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Wolfgang Wüster's Degrees
- PhD Zoology University of Aberdeen
- Masters Zoology University of Aberdeen
- Bachelors Zoology University of Aberdeen
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Wolfgang Wüster is a herpetologist and Professor in Zoology at Bangor University, UK. Wüster attained his bachelor's degree at the University of Cambridge in 1985 and his doctorate at the University of Aberdeen in 1990. His primary areas of research are the systematics and ecology of venomous snakes and the evolution of their venoms. He has authored approximately 180 scientific papers on varying herpetological subjects. Recent contributions have included descriptions of new species, especially of cobras, several studies into how natural selection drives the evolution of snake venoms, and demonstrating the likely vulnerability of Madagascar's native fauna to the skin toxins of the invasive Asian toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus. He was the scientific editor for The Herpetological Journal , the scientific publication of the British Herpetological Society.
Wolfgang Wüster's Published Works
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- Complex cocktails: the evolutionary novelty of venoms. (2013) (712)
- Diet and snake venom evolution (1996) (570)
- The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system (2013) (401)
- Molecular Evolution and Phylogeny of Elapid Snake Venom Three-Finger Toxins (2003) (313)
- Coevolution of diet and prey-specific venom activity supports the role of selection in snake venom evolution (2009) (284)
- Medically important differences in snake venom composition are dictated by distinct postgenomic mechanisms (2014) (227)
- Assembling an arsenal: origin and evolution of the snake venom proteome inferred from phylogenetic analysis of toxin sequences. (2004) (218)
- A nesting of vipers: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Viperidae (Squamata: Serpentes). (2008) (210)
- Ending the drought: new strategies for improving the flow of affordable, effective antivenoms in Asia and Africa. (2011) (200)
- Tracing an invasion: landbridges, refugia, and the phylogeography of the Neotropical rattlesnake (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus durissus) (2005) (199)
- Analysis of Colubroidea snake venoms by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry: evolutionary and toxinological implications. (2003) (152)
- Do aposematism and Batesian mimicry require bright colours? A test, using European viper markings (2004) (150)
- Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation (2018) (144)
- Comparative venom gland transcriptome surveys of the saw-scaled vipers (Viperidae: Echis) reveal substantial intra-family gene diversity and novel venom transcripts (2009) (142)
- Domain loss facilitates accelerated evolution and neofunctionalization of duplicate snake venom metalloproteinase toxin genes. (2011) (140)
- Isolation of a Neurotoxin (α-colubritoxin) from a Nonvenomous Colubrid: Evidence for Early Origin of Venom in Snakes (2003) (136)
- The structural and functional diversification of the Toxicofera reptile venom system. (2012) (131)
- Molecular Studies and Phylogeography of Amazonian Tetrapods and their Relation to Geological and Climatic Models (2010) (126)
- Historical biogeography of the Western Rattlesnake (Serpentes: viperidae: Crotalus viridis), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence information. (2000) (120)
- Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution (2015) (116)
- Combining mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphological data to infer species boundaries: phylogeography of lanceheaded pitvipers in the Brazilian Atlantic forest, and the status of Bothrops pradoi (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae) (2001) (111)
- When continents collide: phylogeny, historical biogeography and systematics of the medically important viper genus Echis (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae). (2009) (111)
- Origin and evolution of the South American pitviper fauna: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis. (2002) (102)
- The phylogeny of cobras inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: evolution of venom spitting and the phylogeography of the African spitting cobras (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja nigricollis complex). (2007) (97)
- Taxonomic changes and toxinology: systematic revisions of the Asiatic cobras (Naja naja species complex) (1996) (97)
- Dynamic evolution of venom proteins in squamate reptiles (2012) (92)
