| Regulation of metamorphosis in ascidians involves NO/cGMP signaling and HSP90 CD Bishop, WR Bates, BP Brandhorst Journal of Experimental Zoology 289 (6), 374-384, 2001 | 101 | 2001 |
| The evolution of anural larvae in molgulid ascidians JL Huber, KB Da Silva, WR Bates, BJ Swalla Seminars in cell & developmental biology 11 (6), 419-426, 2000 | 73 | 2000 |
| Environmental factors affecting reproduction and development in ascidians and other protochordates WR Bates Canadian Journal of Zoology 83 (1), 51-61, 2005 | 70 | 2005 |
| Localization of axial determinants in the vegetal pole region of ascidian eggs WR Bates, WR Jeffery Developmental Biology 124 (1), 65-76, 1987 | 68 | 1987 |
| Alkaline phosphatase expression in ascidian egg fragments and andromerogons WR Bates, WR Jeffery Developmental biology 119 (2), 382-389, 1987 | 45 | 1987 |
| Ultrastructural and histochemical study of anural development in the ascidian Molgula pacifica (Huntsman) WR Bates, JE Mallett Roux's archives of developmental biology 200, 193-201, 1991 | 32 | 1991 |
| Development of a muscle actin specified by maternal and zygotic mRNA in ascidian embryos CR Tomlinson, WR Bates, WR Jeffery Developmental biology 123 (2), 470-482, 1987 | 32 | 1987 |
| Polarization of ooplasmic segregation and dorsal-ventral axis determination in ascidian embryos WR Bates, WR Jeffery Developmental biology 130 (1), 98-107, 1988 | 31 | 1988 |
| HSP90 function is required for morphogenesis in ascidian and echinoid embryos CD Bishop, WR Bates, BP Brandhorst Development genes and evolution 212, 70-80, 2002 | 27 | 2002 |
| Ooplasmic segregation in the ascidian Styela WR Jeffery, WR Bates The Molecular Biology of Fertilization, 341-367, 1989 | 25 | 1989 |
| Development of myoplasm-enriched ascidian embryos WR Bates Developmental biology 129 (1), 241-252, 1988 | 24 | 1988 |
| Anural development of the ascidian Molgula pacifica (Huntsman) WR Bates, JE Mallett Canadian journal of zoology 69 (3), 618-627, 1991 | 23 | 1991 |
| The Effects of Acute Waterborne Exposure to Sublethal Concentrations of Molybdenum on the Stress Response in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss CD Ricketts, WR Bates, SD Reid Plos one 10 (1), e0115334, 2015 | 21 | 2015 |
| Direct Development in the Ascidian Molgula retortiformis (Verrill, 1871) WR Bates The Biological Bulletin 188 (1), 16-22, 1995 | 19 | 1995 |
| Cellular features of an apoptotic form of programmed cell death during the development of the ascidian, Boltenia villosa WR Bates Zoological science 21 (5), 553-563, 2004 | 17 | 2004 |
| Characteristics of hospitalized narcotic addicts J Ball, W Bates, J O'Donnell Health, Education and Welfare Indicators 17, 26, 1966 | 17 | 1966 |
| Evolutionary modifications of morphogenetic mechanisms and alternate life history strategies in ascidians WR Bates Microscopy research and technique 26 (4), 285-300, 1993 | 14 | 1993 |
| Ampulla Morphogenesis in Anural and Urodele Molgulid Ascidians: (ascidians/ampulla morphogenesis/contraction rings) WR Bates Development, growth & differentiation 33 (4), 401-410, 1991 | 14 | 1991 |
| Is maternal mRNA a determinant of tissue-specific proteins in ascidian embryos? WR Jeffery, WR Bates, RL Beach, CR Tomlinson Development 97 (Supplement), 1-14, 1986 | 12 | 1986 |
| A scanning electron microscope study of the structure and fertilization of an ascidian egg, Ciona intestinalis WR Bates Canadian Journal of Zoology 58 (10), 1942-1946, 1980 | 11 | 1980 |
