Billen, Johan P. J.

AUTHORS: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Institute for Zoology, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Zoological Institute, University of Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. (016)—283975.

PUBLICATIONS

• Ali, M. F.; Attygalle, A. B.; Morgan, E. D.; Billen, J. P. J. 1987. The Dufour gland substances of the workers of Formica fusca and Formica lemani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B. Comparative Biochemistry 88:59-63.

• Ali, M. F.; Billen, J. P. J.; Jackson, B. D.; Morgan, E. D. 1988. Secretion of the Dufour glands of two African desert ants, Camponotus aegyptiacus and Cataglyphis savignyi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 16:647-654.

• Ali, M. F.; Billen, J. P. J.; Jackson, B. D.; Morgan, E. D. 1989. The Dufour gland contents of three species of Euro-African Messor ants and a comparison with those of North American Pogonomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 17:469-477. [1989-11-08]

• Ali, M. F.; Morgan, E. D.; Attygalle, A. B.; Billen, J. P. J. 1987. Comparison of Dufour gland secretions of two species of Lepthothorax ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. C, Journal of Biosciences 42:955-960.

• Attygalle, A. B.; Billen, J. P. J.; Jackson, B. D.; Morgan, E. D. 1990. Morphology and chemical contents of Dufour glands of Pseudomyrmex ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. C, Journal of Biosciences 45:691-697.

• Attygalle, A. B.; Billen, J. P. J.; Morgan, E. D. 1985. The postpharyngeal gland of workers of Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Actes des Colloques Insectes Sociaux 2:75-86.

• Bagnères, A.-G.; Billen, J. P. J.; Morgan, E. D. 1991. Volatile secretion of Dufour gland of workers of an army ant, Dorylus (Anomma) molestus. Journal of Chemical Ecology 17:1633-1639.

• Billen, J.P.J. 1986. Comparative morphology and ultrastructure of the Dufour gland in ants. Entomologia Generalis 11: 165-181.

• Billen, J.P.J. 1987. Morphology and ultrastructure of the abdominal glands in dolichoderine ants. Insectes Sociaux 33 (1986): 278-295.

• Billen, J.P.J. 1988. Comparaison entre les fourmis australiennes des genres Myrmecia et Nothomyrmecia. Actes des Colloques Insectes Sociaux 4: 27-33.

• Billen, J. P. J. 1989. Morphology of the cloacal gland in the ant Cataglyphis savignyi. Actes Colloq. Insectes Soc. 5: 301-306.

• Billen, J. P. J. 1990a. Phylogenetic aspects of exocrine gland development in the Formicidae. Pp. 317-318 in: Veeresh, G. K.; Mallik, B.; Viraktamath, C. A. (eds.) 1990. Social insects and the environment. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of IUSSI, 1990. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., xxxi + 765 pp.

• Billen, J. P. J. 1990b. Morphology and ultrastructure of the Dufour's and venom gland in the ant Myrmecia gulosa (Fabr.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 38:305-315.

• Billen, J.P.J. 1990c. The sting bulb gland in Myrmecia and Nothomyrmecia: a new exocrine gland in ants. International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology 19: 133-139.

• Billen, J. P. J. 1990d. A survey of the glandular systems of fire ants. Pp. 85-94 in: Vander Meer, R. K.; Jaffe, K.; Cedeno, A. (eds.) 1990. Applied myrmecology: a world perspective. Boulder: Westview Press, xv + 741 pp.

• Billen, J.P.J. 1993. Morphology of the exocrine system in ants. Materialy Kollokviumov Sektsii Obshchestvennykh Nasekomykh Vsesoyuznogo Entomologicheskogo Obshchestva 2: 1-15.

• Billen, J. 1997B. Morphology and ultrastructure of the metatibial gland in the army ant Dorylus molestus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Belgian Journal of Zoology 127:159-166.

• Billen, J. 2000. A novel exocrine gland in the antennal scape of the army ant Eciton burchelli. Belgian Journal of Zoology

• Billen, J. P. J.; Attygalle, A. B.; Morgan, E. D.; Ollett, D. G. 1987. The contents of the Dufour gland of the ant Pogonomyrmex occidentalis. Pp. 426-427 in: Eder, J.; Rembold, H. (eds.) 1987. Chemistry and biology of social insects. München: Verlag J. Peperny, xxxv + 757 pp.

• Billen, J.; Espadaler, X. 2002. A novel epithelial intramandibular gland in the ant Pyramica membranifera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Belg. J. Zool. 132: 175-176.

• Billen, J.P.J. & Gotwald, W.H.,Jr. 1988. The crenellate lining of the Dufour gland in the genus Aenictus: a new character for interpreting phylogeny of Old World army ants. Zoologica Scripta 17: 293-295.

• Billen, J.; Ito, F.; Bolton, B. 2000. Femoral and tibial glands in the ant genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Belgian Journal of Zoology 130:111-115.

• Billen, J.; Ito, F.; Peeters, C. 2000. Novel exocrine glands in the hindleg tarsi of the ant Nothomyrmecia macrops. Aust. J. Zool 48: 661-667.

• Billen, J., Stroobants, Z., Wenseleers, T., Hashim, R. & Ito, F. 2013. Diversity and morphology of abdominal glands in workers of the ant genus Myopias (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Arthropod Structure & Development 42, 165-172.

• Billen, J.; Thijs, B.; Ito, F.; Gobin, B. 2005. The pretarsal footprint gland of the ant Amblyopone reclinata (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and its role in nestmate recruitment. Arthropod Struct. Devel. 34(2): 111-115.

• Gobin, B.; Rüppell, O.; Hartmann, A.; Jungnickel, H.; Morgan, E. D.; Billen, J. 2001. A new type of exocrine gland and its function in mass recruitment in the ant Cylindromyrmex whymperi (Formicidae, Cerapachyinae). Naturwissenschaften 88: 395-399

• Tijskens, M.; Ito, F.; Billen, J. 2002. Novel exocrine glands in the legs of the ponerine ant Amblyopone reclinata (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Netherlands Journal of Zoology 52:69-75.

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