Robert C. Drewes

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Drewes is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Drewes has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 17 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Drewes's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (42 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (17 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Robert C. Drewes is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (42 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (17 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Robert C. Drewes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. Robert C. Drewes's co-authors include Stanley S. Hillman, Philip C. Withers, Alan Channing, Julián Faivovich, Taran Grant, Célio F. B. Haddad, Raoul H. Bain, Ward C. Wheeler, John D. Lynch and Alexander Haas and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Applied Physiology.

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Robert C. Drewes

58 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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THE AMPHIBIAN TREE OF LIFE

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Drewes United States	24	2.6k	1.2k	864	807	679	59	3.3k
Alan Channing South Africa	19	2.4k 0.9×	915 0.8×	938 1.1×	788 1.0×	477 0.7×	92	2.8k
Rafael O. de Sá United States	20	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	839 1.0×	741 0.9×	380 0.6×	95	2.9k
Jonathan A. Campbell United States	23	3.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	631 0.9×	115	4.1k
Paul E. Moler United States	19	1.8k 0.7×	718 0.6×	569 0.7×	634 0.8×	441 0.6×	51	2.4k
Raoul H. Bain United States	15	2.0k 0.8×	731 0.6×	734 0.8×	656 0.8×	313 0.5×	20	2.2k
Franky Bossuyt Belgium	30	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.7×	638 0.9×	60	4.4k
Julián Faivovich Argentina	28	4.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	583 0.9×	126	4.7k
Mario Garcı́a-Parı́s Spain	27	1.5k 0.6×	826 0.7×	826 1.0×	818 1.0×	597 0.9×	84	2.4k
Boris L. Blotto Argentina	11	1.9k 0.7×	757 0.6×	598 0.7×	511 0.6×	237 0.3×	18	2.1k
Eli Greenbaum United States	29	1.9k 0.7×	928 0.8×	906 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	465 0.7×	107	2.8k

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Hillman, Stanley S., Robert C. Drewes, & Michael S. Hedrick. (2020). Control of blood volume following hypovolemic challenge in vertebrates: Transcapillary versus lymphatic mechanisms. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 254. 110878–110878. 6 indexed citations

Stoelting, Ricka E., John Measey, & Robert C. Drewes. (2014). Population Genetics of the São Tomé Caecilian (Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae: Schistometopum thomense) Reveals Strong Geographic Structuring. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104628–e104628. 10 indexed citations

Withers, Philip C., Michael S. Hedrick, Robert C. Drewes, & Stanley S. Hillman. (2014). Pulmonary Compliance and Lung Volume Are Related to Terrestriality in Anuran Amphibians. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 87(3). 374–383. 11 indexed citations

Hillman, Stanley S., Robert C. Drewes, Michael S. Hedrick, & Thomas V. Hancock. (2013). Physiological Vagility: Correlations with Dispersal and Population Genetic Structure of Amphibians. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 87(1). 105–112. 37 indexed citations

Drewes, Robert C., Stanley S. Hillman, Michael S. Hedrick, & Philip C. Withers. (2013). Evolutionary implications of the distribution and variation of the skeletal muscles of the anuran lymphatic system. Zoomorphology. 132(3). 339–349. 11 indexed citations

Hillman, Stanley S., Robert C. Drewes, Michael S. Hedrick, & Philip C. Withers. (2011). Interspecific Comparisons of Lymph Volume and Lymphatic Fluxes: Do Lymph Reserves and Lymph Mobilization Capacities Vary in Anurans from Different Environments?. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 84(3). 268–276. 12 indexed citations

Drewes, Robert C., et al.. (2007). The California Academy of Sciences Gulf of Guinea expeditions (2001,2006) VI. A new species of Phrynobatrachus from the Gulf of Guinea islands and a reanalysis of Phrynobatrachus dispar and P. feae (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). 58. 16 indexed citations

Delfino, Giovanni, et al.. (2006). Serous cutaneous glands of the Pacific tree-frog Hyla regilla (Anura, Hylidae): Patterns of secretory release induced by nor-epinephrine. Tissue and Cell. 38(1). 65–77. 10 indexed citations

Drewes, Robert C., et al.. (2004). The California Academy of Sciences Gulf of Guinea Expedition l2001r IIp Additions and Corrections to Our Knowledge of the Endemic Amphibians of São Tomé and Principe. 55(31). 573–587. 13 indexed citations

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Hillman, Stanley S., Michael S. Hedrick, Philip C. Withers, & Robert C. Drewes. (2004). Lymph Pools in the Basement, Sump Pumps in the Attic: The Anuran Dilemma for Lymph Movement. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 77(2). 161–173. 28 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Jeffery A., Robert C. Drewes, & Owatha L. Tatum. (2002). A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Rhacophoridae with an emphasis on the Asian and African genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 24(2). 265–273. 96 indexed citations

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Hillman, Stanley S., Philip C. Withers, & Robert C. Drewes. (2000). Correlation of ventricle mass and dehydration tolerance in amphibians. Herpetologica. 56. 413–420. 10 indexed citations

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Wieczorek, Ania M., Alan Channing, & Robert C. Drewes. (1998). 06. A review of the taxonomy of the Hyperolius viridiflavus complex. Herpetological Journal. 8(1). 29–34. 6 indexed citations

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Drewes, Robert C.. (1997). Hot spot for frogs. 20(2). 27–29. 1 indexed citations

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Menon, Gopinathan K., et al.. (1996). Ultrastructural organization of avian stratum corneum lipids as the basis for facultative cutaneous waterproofing. Journal of Morphology. 227(1). 1–13. 99 indexed citations

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Bauer, Aaron M., et al.. (1992). A SUMMARY OF AFRICAN HOLDINGS AND AFRICAN RESEARCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HERPETOLOGY, CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa. 41(1). 10–13. 1 indexed citations

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Drewes, Robert C., et al.. (1989). Tadpoles of three frog species endemic to the forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. Amphibia-Reptilia. 10(4). 435–443. 14 indexed citations

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Drewes, Robert C.. (1984). A phylogenetic analysis of the Hyperoliidae (Anura): Treefrogs of Africa, Madagascar, and the Seychelles Islands. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 80 indexed citations

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Withers, Philip C., Stanley S. Hillman, Robert C. Drewes, & Otto M. Sokol. (1982). Water loss and nitrogen excretion in sharp-nosed reed frogs (Hyperolius nasutus:anura, Hyperoliidae). Journal of Experimental Biology. 97(1). 335–343. 66 indexed citations

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Drewes, Robert C., et al.. (1974). A new population of carpet vipers Echis Carinatus from northern Kenya. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 145. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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