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M. Sasa

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M. Sasa — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 32
Works: 106
Citations: 3,913

Most-cited papers

Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years at La Selva, Costa Rica
Steven M. Whitfield, K. E. Bell, T. Philippi, M. Sasa +4 more
2007Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America358 citations Open access
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Snake venomics of the lancehead pitviper Bothrops asper: geographic, individual, and ontogenetic variations.
A. Alape-Girón, L. Sanz, J. Escolano, M. Flores-Dı́az +3 more
2008Journal of Proteome Research351 citations
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PATTERNS OF POSTZYGOTIC ISOLATION IN FROGS
M. Sasa, P. Chippindale, Norman A. Johnson
1998Evolution; international journal of organic evolution246 citations
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Comparative phylogeography of pitvipers suggests a consensus of ancient Middle American highland biogeography
T. Castoe, J. M. Daza, E. N. Smith, M. Sasa +4 more
2009191 citations
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Integrated “omics” profiling indicates that miRNAs are modulators of the ontogenetic venom composition shift in the Central American rattlesnake, Crotalus simus simus
J. Durbán, Alicia Pérez, L. Sanz, Aarón Gómez +7 more
2013BMC Genomics178 citations Open access
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Venoms of Micrurus coral snakes: Evolutionary trends in compositional patterns emerging from proteomic analyses.
B. Lomonte, Paola Rey-Suárez, Julián Fernández, M. Sasa +10 more
2016Toxicon121 citations Open access
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Pan-African polyspecific antivenom produced by caprylic acid purification of horse IgG: an alternative to the antivenom crisis in Africa.
J. Gutiérrez, E. Rojas, L. Quesada, G. León +8 more
2005Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene112 citations Open access
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Snakebites are associated with poverty, weather fluctuations, and El Niño
L. F. Chaves, Ting-Wu Chuang, M. Sasa, J. Gutiérrez
2015Science Advances110 citations Open access
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Diet and snake venom evolution: can local selection alone explain intraspecific venom variation?
M. Sasa
1999Toxicon110 citations
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The phospholipase A2 homologues of snake venoms: biological activities and their possible adaptive roles.
B. Lomonte, Yamileth Angulo, M. Sasa, J. Gutiérrez
2009Protein Peptide Letters108 citations Open access
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Profiling the venom gland transcriptomes of Costa Rican snakes by 454 pyrosequencing
J. Durbán, Paula Juárez, Yamileth Angulo, B. Lomonte +8 more
2011BMC Genomics107 citations Open access
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Venomous snakes of Costa Rica: biological and medical implications of their venom proteomic profiles analyzed through the strategy of snake venomics.
B. Lomonte, Julián Fernández, L. Sanz, Yamileth Angulo +3 more
2014Journal of Proteomics106 citations Open access
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Natural history of the terciopelo Bothrops asper (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Costa Rica.
M. Sasa, D. Wasko, W. Lamar
2009Toxicon101 citations
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Snake venomics across genus Lachesis. Ontogenetic changes in the venom composition of Lachesis stenophrys and comparative proteomics of the venoms of adult Lachesis melanocephala and Lachesis acrochorda.
Marvin Madrigal, L. Sanz, M. Flores-Dı́az, M. Sasa +3 more
2012Journal of Proteomics93 citations
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Snake venomics of Micrurus alleni and Micrurus mosquitensis from the Caribbean region of Costa Rica reveals two divergent compositional patterns in New World elapids.
Julián Fernández, N. Vargas-Vargas, D. Pla, M. Sasa +5 more
2015Toxicon76 citations Open access
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Food resources influence spatial ecology, habitat selection, and foraging behavior in an ambush-hunting snake (Viperidae: Bothrops asper): an experimental study.
D. Wasko, M. Sasa
2012Zoology74 citations
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Using Geographical Information Systems to Identify Populations in Need of Improved Accessibility to Antivenom Treatment for Snakebite Envenoming in Costa Rica
Erik Hansson, M. Sasa, Kristoffer Mattisson, A. Robles +1 more
2013PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases73 citations Open access
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Modeling nucleotide evolution at the mesoscale: the phylogeny of the neotropical pitvipers of the Porthidium group (viperidae: crotalinae).
