Professor Wolfgang Wüster

Professor in Zoology (Molecular Ecology)

w.wuster@bangor.ac.uk

Professor Wolfgang Wüster

3rd floor, Environment Centre Wales, School of Natural Sciences, 鶹, 鶹 LL57 2UW, UK

Email: w.wuster@bangor.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)1248 382301

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  • PhD: Systematics of Asian cobras
    University of Aberdeen, 1990

Programme Organiser:

  • BSc and MZool in Zoology with Herpetology

Module Organiser:

  • BSX-2031 - Arizona Fieldcourse
  • BSX-2028 - Introduction to Herpetology
  • BSX-3158 - Advances in Herpetology

Module Contributor

  • BNS-1002 - Organismal Diversity
  • DNS-1003 - Ecology & Evolution
  • BSX-1028 - Tutorials Yr. 1
  • BSX-2107 - Invertebrates
  • BSX-2021 - BioScience Skills
  • BSX-2022 - Vertebrate Biology
  • BSX-3070 - Dissertation in Biological Sciences
  • BSM-4000 - Masters Research Project

My research interests span a wide range of topics in evolution, systematics and ecology, using primarily snakes as a model system. Current and recent topics have included the evolution of venom composition and its selective drivers, the origin of snake venom systems, species delimitation in snake species complexes, the evolution of warning signals and mimicry systems, biogeography, phylogeography and ecology.

I am interested in supervising postgraduate students in a range of topics in herpetology and toxinology, in particular:

  • Conservation genomics of European vipers
  • Evolution and ecology of venoms
  • Snake systematics, taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Snake ecology

Please drop me a line if you are interested and want to explore possibilities.

2025

  • Published
    Major, T., Jeffrey, L., Limia Russel, G., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Morgan, R., Marshall, B., Mulley, J. & Wüster, W., 5 Feb 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 2, p. e0310352 22 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Major, T. & Wüster, W., 7 Feb 2025, The Conversation.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
  • Published
    Owens, J. B., Wüster, W., Mulley, J., Graham, S., Morgan, R. & Barlow, A., 14 Jan 2025, In: Wellcome Open Research . 10, 11, 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2024

  • Published
    Major, T., Jeffrey, L., Limia Russel, G., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Morgan, R., Marshall, B. M., Mulley, J. & Wüster, W., 3 Sept 2024, BioRxiv, 29 p.
    Research output: Working paper › Preprint
  • Published
    Wüster, W., Kaiser, H., Hoogmoed, M. S., Ceríaco, L. M. P., Dirksen, L., Dufresnes, C., Glaw, F., Hille, A., Köhler, J., Koppetsch, T., Milto, K. D., Shea, G. M., Tarkhnishvili, D. N., Thomson, S. A., Vences, M. & Böhme, W., Aug 2024, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 201, 4, 26 p., zlae099.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Owens, J. B., Kuttalam, S. R., Santra, V., Graham, S., Wüster, W., Mukherjee, N., Bharti, O. & Malhotra, A., 24 Dec 2024, In: Reptiles & Amphibians. 31, 1, p. 1-2 2 p., e21541.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wüster, W., 2024, Lost Frogs and Hot Snakes. Herpetologists' Tales from the Field. Crump, M. L. (ed.). Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Associates, p. 145-150 6 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • Published
    Edge, R. J., Marriott, A. E., Keen, M., Xie, T., Crittenden, E., Dawson, C. A., Wilkinson, M. C., Wüster, W., Casewell, N. R., Ainsworth, S. & Menzies, S. K., 19 Mar 2024, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), p. 1, 37 p.
    Research output: Working paper › Preprint
  • Published
    1558 additional coauthors, Jul 2024, In: BioScience. 74, 7, p. 467-472 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Sanchez, G. M., Meltzer, E. S., Wüster, W., Casewell, N. R. & Schuett, G. W., 15 Jun 2024, Columbus, Georgia, USA: Lockwood Press. 212 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • Published
    Das, I., Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R. C., Lalremsanga, H. T., Prashanth, P., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S. P., Höglund, J., Shanker, K., Dutta, S. K., Ganesh, S. R. & Wüster, W., 16 Oct 2024, In: European Journal of Taxonomy. 961, p. 1 51 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

