Professor Wolfgang Wüster
Professor in Zoology (Molecular Ecology)

Affiliations
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- http://mefgl.bangor.ac.uk/staff/wuster.php
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Contact info
3rd floor, Environment Centre Wales, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
Email: w.wuster@bangor.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1248 382301
Web: ResearchGate; GoogleScholar
- 2005
- Published
Tracing an invasion: landbridges, refugia, and the phylogeography of the Neotropical rattlesnake (Serpentes : Viperidae : Crotalus durissus)
Wuster, W., Ferguson, J. E., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Pook, C. E., Salomao, M. D. & Thorpe, R., 25 Feb 2005, In: Molecular Ecology. 14, 4, p. 1095-1108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Snakes across the Strait: trans-Torresian phylogeographic relationships in three genera of Australasian snakes (Serpentes : Elapidae : Acanthophis, Oxyuranus, and Pseudechis).
Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Dumbrell, A. J., Hay, C., Pook, C. E., Williams, D. J. & Fry, B. G., 1 Jan 2005, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34, 1, p. 1-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Snakes of Papua New Guinea.
Wuster, W., Williams, D., Wüster, W., Jensen, S. (Editor), Nimorakiotakis, B. (Editor) & Winkel, K. D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Venomous bites and stings in Papua New Guinea: A guide to treatment for health workers and doctors. 2005 ed. Parkville, Vic. : Australian Venom Research Unit, p. 33-64Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2004
- Published
Do aposematism and Batesian mimicry require bright colours? A test, using European viper markings.
Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Allum, C. S., Bjargardottir, I. B., Bailey, K. L., Dawson, K. J., Guenioui, J., Lewis, J., McGurk, J., Moore, A. G., Niskanen, M. & Pollard, C. P., 7 Dec 2004, In: Proceedings of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences. 271, 1556, p. 2495-2499Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assembling an arsenal: Origin and evolution of the snake venom proteome inferred from phylogenetic analysis of toxin sequences.
Wuster, W., Fry, B. G. & Wüster, W., 1 May 2004, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 21, 5, p. 870-883Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
A review of the southern African ‘non-spitting’ cobras (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja).
Wuster, W., Broadley, D. G. & Wüster, W., 1 Jan 2004, In: African Journal of Herpetology. 53, 2, p. 101-122Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2003
- Published
Isolation of a neurotoxin (alpha colubritoxin) from a nonvenomous colubrid: Evidence for early origin of venom in snakes
Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Lumsden, N. G., Wüster, W., Wickramaratna, J. C., Hodgson, W. C. & Kini, R. M., 1 Oct 2003, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57, 4, p. 446-452Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of Colubroidea snake venoms by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry: evolutionary and toxinological implications.
Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Wüster, W., Ramjan, S. F., Jackson, T., Martelli, P. & Kini, R. M., 1 Aug 2003, In: Rapid communications in Mass Spectrometry. 17, 18, p. 2047-2062Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular evolution and phylogeny of elapid snake venom three-finger toxins.
Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Wüster, W., Kini, R. M., Brusic, V., Khan, A., Venkataraman, D. & Rooney, A. P., 1 Jul 2003, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57, 1, p. 110-129Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of snake antivenom: Species and regional venom variation and its clinical impact.
Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Winkel, K. D., Wickramaratna, J. C., Hodgson, W. C. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2003, In: Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews. 22, 1, p. 23-34Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The conserved structure of snake venom toxins confers extensive immunological cross-reactivity to toxin-specific antibody.
Wuster, W., Harrison, R. A., Wüster, W. & Theakston, R. D., 1 Mar 2003, In: Toxicon. 41, 4, p. 441-449Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new species of spitting cobra (Naja) from north-eastern Africa (Serpentes : Elapidae)
Wuster, W., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Zoology. 259, 4, p. 345-359Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geographic distribution: Bothriopsis taeniata or Bothrops taeniatus (Speckled forest-pitviper).
Wuster, W., Freire, L. A., Garcia, F., Wüster, W. & Kuch, U., 1 Jan 2003, In: Herpetological Review. 34, p. 263Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2002
- Published
A new species of wolf snake (Serpentes : Colubridae : Lycodon) from the Cardamom Mountains, southwestern Cambodia
Wuster, W., Daltry, J. C. & Wüster, W., 1 Dec 2002, In: Herpetologica. 58, 4, p. 498-504Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrospray liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry fingerprinting of Acanthophis (death adder) venoms: taxonomic and toxinological implications.
Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Wickramaratna, J. C., Hodgson, W. C., Alewood, P. F., Kini, R. M., Ho, H. & Wüster, W., 1 Feb 2002, In: Rapid communications in Mass Spectrometry. 16, 6, p. 600-608Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Origin and evolution of the South American pitviper fauna: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis.
Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Salomao, M. G., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Thorpe, R. S., Campbell, J. A. (Editor), Brodie, E. D. (Editor), Schuett, G. W. (Editor), Hoggren, M. (Editor), Douglas, M. E. (Editor) & Greene, H. W. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, Biology of the Vipers. 2002 ed. Eagle Mountain Publishing, p. 111-128Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Origin and phylogenetic position of the Lesser Antillean species of Bothrops (Serpentes: Viperidae): biogeographical and medical implications.
Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Thorpe, R. S., Salomao, M. G., Thomas, L., Puorto, G., Theakston, R. D. & Warrell, D. A., 1 Jan 2002, In: Bulletin of the Natural History Museum London (Zoology). 68, p. 101-106Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2001
- Published
A new species of indigo snake from north-western Venezuela (Serpentes : Colubridae : Drymarchon)
Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Yrausquin, J. L. & Mijares-Urrutia, A., 1 Oct 2001, In: Herpetological Journal. 11, 4, p. 157-165Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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).
Wuster, W., Puorto, G., Da Graca Salomao, M., Theakston, R. D., Thorpe, R. S., Warrell, D. A. & Wüster, W., 1 Jul 2001, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 14, 4, p. 527-538Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2000
- Published
A new cobra (Elapidae : Naja) from Myanmar (Burma)
Wuster, W., Slowinski, J. B. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2000, In: Herpetologica. 56, 2, p. 257-270Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Historical biogeography of the western rattlesnake (Serpentes : Viperidae : Crotalus viridis), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence information
Pook, C. E., Wuster, W. & Thorpe, R. S., 1 May 2000, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15, 2, p. 269-282Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review