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9. Siang, A.S., Doley, R., Vonk, F.J., & Kini, R.M. Transcriptomic Analysis of the Venom Gland of the Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps) Using Expressed Sequence Tags. BMC Molecular Biology 11, 24 (2010).

8. Brittijn, S.A., Duivesteijn, S.J., Belmamoune, M., Bertens, L.F.M., Bitter, W., de Bruijn, J.D., Champagne, D., Cuppen, E., Flik, G., Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C.M., Janssen, R.A.J., de Jong, I.M., de Kloet, E.R., Kros, A., Meijer, A.H., Metz, J.R., van der Sar, A., Schaaf, M.J.M, Schulte-Merker, S., Spaink, H.P., Tak, P.P., Verbeek, F.J., Vervoordeldonk, M.J., Vonk, F.J., Witte, F., Yuan, H. & Richardson, M.K. Zebrafish development and regeneration: new tools for biomedical research. Int. J. Dev. Biol. 53, 835-850 (2009). PDF file.

7. Woltering, J.M., Vonk, F.J., Muller, H., Bardine, N., Tuduce, I.L., de Bakker, M.A.G., Knochel, W., Sirbu, I.O., Durston, A.J. & Richardson, M.K. Axial patterning in snakes and caecilians: evidence for an alternative interpretation of the Hox code. Dev Biol. 332, 82-9 (2009). PDF file.

6. Vonk, F.J., Admiraal, J.F., Jackson, K., Reshef, R., de Bakker, M.A.G., Vanderschoot, K., van den Berge, I., van Atten, M., Burgerhout, E., Beck, A., Mirtschin, P.J., Kochva, E., Witte, F., Fry, B.G., Woods, A. & Richardson, M.K. Evolutionary origin and development of snake fangs. Nature 454, 630-633 (2008). PDF file.

5. Vonk, F.J. & Richardson, M.K. Serpent clocks tick faster. Nature 454, 282-283 (2008). PDF file.

4. Bertola, L.D., Ott, E.B., Griepsma, S., Vonk, F.J. & Bagowski, C.P. Developmental expression of the alpha-skeletal actin gene. BMC Evol Biol. 8, 166 (2008). PDF file.

3. Vonk, F.J. Snake venom in medical sciences. Litteratura Serpentium 27:166-183 (2007).

2. Vonk, F.J. & Wüster, W. Roles of CITES in protecting new species. Science 313, 915-916. (2006). PDF file.

1. Fry, B.G., Vidal, N., Norman, J.A., Vonk, F.J., Scheib, H., Ramjan, S.F., Kuruppu, S., Fung, K., Hedges, S.B., Richardson, M.K., Hodgson, W.C., Ignjatovic, V., Summerhayes, V. & Kochva, E. Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes. Nature 439, 584-588. (2006). PDF file.

 

Cerastes cerastes, the Horned viper, chilling in the Negev desert in Israel waiting for food to pass by.