  • Published
    Winder, I. C. & Wüster, W., 16 Oct 2023, The Conversation.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
  • Published
    Wuster, C. & Wüster, W., 26 Feb 2023, In: Herpetology Notes. 16, p. 165-170
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wüster, W. & Kaiser, H., 31 May 2023, In: Zootaxa. 5297, 1, p. 139-143 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Schöneberg, Y., Winter, S., Arribas, O., Di Nicola, M. R., Master, M., Owens, J. B., Rovatsos, M., Wüster, W., Janke, A. & Fritz, U., Jul 2023, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 184, 9 p., 107787.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Submitted
    Pozzi, A., Owens, J. B., Üveges, B., Major, T., Morris, E., Graham, S., Togridou, A., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Wüster, W. & Barlow, A., 21 Sept 2023, (Submitted) p. 1-28, 28 p. (bioRxiv).
    Research output: Working paper › Preprint
  • Published
    Major, T., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Limia Russel, G., Pozzi, A., Morgan, R., Mulley, J. & Wüster, W., 17 Jan 2023, In: Herpetology Notes. 16, p. 51-54 4 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Dehghani, R., Monzavi, S. M., Mehrpour, O., Shirazi, F. M., Hassanian-Moghaddam, H., Keyler, D. E., Wüster, W., Westerström, A. & Warrell, D. A., 23 May 2023, In: Toxicon. 230, 26 p., 107149.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Deka, A., Bhatia, S., Santra, V., Bharti, O., Lalremsanga, H., Martin, G., Wüster, W., Owens, J. B., Graham, S., Doley, R. & Malhotra, A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Toxins. 15, 4, 24 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Major, T., Renk, P., Reissig, J., Paijmans, J., Morris, E., Hofreiter, M., Barlow, A., Broadley, D. G. & Wüster, W., 27 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, 19 p., e0291432.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Avella, I., Damm, M., Freitas, I., Wüster, W., Lucchini, N., Zuazo, Ó., Süssmuth, R. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 1 Jun 2023, In: Toxins. 15, 6, 22 p., 371.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wüster, W. & Tillack, F., 20 Sept 2023, In: Zootaxa. 5346, 4, p. 403-419
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of print
    McBride, E., Winder, I. C. & Wüster, W., 7 Oct 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Archaeology.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Fletcher, J., Malhotra, A. & Wüster, W., 1 Jul 2023, In: Herpetological Journal. 33, 3, p. 83-87 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

  • Published
    Slaagboom, J., Kaal, C., Arrahman, A., Vonk, F. J., Somsen, G. W., Calvete, J. J., Wüster, W. & Kool, J., 1 Apr 2022, In: Microchemical Journal. 175, 22 p., 107187.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Esmaeilishirazifard, E., Usher, L., Trim, C., Sangal, V., Tyson, G. F., Barlow, A., Redway, K. F., Taylor, J. D., Kremida-Vlachou, M., Davies, S., Loftus, T. D., Lock, M. M. G., Wright, K., Dalby, A., Snyder, L. A. S., Wüster, W., Trim, S. & Moschos, S. A., 29 Jun 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 3, 16 p., e0240821.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Madsen, T. & Wüster, W., 15 Sept 2022, In: African Herp News. 80, p. 75-78 4 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    van Thiel, J., Khan, M. A., Wouters, R. M., Harris, R. J., Casewell, N. R., Fry, B. G., Kini, R. M., Mackessy, S. P., Vonk, F. J., Wüster, W. & Richardson, M. K., Oct 2022, In: Biological Reviews. 97, 5, p. 1823-1843 21 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Owens, J. B., Wilkinson, J. W., Wüster, W., Barlow, A. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 11 Oct 2022, 鶹: Natural Resources Wales. 32 p. (NRW Evidence Report; no. 596)
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
  • Published
    Jones, M. D., Marshall, B. M., Smith, S. N., Crane, M., Silva, I., Artchawakom, T., Suwanwaree, P., Waengsothorn, S., Wüster, W., Goode, M. & Strine, C. T., 17 Mar 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 3, 15 p., e8691.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Avella, I., Calvete, J. J., Sanz, L., Wüster, W., Licata, F., Quesada-Bernat, S., Rodriguez, Y. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 15 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Proteomics. 263, 104613.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Cardwell, M. D., Massey, D. J., Smelski, G. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2022, In: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 33, 2, p. 210-218
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Callaghan, C. T., Mesaglio, T., Asher, J. S., Brooks, T. M., Cabras, A. A., Chandler, M., Cornwell, W. K., Ríos-Málaver, I. C., Dankowicz, E., Dhiya'ulhaq, N. U., Fuller, R. A., Galindo-Real, C., Grattarola, F., Hewitt, S., Higgins, L., Hitchcock, C., Hung, K.-L. J., Iwane, T., Kahumbu, P. & Kendrick, R. & 24 others, Kieschnick, S. R., Kunz, G., Lee, C. C., Lin, C.-T., Loarie, S., Medina, M. N., McGrouther, M. A., Miles, L., Modi, S., Nowak, K., Oktaviani, R., Waswala Olewe, B. M., Pagé, J., Petrovan, S., saari, C., Seltzer, C. E., Seregin, A. P., Sullivan, J. J., Sumanapala, A. P., Takoukam, A., Widness, J., Willmott, K., Wüster, W. & Young, A. N., 10 Nov 2022, In: PLoS Biology. 20, 11, p. e3001843 6 p., e3001843.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Avella, I., Wüster, W., Luiselli, L. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 17 Dec 2022, In: Toxins. 14, 12, p. 884 17 p., 884.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2021