T. Castoe, M. Sasa, C. Parkinson
2005Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution73 citations
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Stick or grip? Co-evolution of adhesive toepads and claws in Anolis lizards.
K. Crandell, A. Herrel, M. Sasa, J. Losos +1 more
2014Zoology72 citations Open access
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Snakebite envenomation in Costa Rica: a revision of incidence in the decade 1990-2000.
M. Sasa, S. Vázquez
2003Toxicon59 citations
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Proteomic analysis of venom variability and ontogeny across the arboreal palm-pitvipers (genus Bothriechis).
D. Pla, L. Sanz, M. Sasa, M. Acevedo +6 more
2017Journal of Proteomics55 citations Open access
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Studies on the venom proteome of Bothrops asper: perspectives and applications.
A. Alape-Girón, M. Flores-Dı́az, L. Sanz, Marvin Madrigal +3 more
2009Toxicon53 citations
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New insights into the phylogeographic distribution of the 3FTx/PLA2 venom dichotomy across genus Micrurus in South America.
L. Sanz, S. Quesada-Bernat, Tyelli Ramos, L. Casais-e-Silva +5 more
2019Journal of Proteomics52 citations Open access
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Snake venomics of the pit vipers Porthidium nasutum, Porthidium ophryomegas, and Cerrophidion godmani from Costa Rica: toxicological and taxonomical insights.
B. Lomonte, Paola Rey-Suárez, Wan-Chih Tsai, Yamileth Angulo +3 more
2012Journal of Proteomics52 citations Open access
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Promoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base
A. Malhotra, W. Wüster, J. B. Owens, C. Hodges +12 more
2021Toxicon: X48 citations Open access
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Two color morphs of the pelagic yellow-bellied sea snake, Pelamis platura, from different locations of Costa Rica: snake venomics, toxicity, and neutralization by antivenom.
B. Lomonte, D. Pla, M. Sasa, Wan-Chih Tsai +7 more
2014Journal of Proteomics46 citations Open access
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Mutual enlightenment: A toolbox of concepts and methods for integrating evolutionary and clinical toxinology via snake venomics and the contextual stance
J. Calvete, B. Lomonte, Anthony J. Saviola, F. Bonilla +5 more
2021Toxicon: X44 citations Open access
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Proteomic and functional profiling of the venom of Bothrops ayerbei from Cauca, Colombia, reveals striking interspecific variation with Bothrops asper venom.
Diana Mora-Obando, J. Guerrero-Vargas, R. Prieto-Sánchez, José Beltrán +5 more
2014Journal of Proteomics44 citations Open access
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Venom of the Coral Snake Micrurus clarki: Proteomic Profile, Toxicity, Immunological Cross-Neutralization, and Characterization of a Three-Finger Toxin
B. Lomonte, M. Sasa, Paola Rey-Suárez, W. Bryan +1 more
2016Toxins43 citations Open access
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Activity Patterns of a Neotropical Ambush Predator: Spatial Ecology of the Fer‐de‐lance (Bothrops asper, Serpentes: Viperidae) in Costa Rica
Dennis K. Wasko, M. Sasa
200940 citations
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Estimating snakebite incidence from mathematical models: A test in Costa Rica
C. Bravo-Vega, J. Cordovez, Camila Renjifo-Ibañez, Mauricio Santos-Vega +1 more
2019PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases39 citations Open access
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Phylogeography of the Central American lancehead Bothrops asper (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)
M. Saldarriaga-Cordoba, C. Parkinson, J. M. Daza, W. Wüster +1 more
2017PLoS ONE32 citations Open access
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Comparative characterization of Viperidae snake venoms from Perú reveals two compositional patterns of phospholipase A2 expression
B. Lomonte, C. Díaz, F. Chaves, Julián Fernández +5 more
2020Toxicon: X31 citations Open access
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The environmental framework of temporary ponds: A tropical-mediterranean comparison
C. Olmo, Ángel Gálvez, María Bisquert-Ribes, F. Bonilla +9 more
2021CATENA29 citations Open access
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Hydrology Affects Environmental and Spatial Structuring of Microalgal Metacommunities in Tropical Pacific Coast Wetlands
C. Rojo, F. Mesquita-Joanes, J. S. Monrós, J. Armengol +6 more
2016PLoS ONE28 citations Open access
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Environment and Space Rule, but Time Also Matters for the Organization of Tropical Pond Metacommunities
Ángel Gálvez, J. A. Aguilar-Alberola, X. Armengol, F. Bonilla +8 more
2020Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution25 citations Open access
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Trait differentiation and modular toxin expression in palm-pitvipers
A. Mason, M. Margres, Jason L. Strickland, D. Rokyta +2 more
2020BMC Genomics24 citations Open access
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Venom characterization of the bark scorpion Centruroides edwardsii (Gervais 1843): Composition, biochemical activities and in vivo toxicity for potential prey.
