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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
41
Citations
5316
World Ranking
3772
National Ranking
38

Best Publications

  • The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

    Ben M Sadd;Ben M Sadd;Seth M Barribeau;Seth M Barribeau;Guy Bloch;Dirk C. de Graaf

  • Effects of invasive parasites on bumble bee declines.

    Ivan Meeus;Mark J. F. Brown;Mark J. F. Brown;Dirk C. De Graaf;Guy Smagghe

  • Comprehensive Bee Pathogen Screening in Belgium Reveals Crithidia mellificae as a New Contributory Factor to Winter Mortality

    Jorgen Ravoet;Jafar Maharramov;Ivan Meeus;Lina De Smet

  • Widespread occurrence of honey bee pathogens in solitary bees

    Jorgen Ravoet;Lina De Smet;Ivan Meeus;Guy Smagghe

  • Alien parasite hitchhikes to Patagonia on invasive bumblebee

    Marina Paula Arbetman;Marina Paula Arbetman;Ivan Meeus;Carolina Laura Morales;Marcelo Adrian Aizen

  • Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation.

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  • A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees

    Seth M. Barribeau;Seth M. Barribeau;Ben M. Sadd;Ben M. Sadd;Louis du Plessis;Louis du Plessis;Mark J.F. Brown

  • Multiplex PCR detection of slowly-evolving trypanosomatids and neogregarines in bumblebees using broad-range primers

    Ivan Meeus;Dirk de Graaf;Kris Jans;Guy Smagghe

  • Pollination efficiency and foraging behaviour of honey bees and non-Apis bees to sweet cherry

    Maxime Eeraerts;Ruben Vanderhaegen;Guy Smagghe;Ivan Meeus

  • Effect of oral infection with Kashmir bee virus and Israeli acute paralysis virus on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) reproductive success

    Ivan Meeus;Joachim Rodrigues De Miranda;Dirk C. de Graaf;Felix Wäckers

  • Stress indicator gene expression profiles, colony dynamics and tissue development of honey bees exposed to sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid in laboratory and field experiments.

    Lina De Smet;Fani Hatjina;Pavlos Ioannidis;Anna Hamamtzoglou

  • Novel lactic acid bacteria isolated from the bumble bee gut: Convivina intestini gen. nov., sp. nov., Lactobacillus bombicola sp. nov., and Weissella bombi sp. nov.

    Jessy Praet;Ivan Meeus;Margo Cnockaert;Kurt Houf

  • Multiplex PCR detection of slowly-evolving trypanosomatids and neogregarines in bumblebees using broad-range primers.

    Ivan Meeus;Dirk de Graaf;K Jans;Guy Smagghe

  • Honey bees and climate explain viral prevalence in wild bee communities on a continental scale

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  • Bee pathogens found in Bombus atratus from Colombia: A case study.

    Viviana Gamboa;Jorgen Ravoet;Marleen Brunain;Guy Smagghe

  • The effects of single and mixed infections of Apicystis bombi and deformed wing virus in Bombus terrestris

    Peter Graystock;Ivan Meeus;Guy Smagghe;Dave Goulson

  • Pollinator diversity, floral resources and semi-natural habitat, instead of honey bees and intensive agriculture, enhance pollination service to sweet cherry

    Maxime Eeraerts;Guy Smagghe;Ivan Meeus

  • Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida) parasitizing Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina.

    Santiago Plischuk;Ivan Meeus;Guy Smagghe;Carlos E. Lange

  • Polar tube protein gene diversity among Nosema ceranae strains derived from a Greek honey bee health study.

    Fani Hatjina;Georgios Tsoktouridis;Maria Bouga;Leonidas Charistos

  • Interaction effects of different drivers of wild bee decline and their influence on host-pathogen dynamics.

    Ivan Meeus;Matti Pisman;Guy Smagghe;Niels Piot

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Ghent University
Mark J. F. Brown
Mark J. F. Brown Royal Holloway University of London
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Robert M. Waterhouse
Robert M. Waterhouse Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Dieter Deforce
Dieter Deforce Ghent University
Felix L. Wäckers
Felix L. Wäckers Lancaster University
Jay D. Evans
Jay D. Evans Agricultural Research Service
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine

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