Maureen A. Donnelly

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

Maureen Donnelly
Maureen Donnelly (left) with former doctoral student Lilly Margaret Eluvathingal Linden (right).
Born1954 (age 68–69)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Miami (Ph.D., 1987) California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 1977)
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology
InstitutionsFlorida International University
ThesisTerritoriality in the poison-dart frog, Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae).
Doctoral advisorJay M. Savage

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
  • Heyer, Ronald; Donnelly, Maureen A.; Foster, Mercedes; Mcdiarmid, Roy, eds. (2014). Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians (1st ed.). Smithsonian Books.
  • Saporito, Ralph A.; Garraffo, H. Martin; Donnelly, Maureen A.; Edwards, Adam L.; Longino, John T.; Daly, John W. (2004-05-25). "Formicine ants: An arthropod source for the pumiliotoxin alkaloids of dendrobatid poison frogs". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101 (21): 8045–8050. doi:10.1073/pnas.0402365101. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 419554. PMID 15128938.
  • 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.
  • Donnelly, Maureen A.; Guyer, Craig (1994). "Patterns of reproduction and habitat use in an assemblage of Neotropical hylid frogs". Oecologia. 98 (3–4): 291–302. Bibcode:1994Oecol..98..291D. doi:10.1007/BF00324217. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 28313905. S2CID 24931906.

Taxa described

References
  1. "Curriculum vitae of maureen a. donnelly - Department of Biological ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. 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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