| 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 | 1070 | 2013 |
| 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 | 535 | 2000 |
| 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 | 533 | 2012 |
| 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 | 402 | 2000 |
| Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa H Zaher, FG Grazziotin, JE Cadle, RW Murphy, JC Moura-Leite, ... Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 49 (11), 115-153, 2009 | 353 | 2009 |
| 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 | 333 | 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 | 318 | 2013 |
| Phylogeography of the bushmaster (Lachesis muta: Viperidae): implications for neotropical biogeography, systematics, and conservation KR Zamudio, HW Greene Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 62 (3), 421-442, 1997 | 297 | 1997 |
| 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 | 294 | 2005 |
| Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species Y Zheng, JJ Wiens Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 94, 537-547, 2016 | 196 | 2016 |
| Early origin of viviparity and multiple reversions to oviparity in squamate reptiles RA Pyron, FT Burbrink Ecology letters 17 (1), 13-21, 2014 | 167 | 2014 |
| 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 | 124 | 2007 |
| 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 | 122 | 2012 |
| 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 | 119 | 2009 |
| 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 | 112 | 1998 |
| 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 | 99 | 2015 |
| Systematics of the eastern ratsnake complex (Elaphe obsoleta) FT Burbrink Herpetological Monographs, 1-53, 2001 | 99 | 2001 |
| 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 | 96 | 2010 |
| 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 | 96 | 2008 |
| 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 | 95 | 2008 |
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