  • Published
    Wüster, W., 25 May 2021, Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles, Second Edition. Mackessy, S. P. (ed.). Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, p. 123-145 23 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • Published
    Ellis, R. J., Kaiser, H., Maddock, S., Doughty, P. & Wüster, W., 29 Jun 2021, In: Zootaxa. 4995, 1, p. 161–172 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Durso, A. M., Ruiz de Castañeda, R., Montalcini, C., Mondardini, M. R., Fernandez-Marquez, J. L., Grey, F., Müller, M. M., Uetz, P., Marshall, B., Gray, R. J., Smith, C. E., Becker, D., Pingleton, M., Louies, J., Abegg, A. D., Akuboy, J., Alcoba, G., Daltry, J. C., Entiauspe-Neto, O. M. & Freed, P. & 19 others, de Freitas, M. A., Glaudas, X., Huang, S., Huang, T., Kalki, Y., Kojima, Y., Laudisoit, A., Limbu, K. P., Martínez-Fonseca, J. G., Mebert, K., Rödel, M. O., Ruane, S., Ruedi, M., Schmitz, A., Tatum, S. A., Tillack, F., Visvanathan, A., Wüster, W. & Bolon, I., 1 Jul 2021, In: Toxicon: X. 9-10, 19 p., 100071.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wüster, W., Thomson, S. A., O'Shea, M. & Kaiser, H., Jul 2021, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 133, 3, p. 645–670 26 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Kazandjian, T. D., Petras, D., Robinson, S. D., van Thiel, J., Greene, H. W., Arbuckle, K., Barlow, A., Carter, D. A., Wouters, R., Whiteley, G., Wagstaff, S. C., Arias, A. S., Albulescu, L. O., Plettenberg Laing, A., Hall, C., Heap, A., Penrhyn-Lowe, S., McCabe, C. V., Ainsworth, S. & da Silva, R. R. & 9 others, Dorrestein, P. C., Richardson, M. K., Gutiérrez, J. M., Calvete, J. J., Harrison, R. A., Vetter, I., Undheim, E. A. B., Wüster, W. & Casewell, N. R., 22 Jan 2021, In: Science. 371, 6527, p. 386-390 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Durso, A. M., Bolon, I., Kleinhesselink, A. R., Mondardini, M. R., Fernandez-Marquez, J. L., Gutsche-Jones, F., Gwilliams, C., Tanner, M., Smith, C. E., Wüster, W., Grey, F. & Ruiz de Castañeda, R., 13 Jan 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 1, 21 p., 201273.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Card, D. C., Vonk, F. J., Smallbrugge, S., Casewell, N. R., Wüster, W., Castoe, T. A., Schuett, G. W. & Booth, W., 31 Mar 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 9 p., 7271.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R. C., Ganesh, S. R., Moss, M., Höglund, J., Das, I., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S. P., Shanker, K., Wüster, W. & Dutta, S. K., Dec 2021, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 165, 107300, 63 p., 107300.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Malhotra, A., Wüster, W., Owens, J. B., Hodges, C. W., Jesudasan, A., Ch, G., Kartik, A., Christopher, P., Louies, J., Naik, H., Santra, V., Kuttalam, S. R., Attre, S., Sasa, M., Bravo-Vega, C. & Murray, K. A., 1 Nov 2021, In: Toxicon: X. 12, November 2021, 18 p., 10081.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Hillis, D. M. & Wüster, W., 9 Mar 2021, In: Herpetological Review. 52, 1, p. 51-52 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Avella, I., Barajas-Ledesma, E., Casewell, N. R., Harrison, R. A., Rowley, P., Crittenden, E., Wüster, W., Castiglia, R., Holland, C. & van der Meijden, A., 7 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 224, 7, 11 p., jeb229229.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

