Additional Contact Information
3rd floor, Environment Centre Wales, School of Natural Sciences, 挓乾勛圖, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
Email: w.wuster@bangor.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1248 382301
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Qualifications
- PhD: Systematics of Asian cobras
University of Aberdeen, 1990
Teaching and Supervision
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
Research Interests
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.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
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.泭
Publications
2025
- Published
Major, T., Jeffrey, L., Limia Russel, G., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Morgan, R., Marshall, B., Mulley, J. & W羹ster, W., 5 Feb 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 2, p. e0310352 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Major, T. & W羹ster, W., 7 Feb 2025, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication Article - E-pub ahead of print
Avella, I., Schulte, L., Damm, M., W羹ster, W., Vilcinskas, A. & L羹ddecke, T., 1 Aug 2025, In: Toxicology in Vitro. 107, 106081.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Avella, I., Damm, M., Di Nicola, M., Dresler, J., 襤ci, N., Kari, M., Kazemi, S. M., Kreuels, B., Paolino, G., Sarigiannis, Y., Vilcinskas, A., W羹ster, W. & L羹ddecke, T., 3 Jun 2025, In: NPJ Biodiversity. 4, 21, 19 p., 21.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Owens, J. B., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 3 Sept 2024, BioRxiv, 29 p.
Research output: Working paper Preprint - Published
W羹ster, W., Kaiser, H., Hoogmoed, M. S., Cer穩aco, L. M. P., Dirksen, L., Dufresnes, C., Glaw, F., Hille, A., K繹hler, J., Koppetsch, T., Milto, K. D., Shea, G. M., Tarkhnishvili, D. N., Thomson, S. A., Vences, M. & B繹hme, 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., W羹ster, 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
W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., H繹glund, J., Shanker, K., Dutta, S. K., Ganesh, S. R. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 16 Oct 2023, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication Article - Published
Wuster, C. & W羹ster, W., 26 Feb 2023, In: Herpetology Notes. 16, p. 165-170
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
W羹ster, W. & Kaiser, H., 31 May 2023, In: Zootaxa. 5297, 1, p. 139-143 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Sch繹neberg, Y., Winter, S., Arribas, O., Di Nicola, M. R., Master, M., Owens, J. B., Rovatsos, M., W羹ster, 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., veges, B., Major, T., Morris, E., Graham, S., Togridou, A., Papadopulos, A. S. T., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, W., Westerstr繹m, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, W., Lucchini, N., Zuazo, ., S羹ssmuth, R. & Mart穩nez-Freir穩a, F., 1 Jun 2023, In: Toxins. 15, 6, 22 p., 371.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, W., Barlow, A. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 11 Oct 2022, Bangor: 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, W., Licata, F., Quesada-Bernat, S., Rodriguez, Y. & Mart穩nez-Freir穩a, 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. & W羹ster, 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., R穩os-M獺laver, 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, , 10 Nov 2022, In: PLoS Biology. 20, 11, p. e3001843 6 p., e3001843.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Avella, I., W羹ster, W., Luiselli, L. & Mart穩nez-Freir穩a, F., 17 Dec 2022, In: Toxins. 14, 12, p. 884 17 p., 884.
Research output: Contribution to journal Review article peer-review
2021
- Published
W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 29 Jun 2021, In: Zootaxa. 4995, 1, p. 161172 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Durso, A. M., Ruiz de Casta簽eda, R., Montalcini, C., Mondardini, M. R., Fernandez-Marquez, J. L., Grey, F., M羹ller, 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, , 1 Jul 2021, In: Toxicon: X. 9-10, 19 p., 100071.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
W羹ster, W., Thomson, S. A., O'Shea, M. & Kaiser, H., Jul 2021, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 133, 3, p. 645670 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, , 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., W羹ster, W., Grey, F. & Ruiz de Casta簽eda, 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., W羹ster, 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., H繹glund, J., Das, I., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S. P., Shanker, K., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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
- 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, , 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., W羹ster, W., Brito, J. C., Crnobrnja-Isailovi, 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, . R. & Mart穩nez-Solano, . & 3 others, , 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. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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, , 30 Apr 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 244
Research output: Contribution to journal Letter peer-review
2019
- Published
Barlow, A., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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, , 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., S羹ssmuth, R., Rowley, P., Wuster, W., Dorrestein, P. C., Arias, A. S., Guti矇rrez, 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., Guti矇rrez, 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. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 1 Jun 2017, In: Herpetological Review. 48, 2, p. 455-456 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Saldarriaga-C籀rdoba, 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. & W羹ster, W., 16 Jun 2016, In: Toxins. 8, 188, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
St羹mpel, N., Rajabizadeh, M., Avci, A., W羹ster, W. & Joger, U., Aug 2016, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 101, p. 336-351
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., OShea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W. D. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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, , 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
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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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 1 Jan 2012, In: Toxicon. 59, p. 110-116 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2011
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Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Harrison, R. A., Renjifo, C. & W羹ster, 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., Guti矇rrez, J. M., Calvete, J. J., W羹ster, 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. 17351767 33 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Harrison, R. A. & W羹ster, W., 1 Mar 2011, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28, 3, p. 1157-1172
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2010
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Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Cook, D. A., Wagstaff, S. C., Nasidi, A., Durfa, N., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 1 Jun 2010, In: Heredity. 104, 6, p. 519
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2009
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Barlow, A., Pook, C. E., Harrison, R. A. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 1 Dec 2009, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53, 3, p. 792-807
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2008
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Wuster, W., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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
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Wuster, W., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 1 Aug 2007, In: Journal of Biogeography. 34, 8, p. 1296-1312
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Wuster, W., W羹ster, 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
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Wuster, W., Vonk, F. J. & W羹ster, W., 18 Aug 2006, In: Science. 313, 5789, p. 915-916
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Wuster, W., Williams, D., W羹ster, W. & Fry, B. G., 1 Dec 2006, In: Toxicon. 48, 7, p. 919-930
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2005
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Wuster, W., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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
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Wuster, W., Broadley, D. G. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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
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Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, W. & Theakston, R. D., 1 Mar 2003, In: Toxicon. 41, 4, p. 441-449
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2002
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Wuster, W., Daltry, J. C. & W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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., W羹ster, 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
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Wuster, W., W羹ster, 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. & W羹ster, W., 1 Jul 2001, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 14, 4, p. 527-538
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2000
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Wuster, W., Slowinski, J. B. & W羹ster, 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
Activities
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)
Projects
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01/10/2024 15/11/2026 (Active)
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01/03/2021 03/05/2025 (Finished)
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01/10/2017 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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29/04/2014 10/10/2017 (Finished)
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01/10/2012 31/12/2015 (Finished)
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01/09/2012 01/09/2020 (Finished)
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01/07/2011 30/06/2014 (Finished)
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01/10/2004 31/07/2009 (Finished)