| A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes RA Pyron, FT Burbrink, JJ Wiens BMC evolutionary biology 13 (1), 93, 2013 | 1239 | 2013 |
| Coalescent-based species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy MK Fujita, AD Leaché, FT Burbrink, JA McGuire, C Moritz Trends in ecology & evolution 27 (9), 480-488, 2012 | 597 | 2012 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE POLYTYPIC NORTH AMERICAN RAT SNAKE (ELAPHE OBSOLETA): A CRITIQUE OF THE SUBSPECIES … FT Burbrink, R Lawson, JB Slowinski Evolution 54 (6), 2107-2118, 2000 | 591 | 2000 |
| Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding BI Crother, J Boundy, JA Campbell, K De Queiroz, DR Frost, R Highton, ... Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2000 | 452 | 2000 |
| The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees RA Pyron, FT Burbrink, GR Colli, ANM De Oca, LJ Vitt, CA Kuczynski, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 58 (2), 329-342, 2011 | 365 | 2011 |
| Phylogeny and tempo of diversification in the superradiation of spiny-rayed fishes TJ Near, A Dornburg, RI Eytan, BP Keck, WL Smith, KL Kuhn, JA Moore, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (31), 12738-12743, 2013 | 355 | 2013 |
| Phylogeny of the Colubroidea (Serpentes): new evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes R Lawson, JB Slowinski, BI Crother, FT Burbrink Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 37 (2), 581-601, 2005 | 319 | 2005 |
| Early origin of viviparity and multiple reversions to oviparity in squamate reptiles RA Pyron, FT Burbrink Ecology letters 17 (1), 13-21, 2014 | 201 | 2014 |
| Lineage diversification in a widespread species: roles for niche divergence and conservatism in the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula R Alexander Pyron, FT Burbrink Molecular ecology 18 (16), 3443-3457, 2009 | 136 | 2009 |
| How and when did Old World ratsnakes disperse into the New World? FT Burbrink, R Lawson Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43 (1), 173-189, 2007 | 136 | 2007 |
| Phylogenetic niche conservatism and the evolutionary basis of ecological speciation RA Pyron, GC Costa, MA Patten, FT Burbrink Biological Reviews 90 (4), 1248-1262, 2015 | 135 | 2015 |
| Extinction, ecological opportunity, and the origins of global snake diversity RA Pyron, FT Burbrink Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution 66 (1), 163-178, 2012 | 134 | 2012 |
| A riparian zone in southern Illinois as a potential dispersal corridor for reptiles and amphibians FT Burbrink, CA Phillips, EJ Heske Biological Conservation 86 (2), 107-115, 1998 | 125 | 1998 |
| How does ecological opportunity influence rates of speciation, extinction, and morphological diversification in New World ratsnakes (tribe Lampropeltini)? FT Burbrink, RA Pyron Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution 64 (4), 934-943, 2010 | 110 | 2010 |
| Genus-level phylogeny of snakes reveals the origins of species richness in Sri Lanka RA Pyron, HKD Kandambi, CR Hendry, V Pushpamal, FT Burbrink, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66 (3), 969-978, 2013 | 109 | 2013 |
| Systematics of the eastern ratsnake complex (Elaphe obsoleta) FT Burbrink Herpetological monographs, 1-53, 2001 | 105 | 2001 |
| Phylogeography of Diadophis punctatus: extensive lineage diversity and repeated patterns of historical demography in a trans-continental snake FM Fontanella, CR Feldman, ME Siddall, FT Burbrink Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (3), 1049-1070, 2008 | 103 | 2008 |
| Coalescent Species Delimitation in Milksnakes (Genus Lampropeltis) and Impacts on Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses S Ruane, RW Bryson Jr, RA Pyron, FT Burbrink Systematic Biology 63 (2), 231-250, 2014 | 102 | 2014 |
| Lineage diversification and historical demography of a sky island salamander, Plethodon ouachitae, from the Interior Highlands DB Shepard, FT Burbrink Molecular Ecology 17 (24), 5315-5335, 2008 | 101 | 2008 |
| Comparative mitochondrial genomics of snakes: extraordinary substitution rate dynamics and functionality of the duplicate control region ZJ Jiang, TA Castoe, CC Austin, FT Burbrink, MD Herron, JA McGuire, ... BMC Evolutionary Biology 7 (1), 123, 2007 | 98 | 2007 |
Colin Patterson (1933–1998)Natural History Museum