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    Callen, A., Hayward, M. W., Klop-Toker, K., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Beranek, C. T., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C. K., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Di Blanco, Y. E., Dixon, V., Fleming, P. J. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Legge, S. M. & Lenga, D. J. & 16 others, Major, T., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Meyer, N., Parker, D. M., Periquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R. J., Shuttleworth, C., Tamessar, C. T., Taylor, W. A., Tuft, K., Upton, R. M. O., Valenzuela, M., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., Jan 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 241, 108365.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Freitas, I., Ursenbacher, S., Mebert, K., Zinenko, O., Schweiger, S., Wüster, W., Brito, J. C., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Halpern, B., Fahd, S., Santos, X., Pleguezuelos, J. M., Joger, U., Orlov, N., Mizsei, E., Lourdais, O., Zuffi, M. A. L., Strugariu, A., Zamfirescu, Ş. R. & Martínez-Solano, Í. & 3 others, Velo-Antón, G., Kaliontzopoulou, A. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 30 Jun 2020, In: Amphibia-Reptilia. 41, 3, p. 285-311 27 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Ward-Smith, H., Naude, A., Arbuckle, K. & Wuster, W., 22 Mar 2020, In: Toxins. 12, 3, 19 p., 201.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Major, T., Alkins, D. R., Jeffrey, L. & Wüster, W., 1 Jul 2020, In: Herpetological Journal. 30, 3, p. 173-176 4 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Chernov, E., Hoffmann, E. P. & Wüster, W., 1 Sept 2020, In: Herpetological Review. 51, 3, p. 628-629 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Callen, A., Hayward, M. W., Klop-Toker, K., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Beranek, C. T., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C. K., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Di Blanco, Y. E., Dixon, V., Fleming, P. J. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Legge, S. M. & Lenga, D. J. & 16 others, Major, T., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Meyer, N., Parker, D. M., Periquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R. J., Shuttleworth, C., Tamessar, C. T., Taylor, W. A., Tuft, K., Upton, R. M. O., Valenzuela, M., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., 30 Apr 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 244
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