- Snakes across the Strait: trans-Torresian phylogeographic relationships in three genera of Australasian snakes (Serpentes: Elapidae: Acanthophis, Oxyuranus, and Pseudechis). (2005) (89)
- 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 (2013) (88)
- Electrophoretic profiles and biological activities: intraspecific variation in the venom of the Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) (1996) (86)
- Effectiveness of Snake Antivenom: Species and Regional Venom Variation and Its Clinical Impact (2003) (86)
- Phylogeography of the widespread African puff adder (Bitis arietans) reveals multiple Pleistocene refugia in southern Africa (2013) (80)
- Pre-Clinical Assays Predict Pan-African Echis Viper Efficacy for a Species-Specific Antivenom (2010) (78)
- Evidence that humidity influences snake activity patterns: a field study of the Malayan pit viper Calloselasma rhodostoma (1998) (73)
- Phylogeographic patterns of trans‐Amazonian vicariants and Amazonian biogeography: the Neotropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus complex) as an example (2007) (72)
- Electrospray liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry fingerprinting of Acanthophis (death adder) venoms: taxonomic and toxinological implications. (2002) (71)
- Venomous snakes : ecology, evolution, and snakebite (1997) (71)
- The medical threat of mamba envenoming in sub-Saharan Africa revealed by genus-wide analysis of venom composition, toxicity and antivenomics profiling of available antivenoms. (2018) (69)
- Differential procoagulant effects of saw-scaled viper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Echis) snake venoms on human plasma and the narrow taxonomic ranges of antivenom efficacies. (2017) (65)
- In praise of subgenera: taxonomic status of cobras of the genus Naja Laurenti (Serpentes: Elapidae) (2009) (62)
- Convergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras (2020) (61)
- When one phenotype is not enough: divergent evolutionary trajectories govern venom variation in a widespread rattlesnake species (2019) (60)
- Morphological correlates of incipient arboreality and ornithophagy in island pitvipers, and the phylogenetic position of Bothrops insularis (2005) (59)
- Intraspecific variation in the feeding ecology of the crotaline snake Calloselasma rhodostoma in Southeast Asia (1998) (57)
- Relating Geographic Pattern to Phylogenetic Process (1995) (56)
- Dentitional phenomena in cobra revisited : spitting and fang structure in the Asiatic species of Naja (Serpentes : Elapidae) (1992) (54)
- Population systematics of Russell's viper: a multivariate study (1992) (53)
- The conserved structure of snake venom toxins confers extensive immunological cross-reactivity to toxin-specific antibody. (2003) (53)
- Treatment of snake bites by Bothrops species and Lachesis muta in Ecuador: laboratory screening of candidate antivenoms. (1995) (52)
- Venom lethality and diet: differential responses of natural prey and model organisms to the venom of the saw-scaled vipers (Echis). (2012) (52)
- Geographic variation and population systematics: Distinguishing between ecogenetics and phylogenetics (1991) (47)
- Deconstructing compassionate conservation (2019) (46)
- Phylogeny and diversification of mountain vipers (Montivipera, Nilson et al., 2001) triggered by multiple Plio-Pleistocene refugia and high-mountain topography in the Near and Middle East. (2016) (45)
- A new cobra (Elapidae : Naja) from Myanmar (Burma) (2000) (44)
- Asiatic cobras : population systematics of the Naja naja species complex (Serpentes: Elapidae) in India and central Asia (1992) (43)
- Synopsis of recent developments in venomous snake systematics. (1997) (43)
- Synopsis of recent developments in venomous snake systematics, No. 3. (1999) (42)
- Population affinities of the asiatic cobra (Naja naja) species complex in south‐east Asia: reliability and random resampling (1989) (41)
- Population systematics of the snake genus Naja (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae) in Indochina: Multivariate morphometrics and comparative mitochondrial DNA sequencing (cytochrome oxidase I) (1995) (39)
- Systematics of the Bothrops atrox complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) in Brazil: A multivariate analysis (1996) (34)
- Synopsis of recent developments in venomous snake systematics, No. 2. (1997) (34)
- Asiatic cobras: Systematics and snakebite (1991) (32)
- The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere (2005) (32)
- Is Hybridization a Source of Adaptive Venom Variation in Rattlesnakes? A Test, Using a Crotalus scutulatus × viridis Hybrid Zone in Southwestern New Mexico (2016) (30)