C. Díaz, Jennifer Rivera, B. Lomonte, F. Bonilla +4 more
2019Toxicon23 citations Open access
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BITES AND ENVENOMATIONS BY COLUBRID SNAKES IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
J. Gutiérrez, M. Sasa
200223 citations
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First look into the venom of Roatan Island's critically endangered coral snake Micrurus ruatanus: Proteomic characterization, toxicity, immunorecognition and neutralization by an antivenom.
E. Lippa, Ferenc Török, Aarón Gómez, G. Corrales +5 more
2019Journal of Proteomics22 citations Open access
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Inconsistent response of taxonomic groups to space and environment in mediterranean and tropical pond metacommunities
Ángel Gálvez, P. Peres-Neto, A. Castillo‐Escrivà, F. Bonilla +14 more
2022Ecology21 citations Open access
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Half a century of research on Bothrops asper venom variation: Biological and biomedical implications.
Diana Mora-Obando, B. Lomonte, D. Pla, J. Guerrero-Vargas +4 more
2022Toxicon21 citations Open access
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New insights into snakebite epidemiology in Costa Rica: A retrospective evaluation of medical records
M. Sasa, Sofía E. Segura Cano
2020Toxicon: X21 citations Open access
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Venom gland transcriptomics and microRNA profiling of juvenile and adult yellow‐bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus, from Playa del Coco (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
J. Durbán, M. Sasa, J. Calvete
2018Toxicon20 citations
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A cryptic palm-pitviper species (Squamata: Viperidae: Bothriechis) from the Costa Rican highlands, with notes on the variation within B. nigroviridis.
Tiffany M. Doan, A. Mason, T. Castoe, M. Sasa +1 more
2016Zootaxa18 citations Open access
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Multiple paths to aquatic specialisation in four species of Central American Anolis lizards
Martha M. Muñoz, K. Crandell, Shane C. Campbell-Staton, Kristi Fenstermacher +5 more
201518 citations Open access
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Venomics of the Duvernoy's gland secretion of the false coral snake Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916) and assessment of venom lethality towards synapsid and diapsid animal models.
J. Calvete, F. Bonilla, Sofía Granados-Martínez, L. Sanz +2 more
2020Journal of Proteomics16 citations Open access
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Habitat Selection of the Terciopelo (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bothrops asper) in a Lowland Rainforest in Costa Rica
D. Wasko, M. Sasa
201016 citations
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Morphological variation in the lancehead pitviper Bothrops asper (Garman) (Serpentes: Viperidae) from Middle America.
M. Sasa
2002Revista de Biología Tropical16 citations
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Venom Composition and Diet of the Cantil Agkistrodon bilineatus howardgloydi (Serpentes: Viperidae)
A. Solórzano, M. Romero, J. Gutiérrez, M. Sasa
199916 citations Open access
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