2019

  • Published
    Barlow, A., Wüster, W., Kelly, C. M. R., Branch, W., Phelps, T. & Tolley, K. A., 1 Jun 2019, In: Journal of Biogeography. 46, 6, p. 1234-1248 15 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Santra, V., Owens, J. B., Graham, S., Wüster, W., Kuttalam, S. R., Bharti, O., Selvan, M., Mukherjee, N. & Malhotra, A., 1 Dec 2019, In: Herpetological Bulletin. 150, p. 26-28
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Hayward, M. W., Callen, A., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Fleming, P. J. S., Griffin, A. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Klop-Toker, K., Legge, S., Major, T., Meyer, N. & Montgomery, R. A. & 15 others, Moseby, K., Parker, D. M., Périquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R., Seeto, R., Shuttleworth, C., Somers, M. J., Tamessar, C. T., Tuft, K., Upton, R., Valenzuela-Molina, M., Wayne, A., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., Aug 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 4, p. 760-768
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Zancolli, G., Calvete, J. J., Cardwell, M. D., Greene, H. W., Hayes, W. K., Hegarty, M. J., Herrmann, H.-W., Holycross, A. T., Lannutti, D. I., Mulley, J. F., Sanz, L., Travis, Z. D., Whorley, J. R., Wuster, C. E. & Wuster, W., 13 Mar 2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286, 1898, p. 20182735
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Chirio, L., Trape, J. F., Ineich, I., Jackson, K., Greenbaum, E., Barron, C., Kusamba, C., Nagy, Z. T., Storey, R., Hall, C., Wuster, C., Barlow, A. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Aug 2018, In: Zootaxa. 4455, 1, p. 68-98 21 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Ainsworth, S., Petras, D., Engmark, M., Süssmuth, R., Rowley, P., Wuster, W., Dorrestein, P. C., Arias, A. S., Gutiérrez, J. M., Harrison, R. A., Casewell, N. R. & Calvete, J. J., 10 Feb 2018, In: Journal of Proteomics. 172, p. 173-189
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Calvete, J. J., Casewell, N. R., Hernandez-Guzman, U., Quesada-Bernat, S., Sanz, L., Rokyta, D. R., Storey, D., Albulescu, L. O., Wuster, W., Smith, C. F., Schuett, G. W. & Booth, W., 1 Aug 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 12 p., 11539 (2018).
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Marshall, B. M., Casewell, N. R., Vences, M., Glaw, F., Andreone, F., Rakotoarison, A., Zancolli, G., Woog, F. & Wuster, W., 4 Jun 2018, In: Current Biology. 28, 11, p. R654-R655 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • Published
    Aymeric, R., Soerensen, C., op den Brouw, B., Lister, C., Dashevsky, D., Arbuckle, K., Gloria, A., Zdenek, C., Casewell, N. R., Gutiérrez, J. M., Wuster, W., Ali, S. A., Masci, P., Rowley, P., Frank, N. & Fry, B. G., 5 Oct 2017, In: Toxicology Letters. 280, 159-170, p. 159-170
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Maddock, S., Childerstone, A., Fry, B. G., Williams, D. J., Barlow, A. & Wüster, W., 1 Feb 2017, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107, February, p. 48-55
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Santra, V. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2017, In: Herpetological Review. 48, 2, p. 455-456 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Saldarriaga-Córdoba, M., Parkinson, C. L., Daza, J. M., Wuster, W. & Sasa, M., 27 Nov 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 11, p. 1-20 20 p., e0187969.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Zancolli, G., Sanz, L., Calvete, J. J. & Wuster, W., 28 May 2017, In: Toxins. 9, 179, p. 1-15 15 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • Published
    Zancolli, G., Baker, T. G., Barlow, A., Bradley, R. K., Calvete, J. J., Carter, K. C., de Jager, K., Owens, J. B., Price, J. F., Sanz, L., Scholes-Higham, A., Shier, L., Wood, L., Wuster, C. & Wüster, W., 16 Jun 2016, In: Toxins. 8, 188, p. 1-16 16 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Stümpel, N., Rajabizadeh, M., Avci, A., Wüster, W. & Joger, U., Aug 2016, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 101, p. 336-351
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wüster, W., 2016, Rattlesnakes of Arizona. Schuett, G. W., Feldner, M. J., Smith, C. F. & Reiserer, R. S. (eds.). Rodeo, New Mexico: Eco Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 9 29 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2015