- Get an eyeful of this: a new species of giant spitting cobra from eastern and north-eastern Africa (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja) (2007) (30)
- Integration of nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences and morphology reveals unexpected diversity in the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) species complex in Central and West Africa (Serpentes: Elapidae). (2018) (30)
- Phylogeography and systematic revision of the Egyptian cobra (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja haje ) species complex, with the description of a new species from West Africa (2009) (29)
- The good, the bad and the ugly: Australian snake taxonomists and a history of the taxonomy of Australia's venomous snakes. (2006) (28)
- A new species of spitting cobra (Naja) from north-eastern Africa (Serpentes: Elapidae) (2003) (28)
- Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae) (2020) (27)
- A NEW SPECIES OF WOLF SNAKE (SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE: LYCODON) FROM THE CARDAMOM MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN CAMBODIA (2002) (27)
- Venomous snake systematics: implications for snakebite treatment and toxinology. (1996) (27)
- Gene tree parsimony of multilocus snake venom protein families reveals species tree conflict as a result of multiple parallel gene loss. (2011) (25)
- Origin and phylogenetic position of the Lesser Antillean species of Bothrops (Serpentes, Viperidae): biogeographical and medical implications (2002) (25)
- Phylogeography of the Central American lancehead Bothrops asper (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE) (2017) (25)
- A review of the southern African ‘non‐spitting’ cobras (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja) (2004) (24)
- Envisioning the future with ‘compassionate conservation’: An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity (2020) (23)
- The origin and evolution of the Toxicofera reptile venom system. (2015) (22)
- Ancient habitat shifts and organismal diversification are decoupled in the African viper genus Bitis (Serpentes: Viperidae) (2019) (22)
- Origin of the eastern brownsnake, Pseudonaja textilis (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril) (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) in New Guinea: evidence of multiple dispersals from Australia, and comments on the status of Pseudonaja textilis pughi Hoser 2003 (2008) (19)
- Redescription of Naja siamensis (Serpentes: Elapidae), a widely overlooked spitting cobra from S.E. Asia: geographic variation, medical importance and designation of a neotype (1997) (17)
- Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad (2018) (15)
- 08. Morphological variation in Russell's viper in Burma and Thailand (1992) (15)
- A new species of indigo snake from north-Western Venezuela (Serpentes: Colubridae: Drymarchon) (2001) (15)
- Naja siamensis, a cryptic species of venomous snake revealed by mtDNA sequencing (1994) (14)
- Fangs for the Memories? A Survey of Pain in Snakebite Patients Does Not Support a Strong Role for Defense in the Evolution of Snake Venom Composition (2020) (14)
- Promoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base (2021) (13)
- Venom On-a-Chip: A Fast and Efficient Method for Comparative Venomics (2017) (13)
- Confronting taxonomic vandalism in biology: conscientious community self-organization can preserve nomenclatural stability (2021) (13)
- Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad (2018) (12)
- Crowdsourcing snake identification with online communities of professional herpetologists and avocational snake enthusiasts (2021) (11)
- Reviews of venomous snake systematics in Toxicon. (1996) (11)
- Venom Complexity in a Pitviper Produced by Facultative Parthenogenesis (2018) (10)
- Defensive Hemipenis Display in the Kukri Snake Oligodon cyclurus (1992) (10)
- Destruction of the collection of reptiles and arthropods at Butantan Institute: a view from the United Kingdom (2010) (10)
- Citizen science and online data: Opportunities and challenges for snake ecology and action against snakebite (2021) (9)
- Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). (2017) (9)
- On the generic classification of the rattlesnakes, with special reference to the Neotropical Crotalus durissus complex (Squamata: Viperidae) (2011) (9)
- Recent advances in venomous snake systematics. (2009) (9)
- Analytical strategies in venomics (2022) (9)
- What's your poison? (2010) (8)
- A new species of death adder (Acanthophis: Serpentes: Elapidae) from north-western Australia. (2015) (7)
- Anonymous nuclear markers for the African adders (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bitis) (2012) (7)
