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List of works by Wolfgang Wüster

49. The Origin and Evolution of Metalloproteinases in the Venom of Snakes

A nesting of vipers: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Viperidae (Squamata: Serpentes).

scientific article published on 3 September 2008

A new species of death adder (Acanthophis: Serpentes: Elapidae) from north-western Australia

scientific article (publication date: 28 August 2015)

Anonymous nuclear markers for the African adders (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bitis)

Coevolution of diet and prey-specific venom activity supports the role of selection in snake venom evolution

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Comparative venom gland transcriptome surveys of the saw-scaled vipers (Viperidae: Echis) reveal substantial intra-family gene diversity and novel venom transcripts

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Complex cocktails: the evolutionary novelty of venoms

scientific article published on 5 December 2012

Deconstructing compassionate conservation

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Differential procoagulant effects of saw-scaled viper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Echis) snake venoms on human plasma and the narrow taxonomic ranges of antivenom efficacies.

scientific article published on 25 August 2017

Domain loss facilitates accelerated evolution and neofunctionalization of duplicate snake venom metalloproteinase toxin genes

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Dynamic evolution of venom proteins in squamate reptiles

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Ending the drought: new strategies for improving the flow of affordable, effective antivenoms in Asia and Africa

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae)

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

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

scientific article published on 22 March 2020

Gene tree parsimony of multilocus snake venom protein families reveals species tree conflict as a result of multiple parallel gene loss

scientific article published on 8 November 2010

Is Hybridization a Source of Adaptive Venom Variation in Rattlesnakes? A Test, Using a Crotalus scutulatus × viridis Hybrid Zone in Southwestern New Mexico

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Medically important differences in snake venom composition are dictated by distinct postgenomic mechanisms

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Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes).

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Multilevel Comparison of Indian Naja Venoms and Their Cross-Reactivity with Indian Polyvalent Antivenoms

scientific article published in 2023

On the generic classification of the rattlesnakes, with special reference to the Neotropical Crotalus durissus complex (Squamata: Viperidae)

scientific article published in 2011

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

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Phylogeography of the Central American lancehead Bothrops asper (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE).

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Phylogeography of the widespread African puff adder (Bitis arietans) reveals multiple Pleistocene refugia in southern Africa

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Pre-clinical assays predict pan-African Echis viper efficacy for a species-specific antivenom

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Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

journal article from 'PLOS Biology' published in 2018

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

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

The structural and functional diversification of the Toxicofera reptile venom system

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Venom Complexity in a Pitviper Produced by Facultative Parthenogenesis

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Venom On-a-Chip: A Fast and Efficient Method for Comparative Venomics

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Venom lethality and diet: differential responses of natural prey and model organisms to the venom of the saw-scaled vipers (Echis).

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What's your poison?

article published in 2009

When continents collide: phylogeny, historical biogeography and systematics of the medically important viper genus Echis (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae).

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Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution

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Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad

scientific article published on 01 June 2018