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Maddock, S. T., Ellis, R. J., Doughty, P., Smith, L. A. & Wüster, W., 28 Aug 2015, In: Zootaxa. 4007, 3, p. 301-326
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Mrinalini, [. V., Hicks, J. J. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2015, In: Herpetological Review. 46, 2, p. 271 1 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Fry, B. G., Sunagar, K., Casewell, N. R., Kochva, E., Roelants, K., Scheib, H., Wüster, W., Vidal, N., Young, B., Burbink, F., Pyron, R. A., Vonk, F. J. & Jackson, T. N. W., Dec 2015, Venomous Reptiles and Their Toxins: Evolution, Pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. Fry, B. G. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford: OUP, p. 1 31 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Ujvari, B., Casewell, N. R., Sunagar, K., Arbuckle, K., Wüster, W., Lo, N., O'Meally, D., Beckmann, C., King, G. F., Deplazes, E. & Madsen, T., 22 Sept 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 112, 38, p. 11911-11916
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Broadley, D. G. & Wallach, V., 1 Mar 2014, In: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 71, 1, p. 37-38
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Wüster, W., Cook, D. A., Bolton, F. M., King, S. I., Plan, D., Sanz. L., [. V., Calvete, J. J. & Harrison, R. A., 9 Jun 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 25, p. 9205-9210
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Kaiser, H., Crother, B. I., Kelly, C. M., Luiselli, L., O’Shea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W. D. & Wüster, W., 1 Jan 2013, In: Herpetological Review. 44, p. 8-23
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wüster, W., Vonk, F. J., Harrison, R. A. & Fry, B. G., 1 Apr 2013, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 28, 4, p. 291-229
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Barlow, A., Baker, K., Hendry, C. R., Peppin, L., Phelps, T., Tolley, K. A., Wüster, C. E. & Wuster, W., 1 Feb 2013, In: Molecular Ecology. 22, 4, p. 1134-1157
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Vonk, F. J., Casewell, N. R., Henkel, C., Heimberg, A. M., Jansen, H. J., McCleary, R. J., Kerkkamp, H. M., Vos, R. A., Guerreiro, I., Calvete, J. J., Wüster, W., Woods, A. E., Logan, J. M., Harrison, R. A., Castoe, T. A., Jason de Koning, A. P., Pollock, D. D., Yandell, M. & Calderon, D. & 17 others, Renjifo, C., Currier, R. B., Salgado, D., Pla, D., Sanz, L., Hyder, A. S., Ribeiro, J. M., Arntzen, J. W., van den Thillart, G. E., Boetzer, M., Pirovano, W., Dirks, R. P., Spaink, H. P., Duboule, D., McGlinn, E., Kini, R. M. & Richardson, M. K., 17 Dec 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. 110, 51, p. 20651-20656
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • Published
    De Bruyn, M., Wuster, W., Barlow, A. & Grail, W., 1 Dec 2012, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 4, 4, p. 967-969
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R. & Wüster, W., 18 Sept 2012, In: Nature Communications. 3, p. Article number: 1066
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Casewell, N. R., Wüster, W., Vidal, N., Young, B. & Jackson, T. N., 15 Sept 2012, In: Toxicon. 60, 4, p. 434-448
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Richards, D. P., Barlow, A. & Wüster, W., 1 Jan 2012, In: Toxicon. 59, p. 110-116 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Harrison, R. A., Renjifo, C. & Wüster, W., 1 Sept 2011, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28, 9, p. 2637-2649
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Williams, D. J., Gutiérrez, J. M., Calvete, J. J., Wüster, W., Ratanabanangkoon, K., Paiva, O., Brown, N. I., Casewell, N. R., Harrison, R. A., Rowley, P., O'Shea, M., Jensen, S. D. & Winkel, K. D., 24 Aug 2011, In: Journal of Proteomics. 74, 9, p. 1735–1767 33 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Harrison, R. A. & Wüster, W., 1 Mar 2011, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28, 3, p. 1157-1172
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Cook, D. A., Wagstaff, S. C., Nasidi, A., Durfa, N., Wüster, W. & Harrison, R. A., 1 Oct 2010, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4, 10, p. e851
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2010, In: Heredity. 104, 6, p. 519
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • Published
    Barlow, A., Pook, C. E., Harrison, R. A. & Wüster, W., 1 Jul 2009, In: Proceedings of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences. 276, 1666, p. 2443-2449
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Harrison, R. A., Wüster, W. & Wagstaff, S. C., 30 Nov 2009, In: BMC Genomics. 10, p. 564
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wallach, V., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D. G., 21 Sept 2009, In: Zootaxa. 2236, p. 26-36
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Trape, J. F., Chirio, L. & Wüster, W., 21 Sept 2009, In: Zootaxa. 2236, p. 1-25
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Wüster, W. & Mackessy, S. P. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles. 2009 ed. CRC Press, p. 25-64
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Pook, C. E., Joger, U., Stumpel, N. & Wüster, W., 1 Dec 2009, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53, 3, p. 792-807
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Peppin, L., Pook, C. E. & Walker, D. E., 1 Nov 2008, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49, 2, p. 445-459
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Williams, D. J., O'Shea, M., Daguerre, R. L., Pook, C. E., Wüster, W., Hayden, C. J., McVay, J. D., Paiva, O., Matainaho, T., Winkel, K. D. & Austin, C. C., 1 Jan 2008, In: Zootaxa. 1703, p. 47-61
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Jan 2007, In: Zootaxa. 1532, p. 51-68
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Ferguson, J. E., Pook, C. E., Da Graca Salomao, M., Thorpe, R. S. & Wüster, W., 1 Aug 2007, In: Journal of Biogeography. 34, 8, p. 1296-1312
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Crookes, S., Ineich, I., Mane, Y., Pook, C. E., Trape, J. F. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Nov 2007, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45, 2, p. 437-453
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Vonk, F. J. & Wüster, W., 18 Aug 2006, In: Science. 313, 5789, p. 915-916
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Williams, D., Wüster, W. & Fry, B. G., 1 Dec 2006, In: Toxicon. 48, 7, p. 919-930
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Duarte, M. R. & Da Graca Salomao, M., 1 May 2005, In: Journal of Zoology. 266, 1, p. 1-10
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Ferguson, J. E., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Pook, C. E., Da Graca Salomao, M. & Thorpe, R. S., 1 Oct 2005, In: Molecular Ecology. 14, 11, p. 3619-3621
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 1-14
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 33-64
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • Published
    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. 1095-1108
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Broadley, D. G. & Wüster, W., 1 Jan 2004, In: African Journal of Herpetology. 53, 2, p. 101-122
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Fry, B. G. & Wüster, W., 1 May 2004, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 21, 5, p. 870-883
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 2495-2499
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

