Simon P. Loader

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Simon P. Loader is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon P. Loader has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 47 papers in Ecological Modeling and 41 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Simon P. Loader's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (91 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (47 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (30 papers). Simon P. Loader is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (91 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (47 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (30 papers). Simon P. Loader collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Italy. Simon P. Loader's co-authors include David J. Gower, Michele Menegon, Mark Wilkinson, Franky Bossuyt, S. D. Biju, Kim Roelants, Ines Van Bocxlaer, Hendrik Müller, Jens Krause and Graeme D. Ruxton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Simon P. Loader

106 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Global patterns of diversification in the history of modern amphibians

2007 554 citations Kim Roelants, David J. Gower et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phylogenetic analysis of museum specimens of houting Coregonus oxyrinchus shows the need for a revision of its extinct status 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Rob Kroes, (unknown), Johannes A. J. Breeuwer, E. Emiel van Loon, Simon P. Loader, (unknown), P.F.M. Verdonschot, Harm G. van der Geest	2
2	Thirty years of amphibian surveys in the Ukagurus Mountains of Tanzania reveal new species, yet others are in decline 2022 ·African Journal of Herpetology ·H. Christoph Liedtke, (unknown), Lucinda P. Lawson, Michele Menegon, (unknown), Jean Mariaux, (unknown), Alan Channing, Nisha Owen, (unknown), Mark Wilkinson, Joanna G. Larson, Václav Gvoždík, Simon P. Loader	4
3	Cryptic diversity in pygmy chameleons (Chamaeleonidae: Rhampholeon) of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, with description of six new species 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Michele Menegon, (unknown), Simon P. Loader, Krystal A. Tolley	4
4	Evolution of the African slippery frogs (Anura: Conraua), including the world’s largest living frog 2020 ·Zoologica Scripta ·David C. Blackburn, Stuart V. Nielsen, Michael F. Barej, (unknown), Mareike Hirschfeld, N’Goran G. Kouamé, Dwight P. Lawson, Simon P. Loader, Caleb Ofori‐Boateng, Edward L. Stanley, Mark‐Oliver Rödel	5
5	Reproductive characteristics of Afrixalus septentrionalis Schiøtz 1974 and Hyperolius viridiflavus ngorongoriensis Schiøtz 1975 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a miombo seasonal wetland in northern Tanzania 2018 ·Herpetology notes ·Lucinda P. Lawson, H. Christoph Liedtke, Michele Menegon, Simon P. Loader	1
6	A new, narrowly distributed, and critically endangered species of spiny-throated reed frog (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a highly threatened coastal forest reserve in Tanzania 2017 ·Herpetological Journal ·Christopher D. Barratt, Lucinda P. Lawson, (unknown), Nike Doggart, (unknown), Peter Nagel, Simon P. Loader	6
7	A first broad-scale molecular phylogeny of Prionoceridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) provides insight into taxonomy, biogeography and life history evolution 2016 ·Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny ·(unknown), (unknown), Peter Nagel, Simon P. Loader	4
8	The distribution of Mertensophryne cf. anotis with a new record in Northern Mozambique 2015 ·Herpetology notes ·Simon P. Loader	2
9	Description of the tadpole of Leptopelis cf. grandiceps (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania 2015 ·Herpetological Journal ·Sandra Penske, Václav Gvoždík, Michele Menegon, Simon P. Loader, Hendrik Müller	1
10	Divergence at the edges: peripatric isolation in the montane spiny throated reed frog complex 2015 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Lucinda P. Lawson, John M. Bates, Michele Menegon, Simon P. Loader	17
11	UPDATED REVIEW OF AMPHIBIAN DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION IN ETHIOPIA 2013 ·(unknown), Peter Nagel, Abebe Getahun, (unknown), Simon P. Loader	7
12	Light shines through the spindrift – Phylogeny of African torrent frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Petropedetidae) 2013 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Michael F. Barej, Mark‐Oliver Rödel, Simon P. Loader, Michele Menegon, Nono L. Gonwouo, Johannes Penner, Václav Gvoždík, Rainer Günther, Rayna C. Bell, Peter Nagel, Andreas Schmitz	19
13	Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection and Lethal Chytridiomycosis in Caecilian Amphibians (Gymnophiona) 2013 ·EcoHealth ·David J. Gower, Thomas M. Doherty‐Bone, Simon P. Loader, Mark Wilkinson, (unknown), Benjamin Tapley, Frances Orton, Olivia Daniel, (unknown), Edmund Flach, Hendrik Müller, Michele Menegon, (unknown), Robert K. Browne, Matthew C. Fisher, Andrew A. Cunningham, Trenton W. J. Garner	51
14	High Prevalence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus ( Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ) across Multiple Taxa and Localities in the Highlands of Ethiopia 2012 ·Herpetological Journal ·David J. Gower, Thomas M. Doherty‐Bone, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michele Menegon, Rafael O. de Sá, (unknown), Andrew A. Cunningham, Simon P. Loader	17
15	Terrestrialization, Miniaturization and Rates of Diversification in African Puddle Frogs (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Breda M. Zimkus, Lucinda P. Lawson, Simon P. Loader, James Hanken	35
16	Molecular phylogenetics of Boulengerula (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) and implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation 2011 ·Herpetological Journal ·Simon P. Loader, Mark Wilkinson, James A. Cotton, John Measey, Michele Menegon, Kim M. Howell, Hendrik Müller, David J. Gower	18
17	Gradual Adaptation Toward a Range-Expansion Phenotype Initiated the Global Radiation of Toads 2010 ·Science ·Ines Van Bocxlaer, Simon P. Loader, Kim Roelants, S. D. Biju, Michele Menegon, Franky Bossuyt	194
18	The South Nguru Mountains : a new Jewel in the Eastern Arc crown 2009 ·Oryx ·Michele Menegon, Neil D. Burgess, Simon P. Loader, Nike Doggart, Nisha Owen	2
19	Toad radiation reveals into-India dispersal as a source of endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot 2009 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Ines Van Bocxlaer, (unknown), Simon P. Loader, Franky Bossuyt	98
20	Herpetofauna of Mahenge Mountain, Tanzania:: A window on African biogeography 2004 ·African Zoology ·Simon P. Loader, J. C. Poynton, Jean Mariaux	13

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