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Tropical ecologist

Maureen Donnelly
Maureen Donnelly (left) with former doctoral student Lilly Margaret Eluvathingal Linden (right).
Born 1954 (age 69–70)
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Miami (Ph.D., 1987)California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 1977)
Scientific career
Fields Herpetology
Institutions Florida International University
Thesis Territoriality in the poison-dart frog, Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae).
Doctoral advisor Jay M. Savage

Maureen Ann Donnelly (born 1954) is an American herpetologist based at Florida International University.

Education and career

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She received her B.A. degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1977[1][_better source needed_] 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]

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]

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

Selected publications

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  1. ^ "Curriculum vitae of maureen a. donnelly - Department of Biological ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ a b Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-4214-0227-7. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Maureen A (1987). Territoriality in the poison-dart frog Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae) (Thesis). OCLC 612736059.
  4. ^ "People". FIU HERPETOLOGY. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  5. ^ "Society Documents | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists". asih.org. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Maureen A. (1989). "Effects of reproductive resource supplementation on space-use patterns in Dendrobates pumilio". Oecologia. 81 (2): 212–218. Bibcode:1989Oecol..81..212D. doi:10.1007/BF00379808. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 28312540. S2CID 11726914.
  7. ^ Donnelly, Maureen A. (1989). "Demographic Effects of Reproductive Resource Supplementation in a Territorial Frog, Dendrobates Pumilio". Ecological Monographs. 59 (3): 207–221. doi:10.2307/1942599. ISSN 0012-9615. JSTOR 1942599.
  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. 104 (20): 8352–8356. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611256104. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 1895953. PMID 17449638.
  9. ^ "Award Announcements". Copeia. 106 (1): 1–9. 2018. doi:10.1643/OT-18-008. ISSN 0045-8511. JSTOR 26872503. S2CID 198153050.

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