  • Published
    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. 2047-2062
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Zoology. 259, 4, p. 345-359
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 23-34
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Freire, L. A., Garcia, F., Wüster, W. & Kuch, U., 1 Jan 2003, In: Herpetological Review. 34, p. 263
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 446-452
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 110-129
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wuster, W., Harrison, R. A., Wüster, W. & Theakston, R. D., 1 Mar 2003, In: Toxicon. 41, 4, p. 441-449
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Daltry, J. C. & Wüster, W., 1 Dec 2002, In: Herpetologica. 58, 4, p. 498-504
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 600-608
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 111-128
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • Published
    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. 101-106
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2001

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Yrausquin, J. L. & Mijares-Urrutia, A., 1 Oct 2001, In: Herpetological Journal. 11, 4, p. 157-165
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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. 527-538
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2000

  • Published
    Wuster, W., Slowinski, J. B. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2000, In: Herpetologica. 56, 2, p. 257-270
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Pook, C. E., Wuster, W. & Thorpe, R. S., 1 May 2000, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15, 2, p. 269-282
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

  • Abstract

    Venomous snakebites kill over 100,000 people annually worldwide, and permanently disable many more. One of the key obstacles to the treatment of snakebites is the extreme variation in venom composition, even between loosely related species and within species. In this presentation, I will explore the evidence for different potential selection pressures acting on venom composition, primarily for the functions of foraging and defence. A considerable number of studies has provided evidence for the role of selection for diet as a major driver of venom evolution across a variety of groups. In contrast, evidence for selection for a defensive role is limited and patchy, with a few notable exceptions. Our ability to understand the selective pressures affecting venom composition is hindered by a remarkable paucity of data on the natural history of venom and venom use by snakes in the wild. Citizen science contributions, especially chance observations of interactions between snakes and their prey and predators, are key to expanding our understanding of the ecological context of venom evolution.

    15 Sep 2022

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2017

  • 7 Dec 2017

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • Variation in venom composition is ubiquitous among snakes at all levels, from temporal variation within individuals to differences between major clades. Much recent research has tried to understand both the extrinsic drivers of this variation (e.g., natural selection, phylogeny) and the underlying genetic mechanisms.

    A growing body of research has identified natural selection for optimization of venom to diet as an important driver of venom evolution, resulting in patterns of variation incongruent with taxonomic or phylogenetic affinities. The evolution of venom resistance in some prey species leads to the possibility of predator-prey arms races between snakes and their prey. However, while pairwise relationships between snakes and particular prey have received much attention, this is not the case for the role of venoms in complex food webs involving both snake prey and snake predators. Selection for a defensive function of venom has been postulated in some cases, but surveys of snakebitten patients do not reveal the pattern of early severe pain predicted by this hypothesis, including in species with cytotoxic venom activity.

    At the genetic level, -omics technologies are providing unparalleled insights into the genetic mechanisms and processes underlying venom composition. Different genome-level and postgenomic processes control venom composition in different species: whereas genome-level presence or absence of toxin genes underlies most compositional variation in some rattlesnakes, post-genomic mechanisms play a much greater role in at least some Old World vipers, but generalisations are not yet justified by the available evidence.

    Despite much progress, many knowledge gaps remain. More “genome to fang tip” studies of the genetic mechanisms underlying venom composition are required to detect general patterns. However, while –omics technologies promise to reveal the mechanisms of snake venom evolution, we remain critically short of rigorous natural history data on snakes and their interactions with prey and predators alike; hindering our understanding the role of venom in snake biology.

    30 Nov 2017 – 3 Dec 2017

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 26 Jul 2017

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  • Invited keynote address, expenses paid

    12 May 2017

    Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk (Member)

  • Invited keynote presentation, expenses paid

    26 Jan 2017

    Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk (Speaker)

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