J. Boomsma

Genetics · 2002–2013

A researcher in the Science corpus: 10 papers; trusts 10 researchers and is trusted by 1 researcher here, as inferred from the citation graph.

Subfields

• Genetics — 35 citations into it; #6,504 of 6,854 by trust here, #3,220 by citations
• Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — 33 citations into it; #6,302 of 6,648 by trust here, #3,701 by citations
• Insect Science — 28 citations into it; #2,150 of 2,259 by trust here, #1,157 by citations

Whom J. Boomsma trusts overall

Their strongest outbound trust, strongest first, inferred from their citations.

1. P. Schmid-Hempel
2. Francis L. W. Ratnieks
3. Rod Peakall
4. T. Seeley
5. Mark J. F. Brown
6. P. Eggleton
7. Kevin R. Foster
8. K. Wilson
9. Peter E. Smouse
10. Dave Goulson

Who trusts J. Boomsma overall

1. B. Baer

Papers from J. Boomsma's perspective

Ordered by how strongly the researchers J. Boomsma trusts endorse each paper. Same corpus, a different order for every researcher.

1. Condition-dependent expression of virulence in a trypanosome infecting bumblebees
2. Paternity, reproduction and conflict in vespine wasps: a model system for testing kin selection predictions (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)
3. The evolution of cooperation
4. Long-range foraging by the honey-bee, Apis mellifera L.
5. Termites and trees: a review of recent advances in termite phylogenetics (Insectes Sociaux)
6. Female mating frequencies in Bombus spp. from Central Europe (Insectes Sociaux)
7. Strong context‐dependent virulence in a host–parasite system: reconciling genetic evidence with theory
8. genalex 6: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research
9. Homing ability of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
10. Survival for immunity: the price of immune system activation for bumblebee workers. (Science)

Their papers

• When every sperm counts: factors affecting male fertility in the honeybee Apis mellifera (2013) — 128 citations
• Forage collection, substrate preparation, and diet composition in fungus‐growing ants (2010) — 98 citations
• Communication between hosts and social parasites (2008) — 99 citations
• Life histories and parasite pressure across the major groups of social insects. (2005) — 142 citations
• Sex ratio variation in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (2004) — 87 citations
• The evolution of social parasitism in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants: a test of Emery’s rule (2004) — 102 citations
• Experimental evidence of a tripartite mutualism: bacteria protect ant fungus gardens from specialized parasites (2003) — 197 citations
• Sperm length, sperm storage and mating system characteristics in bumblebees (2003) — 86 citations
• Experimental evidence for the costs and hygienic significance of the antibiotic metapleural gland secretion in leaf-cutting ants (2002) — 165 citations
• Geographical variation in host–ant specificity of the parasitic butterfly Maculinea alcon in Denmark (2002) — 84 citations