| Two types of molecular evolution. Evidence from studies of interspecific hybridization AC Wilson, LR Maxson, VM Sarich Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 71 (7), 2843-2847, 1974 | 442 | 1974 |
| The importance of gene rearrangement in evolution: evidence from studies on rates of chromosomal, protein, and anatomical evolution AC Wilson, VM Sarich, LR Maxson Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 71 (8), 3028-3030, 1974 | 414 | 1974 |
| Phylogenetic relationships of amphibian families inferred from DNA sequences of mitochondrial 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes. JM Hay, I Ruvinsky, SB Hedges, LR Maxson Molecular biology and evolution 12 (5), 928-937, 1995 | 297 | 1995 |
| Tetrapod phylogeny inferred from 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA sequences and a review of the evidence for amniote relationships. SB Hedges, KD Moberg, LR Maxson Molecular Biology and Evolution 7 (6), 607-633, 1990 | 288 | 1990 |
| Biochemical evolution in the slimy salamanders of the Plethodon glutinosus Complex in the Eastern United States/57 R Highton, GC Maha, LR Maxson Illinois biological monographs; 57, 1989 | 238 | 1989 |
| Higher-level snake phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences of 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes. PJ Heise, LR Maxson, HG Dowling, SB Hedges Molecular Biology and Evolution 12 (2), 259-265, 1995 | 236 | 1995 |
| Caribbean biogeography: molecular evidence for dispersal in West Indian terrestrial vertebrates. SB Hedges, CA Hass, LR Maxson Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 89 (5), 1909-1913, 1992 | 235 | 1992 |
| Albumin evolution and organismal evolution in tree frogs (Hylidae) LR Maxson, AC Wilson Systematic Biology 24 (1), 1-15, 1975 | 212 | 1975 |
| Comparative albumin and biochemical evolution in plethodontid salamanders LR Maxson, RD Maxson Evolution, 1057-1062, 1979 | 165 | 1979 |
| Caecilian phylogeny and biogeography inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences of the 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) SB Hedges, RA Nussbaum, LR Maxson Herpetological Monographs, 64-76, 1993 | 161 | 1993 |
| Ancestry of unisexual salamanders SB Hedges, JP Bogart, LR Maxson Nature 356 (6371), 708-710, 1992 | 161 | 1992 |
| Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of xantusiid lizards, inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. SB Hedges, RL Bezy, LR Maxson Molecular Biology and Evolution 8 (6), 767-780, 1991 | 158 | 1991 |
| A molecular perspective on lissamphibian phylogeny SB Hedges, LR Maxson Herpetological Monographs, 27-42, 1993 | 154 | 1993 |
| A molecular phylogenetic perspective on the origins of morphological novelties in the salamanders of the tribe Plethodontini (Amphibia, Plethodontidae) A Larson, DB Wake, LR Maxson, R Highton Evolution, 405-422, 1981 | 138 | 1981 |
| Convergent Morphological Evolution Detected by Studying Proteins of Tree Frogs in the Hyla eximia Species Group LR Maxson, AC Wilson Science 185 (4145), 66-68, 1974 | 136 | 1974 |
| Variation and systematics of frogs of the genus Cycloramphus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) WR Heyer Arquivos de Zoologia 30 (4), 235-339, 1983 | 125 | 1983 |
| Relations of fish and tetrapods SB Hedges, CA Hass, LR Maxson Nature 363 (6429), 501-502, 1993 | 111 | 1993 |
| Continental drift and the use of albumin as an evolutionary clock LR Maxson, VM Sarich, AC Wilson Nature 255 (5507), 397-400, 1975 | 107 | 1975 |
| Biochemical evaluation of colubrid snake phylogeny HG Dowlings, R Highton §, GC Maha, LR Maxson Journal of Zoology 201 (3), 309-329, 1983 | 105 | 1983 |
| Albumin evolution in frogs: a test of the evolutionary clock hypothesis DG Wallace, LR Maxson, AC Wilson Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 68 (12), 3127-3129, 1971 | 100 | 1971 |
S. Blair HedgesDirector, Center for Biodiversity; Carnell Professor, Temple UniversityVerified email at temple.edu
