| Complex cocktails: the evolutionary novelty of venoms NR Casewell, W Wüster, FJ Vonk, RA Harrison, BG Fry Trends in Ecology and Evolution 28, 219-229, 2013 | 966 | 2013 |
| Diet and snake venom evolution JC Daltry, W Wüster, RS Thorpe Nature 379 (6565), 537-540, 1996 | 821 | 1996 |
| The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system FJ Vonk, NR Casewell, H Christiaan V., AM Heimberg, HJ Jamsen, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013 | 534 | 2013 |
| Coevolution of diet and prey-specific venom activity supports the role of selection in snake venom evolution A Barlow, CE Pook, RA Harrison, W Wüster Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1666), 2443-2449, 2009 | 434 | 2009 |
| Molecular evolution and phylogeny of elapid snake venom three-finger toxins BG Fry, W Wüster, RM Kini, V Brusic, A Khan, D Venkataraman, ... Journal of molecular evolution 57, 110-129, 2003 | 420 | 2003 |
| Medically important differences in snake venom composition are dictated by distinct postgenomic mechanisms NR Casewell, SC Wagstaff, W Wüster, DAN Cook, FMS Bolton, SI King, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (25), 9205-9210, 2014 | 329 | 2014 |
| Assembling an arsenal: origin and evolution of the snake venom proteome inferred from phylogenetic analysis of toxin sequences BG Fry, W Wüster Molecular biology and evolution 21 (5), 870-883, 2004 | 301 | 2004 |
| A nesting of vipers: phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Viperidae (Squamata: Serpentes) W Wüster, L Peppin, CE Pook, DE Walker Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49 (2), 445-459, 2008 | 295 | 2008 |
| Ending the drought: new strategies for improving the flow of affordable, effective antivenoms in Asia and Africa DJ Williams, JM Gutiérrez, JJ Calvete, W Wüster, K Ratanabanangkoon, ... Journal of proteomics 74 (9), 1735-1767, 2011 | 283 | 2011 |
| Tracing an invasion: landbridges, refugia, and the phylogeography of the Neotropical rattlesnake (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus durissus) W Wüster, JE Ferguson, JA QUIJADA‐MASCAREÑAS, CE Pook, ... Molecular Ecology 14 (4), 1095-1108, 2005 | 273 | 2005 |
| Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation SA Thomson, RL Pyle, ST Ahyong, M Alonso-Zarazaga, J Ammirati, ... PLoS Biology 16 (3), e2005075, 2018 | 268 | 2018 |
| Domain loss facilitates accelerated evolution and neofunctionalization of duplicate snake venom metalloproteinase toxin genes NR Casewell, SC Wagstaff, RA Harrison, C Renjifo, W Wüster Molecular biology and evolution 28 (9), 2637-2649, 2011 | 221 | 2011 |
| Best practices: in the 21st century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. H Kaiser, BI Crother, CMR Kelly, L Luiselli, M O'Shea, H Ota, P Passos, ... Herpetological Review 44 (1), 8-23, 2013 | 216 | 2013 |
| Molecular studies and phylogeography of Amazonian tetrapods and their relation to geological and climatic models A Antonelli, A Quijada-Mascareñas, AJ Crawford, JM Bates, PM Velazco, ... Amazonia, landscape and species evolution: a look into the past 386, 404, 2010 | 211 | 2010 |
| Do aposematism and Batesian mimicry require bright colours? A test, using European viper markings W Wüster, CSE Allum, IB Bjargardottir, KL Bailey, KJ Dawson, J Guenioui, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2004 | 199 | 2004 |
| Comparative venom gland transcriptome surveys of the saw-scaled vipers (Viperidae: Echis) reveal substantial intra-family gene diversity and novel venom … NR Casewell, RA Harrison, W Wüster, SC Wagstaff BMC genomics 10, 1-12, 2009 | 193 | 2009 |
| Analysis of Colubroidea snake venoms by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry: evolutionary and toxinological implications BG Fry, W Wüster, SF Ryan Ramjan, T Jackson, P Martelli, RM Kini Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 17 (18), 2047-2062, 2003 | 192 | 2003 |
| The structural and functional diversification of the Toxicofera reptile venom system BG Fry, NR Casewell, W Wüster, N Vidal, B Young, TNW Jackson Toxicon 60, 434–448, 2012 | 190 | 2012 |
| Origin and evolution of the South American pitviper fauna: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis W Wüster, MG Salomão, JA Quijada-Mascareñas, RS Thorpe Biology of the Vipers, 111-128, 2002 | 189* | 2002 |
| Isolation of a neurotoxin (α-colubritoxin) from a nonvenomous colubrid: evidence for early origin of venom in snakes BG Fry, NG Lumsden, W Wüster, JC Wickramaratna, WC Hodgson, ... Journal of Molecular Evolution 57, 446-452, 2003 | 187 | 2003 |
Roger ThorpeProfessor Emeritus, Bangor UniversityVerified email at bangor.ac.uk
