Johan Billen

KU Leuven — Belgium

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(298), Plant and animal studies(219), Insect and Pesticide Research(134), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(78), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(40)

Publications349 total

Morphology of the subgenital plate gland in Solenopsis males (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Arthropod Structure & Development·2025
Added value of serum proteins to clinical and ultrasound information in predicting the risk of malignancy in ovarian tumors
iScience·2025Open Access
Pumping Venom: Valvilli Architecture and Implications for Stinger Functionality
2025Open Access
Ultrastructure of the enlarged labial gland in the ant Camponotus japonicus associated with labial gland disease
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology·2025
Sternal glands in Strumigenys ants
Arthropod Structure & Development·2025Open Access
The original histological sections of myrmecophilous and termitophilous beetles of Erich Wasmann (1859–1931)
Insectes Sociaux·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Delayed maturation of the exoskeleton and muscle fibres in the ant <i>Platythyrea punctata</i>
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Functional morphology of the Dufour gland in the queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps
Insectes Sociaux·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Functional morphology of the Dufour gland in the queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps
2024Open Access
Morphology and ultrastructure of the mandibular gland in Camponotus japonicus
Arthropod Structure & Development·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Morphology and ultrastructure of the colleterial glands in Myzinum flower wasps (Tiphiidae, Hymenoptera)
Micron·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Evidence of a thoracic crop in workers, soldiers, and queens of Carebara perpusilla ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
Die Naturwissenschaften·2023Open Access
A novel intramandibular gland in the ant Tatuidris tatusia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF)·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Morphology of the metapleural gland and its associated novel atrial cone gland in Strumigenys ants
Micron·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Differences in the occurrence of leg glands between the social parasite S. mutica (Brown, 1949) and other Strumigenys ants
Insectes Sociaux·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
The spongiform tissue in Strumigenys ants contains exocrine glands
Arthropod Structure & Development·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Parthenogenetic Reproduction in Strumigenys Ants: An Update
Insects·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Data to: "Wonderfully weird: The head anatomy of the armadillo ant, Tatuidris tatusia (Formicidae: Agroecomyrmecinae)"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Comparative morphology and ultrastructure of the labial gland among castes of Camponotus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Arthropod Structure & Development·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Colleterial Gland In Myzinum Species (Tiphiidae, Hymenoptera)
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Tom Wenseleers(12), Bruno Gobin(11), Jacobus J. Boomsma(7), Fuminori Ito(6), Steven Van Borm(5), Christian Peeters(5), Roger Huybrechts(4), E. David Morgan(4), E. Schoeters(3), Kevin Heylen(3), Lut Arckens(3), Denise A. Alves(3), Tiago Maurício Francoy(3), Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca(3), David Hughes(2), Sandra B. Andersen(2), Nigel L. Hywel‐Jones(2), Ruth R. Do Nascimento(2), Wittko Francke(2), P.S. Santos-Filho(2)