Maureen A. Donnelly Explained

Maureen Donnelly
Nationality:American
Fields:Herpetology
Workplaces:Florida International University
Alma Mater:University of Miami (Ph.D., 1987)California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 1977)
Thesis Title:Territoriality in the poison-dart frog, Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae).
Doctoral Advisor:Jay M. Savage
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Maureen Ann Donnelly (born 1954) is an American herpetologist based at Florida International University.

Education and career

She received her B.A. degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1977[1] and graduated from the University of Miami with her doctorate degree in 1987.[2] [3] Following her Ph.D., she held postdoctoral positions at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Miami. She joined the faculty of Florida International University in 1994 and, as of 2022, is a professor in the biological sciences department.[4]

Donnelly served as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in 2016.[5]

Research

Donnelly's research focuses on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of tropical amphibians and reptiles. Donnelly's early research was on the use of space in the early development of tadpoles.[6] [7]

She has examined the loss of amphibians and reptiles, using Costa Rica as a model for global issues with biodiversity.[8]

Honors and awards

In 2017 Donnelly received the Robert K. Johnson Award for Excellence in Service from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.[9]

Selected publications

Taxa described

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum vitae of maureen a. donnelly - Department of Biological ... . 2022-06-28 . yumpu.com . en.
  2. Book: Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M . The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland. 2011. 978-1-4214-0227-7. May 26, 2016. 247.
  3. Territoriality in the poison-dart frog Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae). . 1987 . English . Maureen A . Donnelly . 612736059.
  4. Web site: 2012-07-31 . People . 2022-06-28 . FIU HERPETOLOGY . en.
  5. Web site: Society Documents American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists . 2020-03-09 . asih.org.
  6. Donnelly . Maureen A. . 1989 . Effects of reproductive resource supplementation on space-use patterns in Dendrobates pumilio . Oecologia . en . 81 . 2 . 212–218 . 10.1007/BF00379808 . 28312540 . 1989Oecol..81..212D . 11726914 . 0029-8549.
  7. Donnelly . Maureen A. . 1989 . Demographic Effects of Reproductive Resource Supplementation in a Territorial Frog, Dendrobates Pumilio . Ecological Monographs . en . 59 . 3 . 207–221 . 10.2307/1942599 . 1942599 . 0012-9615.
  8. Whitfield . Steven M. . Bell . Kristen E. . Philippi . Thomas . Sasa . Mahmood . Bolaños . Federico . Chaves . Gerardo . Savage . Jay M. . Donnelly . Maureen A. . 2007-05-15 . Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years at La Selva, Costa Rica . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . en . 104 . 20 . 8352–8356 . 10.1073/pnas.0611256104 . 0027-8424 . 1895953 . 17449638. free .
  9. 2018 . Award Announcements . Copeia . 106 . 1 . 1–9 . 10.1643/OT-18-008 . 26872503 . 198153050 . 0045-8511.

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