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Johan Billen

Johan Billen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
8619
World Ranking
5030
National Ranking
62

Overview

Johan Billen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses various subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology. The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Billen has published in numerous scientific venues with varying frequency. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Arthropod Structure & Development
  • Insectes Sociaux
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven)

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a focus on insect anatomy and molecular biology, including studies on hymenopteran species and RNA interference. Some notable publications include:

  • "Comparative analysis of worker head anatomy of Formica and Brachyponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", 2020, Lirias (KU Leuven)
  • "The head anatomy of Protanilla lini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae), with a hypothesis of their mandibular movement", 2021, Lirias (KU Leuven)
  • "Extracellular vesicles spread the RNA interference signal of Tribolium castaneum TcA cells", 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Structural diversity of symbionts and related cellular mechanisms underlying vertical symbiont transmission in cicadas", 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • "The ant abdomen: The skeletomuscular and soft tissue anatomy of Amblyopone australis workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", 2022, Journal of Morphology

Johan Billen frequently collaborates with various researchers. The most regular coauthors include:

  • Chu Wang
  • Chung-Chi Lin
  • Evan P. Economo
  • Adrian Richter
  • Hong He

Best Publications

  • Metformin promotes lifespan through mitohormesis via the peroxiredoxin PRDX-2

    Wouter De Haes;Lotte Frooninckx;Roel Van Assche;Arne Smolders

  • Coevolved Crypts and Exocrine Glands Support Mutualistic Bacteria in Fungus-Growing Ants

    Cameron Robert Currie;Michael Poulsen;John Mendenhall;Jacobus J. Koos Boomsma

  • Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing.

    Annette Van Oystaeyen;Ricardo Caliari Oliveira;Luke Holman;Jelle S. van Zweden

  • The life of a dead ant: the expression of an adaptive extended phenotype.

    Sandra B. Andersen;Sylvia Gerritsma;Kalsum M. Yusah;David Mayntz

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

    David P Hughes;David P Hughes;Sandra B Andersen;Nigel L Hywel-Jones;Winanda Himaman

  • Tetraponera ants have gut symbionts related to nitrogen–fixing root–nodule bacteria

    Steven Van Borm;Alfred Buschinger;Jacobus J. Koos Boomsma;Johan Billen

  • Biology and evolution of social insects

    Johan Billen

  • Widespread occurrence of the micro-organism Wolbachia in ants

    T. Wenseleers;F. Ito;S. Van Borm;R. Huybrechts

  • Age-dependent morphology and ultrastructure of the hypopharyngeal gland of Apis mellifera workers (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

    Jeroen Deseyn;Johan Billen

  • Caste fate conflict in swarm-founding social hymenoptera: an inclusive fitness analysis.

    Tom Wenseleers;Francis L.W. Ratnieks;Johan Billen

  • Wolbachia in Leafcutter Ants: a Widespread Symbiont That May Induce Male Killing or Incompatible Matings

    S. van Borm;T. Wenseleers;J. Billen;Jacobus Jan Boomsma

  • Policing behaviour towards virgin egg layers in a polygynous ponerine ant.

    Bruno Gobin;Johan Billen;Christian Peeters

  • Occurrence and structural organization of the exocrine glands in the legs of ants

    Johan Billen

  • Chemistry of metapleural gland secretions of three attine ants, Atta sexdens rubropilosa, Atta cephalotes , and Acromyrmex octospinosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Ruth R. Do Nascimento;Eric Schoeters;E. David Morgan;Johan Billen

  • The diversity of microorganisms associated with Acromyrmex leafcutter ants

    Steven Van Borm;Johan Billen;Jacobus J. Koos Boomsma

  • Deleterious Wolbachia in the ant Formica truncorum

    Tom Wenseleers;Lotta Sundstrom;Johan Billen

  • The importance of the spermathecal duct in bumblebees.

    Eric Schoeters;Johan Billen

  • Task-related variation of postpharyngeal and cuticular hydrocarbon compositions in the ant Myrmicaria eumenoides

    Manfred Kaib;B. Eisermann;E. Schoeters;J. Billen

  • Structural and chemical ontogeny of the postpharyngeal gland in the desert ant Cataglyphis niger

    Victoria Soroker;Abraham Hefetz;M Cojocaru;Johan Billen

  • On the similarity of the Dufour gland secretion and the cuticular hydrocarbons of some bumblebees

    N. J. Oldham;Johan Billen;E. D. Morgan

  • Pheromone Communication in Social Insects: Sources and Secretions

    Johan Billen;E. David Morgan

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Peeters
Christian Peeters Sorbonne University
Jacobus J. Boomsma
Jacobus J. Boomsma University of Copenhagen
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University
Abraham Hefetz
Abraham Hefetz Tel Aviv University
Falko P. Drijfhout
Falko P. Drijfhout Keele University
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca Universidade de São Paulo
Kazuki Tsuji
Kazuki Tsuji University of the Ryukyus
Jean-Louis Deneubourg
Jean-Louis Deneubourg Université Libre de Bruxelles

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