. Powell, A.J. Denny, K.J. Edwards, N.R. Franks and J.J. Boomsma (2006) A reassessment of the mating system characteristics of the army ant Eciton burchellii. Naturwissenschaften 93, 402-406.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C. and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Do army ant queens re-mate later in life? Insectes Sociaux 54, 20-28.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C. and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Multiple queens means fewer mates. Current Biology 17, R753-755.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C., J. Gadau and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants. Molecular Ecology Notes 7, 688-690.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C., R. Johnson and J.J. Boomsma (2007) The evolution of multiple mating in army ants. Evolution 61, 413-422.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C., E.R. Rodríguez Ponce, J.E. Lattke and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Six weeks in the life of a reproducing army ant colony: male parentage and colony behaviour. Insectes Sociaux 54, 118-123.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C., C. Schöning and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Male parentage in army ants. Molecular Ecology, 15, 1147-1151.
  • Kronauer, D.J.C., C. Schöning, L.B. Vilhelmsen and J.J. Boomsma (2007) A molecular phylogeny of Dorylus army ants provides evidence for multiple evolutionary transitions in foraging niche. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:56.
  • Lambardi, D., F.R. Dani, S. Turillazzi and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Chemical mimicry in an incipient leaf-cutting ant social parasite. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61, 843-851.
  • Mikheyev, A.S., U.G. Mueller and J.J. Boomsma (2007) Population genetic signatures of diffuse co-evolution between leaf-cutting ants and their cultivar fungi. Molecular Ecology 16, 209-216.
  • Nash, D.R. T.D. Als, R. Maile, G.R. Jones and J.J. Boomsma (2008) A mosaic of chemical coevolution in a large blue butterfly. Science 319, 88-90.
  • Nash, D.R. and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Communication between hosts and social parasites. In: P. d’Ettorre and D.P. Hughes (eds.) Sociobiology of Communication. pp. 55-79. Oxford University Press.
  • Pontoppidan, M.-B., W. Himaman, N.L. Hywel-Jones, J.J. Boomsma and D.P. Hughes (2009) Graveyards on the move: The spatio-temporal distribution of dead Ophiocordyceps-infected ants. PLoSOne 4, e4835.
  • Poulsen, M. and J.J. Boomsma (2005) Mutualistic fungi control crop diversity in fungus-growing ants. Science 307, 741-744.
  • Poulsen, M., M. Cafaro, J.J. Boomsma and C.R. Currie (2005) Specificity of the mutualistic association between actinomycete bacteria and two sympatric species of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants. Molecular Ecology 14, 3597-3604.
  • Poulsen, M., W.O.H. Hughes and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Differential resistance and the importance of antibiotic production in Acromyrmex echinatior leaf-cutting ant castes towards the entomopathogenic fungus Aspergillus nomius. Insectes Sociaux 53, 349-355.
  • Poulsen, M., H. Fernández-Marín, C.R. Currie and J.J. Boomsma (2009) Ephemeral windows of opportunity for horizontal transmission of fungal symbionts in leaf-cutting ants. Evolution 63, 2235-2247.
  • Richard, F.-J., M. Poulsen, F. Drijfhout, G. Jones and J. J. Boomsma (2007) Specificity in chemical profiles of workers, brood and mutualistic fungi in Atta, Acromyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33, 2281-2292.
  • Richard, F.-J., M. Poulsen, A. Hefetz, C. Errard, D.R. Nash and J.J. Boomsma (2007) The origin of the chemical profiles of fungal symbionts and their significance for nestmate recognition in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61, 1637-1649.
  • Schiřtt, M., H.H. de Fine Licht, L. Lange and J.J. Boomsma (2008) Towards a molecular understanding of symbiont function: Characterizing a gene for the degradation of xylan in the fungus gardens of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants. BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:40.
  • Schöning, C., W. Kinuthia and J.J. Boomsma (2006) Does the afrotropical army ant Dorylus (Anomma) molestus go extinct in fragmented forests? Journal of East African Natural History 95, 163-179.
  • Sirviö, A., J. Gadau, O. Rueppell, D. Lamatsch, J. J. Boomsma, P. Pamilo and R. E. Page Jr. (2006) High recombination frequency creates genotypic diversity in colonies of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19, 1475-1485.
  • Ugelvig, L.V., F.P. Drijfhout, D.J.C. Kronauer, J.J. Boomsma, J.S. Pedersen and S. Cremer (2008) The super-colonisation of Europe: distribution and evolutionary history of the invasive garden ant. BMC Biology 2008, 6:11.
  • Van Zweden, J.S., J. Heinze, J.J. Boomsma and P. d’Ettorre (2009) Ant queen egg-marking signals: matching deceptive laboratory simplicity with natural complexity. PLoSONE 4, e4718.
  • Vepsäläinen, K., J.R. Ebsen, R. Savolainen and J.J. Boomsma (2009) Genetic differentiation between the ant Myrmica rubra and its microgynous social parasite”. Insectes Sociaux 56, 425-437.
  • Zeisset, I., T.D. Als, J. Settele and J.J. Boomsma (2005) Microsatellite markers for the Large Blue butterflies Maculinea nausithous and M. alcon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and their amplification in other Maculinea species. Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 165-168.
  • Zeisset, I., J.R. Ebsen and J.J. Boomsma (2005) Dinucleotide microsatellite DNA loci from the ant Myrmica scabrinodis. Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 163-164.

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