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Johan Billen

KU Leuven · BE
Area of research
Genetics · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Exocrine gland, ANT, Cuticle (hair), Eusociality, and Hymenoptera.
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citations
993
works
11
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Delayed maturation of the exoskeleton and muscle fibres in the ant <i>Platythyrea punctata</i>
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 2024cited by 3position: middledoi
Morphology and ultrastructure of the mandibular gland in Camponotus japonicus
Arthropod Structure & Development 2023cited by 1position: middledoi
Structural diversity of symbionts and related cellular mechanisms underlying vertical symbiont transmission in cicadas
Environmental Microbiology 2021cited by 27position: middledoi
Extracellular vesicles spread the RNA interference signal of Tribolium castaneum TcA cells
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2020cited by 31position: middledoi
Infection-related variation in cuticle thickness in the ant Myrmica scabrinodis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Insectes Sociaux 2018cited by 13position: middledoi
Distinctive fungal communities in an obligate African ant-plant mutualism
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017cited by 45position: middledoi
Evolution of cheaper workers in ants: a comparative study of exoskeleton thickness
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 2017cited by 42position: lastdoi
Aberrant Collagen Composition of the Trabecular Meshwork Results in Reduced Aqueous Humor Drainage and Elevated IOP in MMP-9 Null Mice
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2016cited by 53position: middledoi
Insect exocrine glands
Arthropod Structure & Development 2015cited by 49position: firstdoi
Metformin promotes lifespan through mitohormesis via the peroxiredoxin PRDX-2
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014cited by 358position: middledoi
Conserved Class of Queen Pheromones Stops Social Insect Workers from Reproducing
Science 2014cited by 355position: middledoi
Survey of the exocrine system in Protanilla wallacei (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Arthropod Structure & Development 2013cited by 43position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Jürgen Heınze · University of Regensburg2 papers (2018–2024)Hong He · Shanxi Medical University2 papers (2021–2023)Abel Bernadou · University of Regensburg2 papers (2018–2024)Filip Van Nieuwerburgh · Ghent University Hospital1 papers (2020–2020)Mohammadreza Khalesi · KU Leuven1 papers (2014–2014)Niels Wynant · KU Leuven1 papers (2020–2020)Ruoqing Ma · Zhejiang A & F University1 papers (2023–2023)Wenjing Xu · South China Agricultural University1 papers (2023–2023)Carmen M. Romero · University of California, Riverside1 papers (2014–2014)Luke Holman · Australian National University1 papers (2014–2014) · 1 papers (2017–2017)Lien Andries · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research1 papers (2016–2016)Christopher C. M. Baker · Princeton University1 papers (2017–2017)Ricardo Caliari Oliveira · KU Leuven1 papers (2014–2014)Lieve Moons · Allen Institute for Brain Science1 papers (2016–2016)Felix Wäckers · KU Leuven1 papers (2014–2014)Eline Bauweleers · KU Leuven1 papers (2013–2013)Liangliang Zhang · Nanjing Agricultural University1 papers (2023–2023)Cong Wei · Zhengzhou University1 papers (2021–2021)Dandan Wang · Southwest University1 papers (2021–2021)