- A nesting of vipers : phylogeny and historical biogeography of the 1 Viperidae ( Squamata : Serpentes ) 2 3 (2008) (7)
- Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals (2022) (6)
- Confirmation of Naja oxiana in Himachal Pradesh, India (2019) (6)
- Comment on Spracklandus Hoser, 2009 (Reptilia, Serpentes, ELAPIDAE): request for confirmation of availability of the generic name and for the nomenclatural validation of the journal in which it was published (Case 3601; BZN 70:234 237; 71:30 38; 133-135,181-182 ,252-253) (2015) (6)
- Snakes of Papua New Guinea. (2005) (6)
- Roles of CITES in Protecting New Species (2006) (6)
- Congruence between morphological variation and altitudinal gradient across a hybrid zone between carrion and hooded crows (1998) (6)
- The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, Jonathan A. Campbell, William W. Lamar. Comstock, Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2004. Two volume set, Vol. 1: xviii + 504 pp., Vol. 2: xiv + 422 pp., hardback, ISBN: 0-8014-4141-2, (US$149.95/£86.95) (2005) (5)
- King or royal family? Testing for species boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using morphology and multilocus DNA analyses. (2021) (4)
- Genome-wide data implicate terminal fusion automixis in king cobra facultative parthenogenesis (2021) (4)
- Systematics, venom variation and toxinology: bridging gaps between evolutionary biology and biomedical science (1996) (4)
- No rattlesnakes in the rainforests: reply to Gosling and Bush (2005) (3)
- When one phenotype is not enough – divergent evolutionary trajectories govern venom variation in a widespread rattlesnake species (2018) (3)
- The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier (2022) (3)
- Marking the un-markable: visible implant elastomer in wild juvenile snakes (2020) (3)
- Response to comments on “Compassionate Conservation deserves a morally serious rather than dismissive response - reply to ” (2020) (3)
- Geographic distribution: Bothriopsis taeniata or Bothrops taeniatus (Speckled forest-pitviper). (2003) (2)
- Anonymous nuclear markers for the African adders (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bitis) (2012) (2)
- Advances in Venomous Snake Systematics, 2009–2019 (2021) (2)
- How do King Cobras move across a major highway? Unintentional wildlife crossing structures may facilitate movement (2021) (2)
- Convergent evolution of defensive venom components in spitting cobras. (2020) (2)
- The biology of dangerous snakes: systematics and venom evolution (1995) (1)
- Unexpected lack of specialisation in the flow properties of spitting cobra venom. (2021) (1)
- Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae, Clelia clelia : range extensions and new provincial records from Ecuador (2007) (1)
- Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Identification Revisited. (2022) (1)
- 49. The Origin and Evolution of Metalloproteinases in the Venom of Snakes (2012) (1)
- Interpopulational variation and ontogenetic shift in the venom composition of Lataste's viper (Vipera latastei, Boscá 1878) from northern Portugal. (2022) (1)
- Sequences for the H1-H2 of Na+/K+-ATPase for Malagasy Species (2018) (0)
- Aberystwyth University When one phenotype is not enough (2019) (0)
- Corrigendum to “The good, the bad and the ugly: Australian snake taxonomists and a history of the taxanomy of Australia's venomous snakes”: [Toxicon 48 (2007) 919–930] (2007) (0)
- Vanishing Viper 2019 : A European approach to developing an adder conservation strategy (2019) (0)
- Venom Complexity in a Pitviper Produced by Facultative Parthenogenesis (2018) (0)
- Genomics reveals broad hybridization in deeply divergent Palearctic grass and water snakes (Natrix spp.). (2023) (0)
- Multilevel Comparison of Indian Naja Venoms and Their Cross-Reactivity with Indian Polyvalent Antivenoms (2023) (0)
- An evaluation of the nomina for death adders (Acanthophis Daudin, 1803) proposed by Wells amp; Wellington (1985), and confirmation of A. cryptamydros Maddock et al., 2015 as the valid name for the Kimberley death adder. (2021) (0)
- Why does hybridisation between Crotalus scutulatus and C. viridis only occur in New Mexico (2019) (0)
- Research on Antivenom and Antibacterial Potential of Various Seed Extracts (2019) (0)
- Why is snake venom composition so variable (2018) (0)
- Can paleobiogeography explain why hybridization only occurs in New Mexico (2020) (0)
- Toxic Habits: An Analysis of General Trends and Biases in Snake Venom Research (2022) (0)
- Unexpected lack of specialisation in the flow properties of spitting cobra venom. (2021) (0)
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