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Tropical ecologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maureen Ann Donnelly (born 1954) is an American herpetologist based at Florida International University.
Maureen Donnelly | |
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Maureen Donnelly (left) with former doctoral student Lilly Margaret Eluvathingal Linden (right). | |
| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| 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 |
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]
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