Rik Verdonck

Identification, functional characterization and phylogenetic analysis of double stranded RNA degrading enzymes present in the gut of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Niels Wynant, Dulce Santos, Rik Verdonck et al. · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2014 · 156 citations

Biology, Desert Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria +10

Critical role for protein kinase A in the acquisition of gregarious behavior in the desert locust

Swidbert R. Ott, Heleen Verlinden, Stephen M. Rogers et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 75 citations · Full text

Engineering, Experimental Biology, Fitness +21

The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for successful moulting of a major hemimetabolous pest insect, Schistocerca gregaria

Cynthia Lenaerts, Dorien Cools, Rik Verdonck et al. · Scientific Reports · 2017 · 56 citations · Full text

Identification of the short neuropeptide F precursor in the desert locust: Evidence for an inhibitory role of sNPF in the control of feeding

Senne Dillen, Rik Verdonck, Sven Zels et al. · Peptides · 2013 · 48 citations · Full text

Biology, Desert Locust, Genetics +7

First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Heleen Verlinden, Lieven Sterck, Jia Li et al. · F1000Research · 2020 · 48 citations · Full text

Comparative Genomics, Genetics, Entomology +20