Overview
overview
- My research focuses on the ecology and evolutionary biology of neotropical amphibians and reptiles with a focus on species from Central and South America. Explores the factors associated with faunal decline in northeastern Costa Rica, the effects of fragmentation on population genetic structure, and how animals survive in plantation systems.
research interests
- Ecology and evolutionary biology of neotropical amphibians and reptiles with a focus on species from Central and South America
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2020Thermal adaptations to extreme freeze-thaw cycles in the high tropical AndesFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/btp.12875 Web of Science: 000583259600001
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2020Oviposition Site Selection in Three Glass Frog SpeciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1643/CE-19-243 Web of Science: 000551278600007
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2020Standardized ethograms and a device for assessing amphibian thermal responses in a warming worldFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102565 Web of Science: 000530094900031
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2018The influence of matrix quality on species richness in remnant forestFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10980-018-0664-6 Web of Science: 000438116500011
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2018Thermal quality influences habitat use of two anole speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.05.007 Web of Science: 000439400800007
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2018Spatial patterns of the frog Oophaga pumilio in a plantation system are consistent with conspecific attractionFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3748 Web of Science: 000426725900042
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2018Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modificationFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/ele.12901 Web of Science: 000424890900004
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2017Amphibian sensitivity to habitat modification is associated with population trends and species traitsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/geb.12571 Web of Science: 000401993200008
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2017Tropical amphibians in shifting thermal landscapes under land-use and climate changeFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12769 Web of Science: 000394428100011
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2016ADDITIVE EFFECTS OF MEAN TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY, AND CHLOROTHALONIL TO RED-EYED TREEFROG (AGALYCHNIS CALLIDRYAS) LARVAEFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/etc.3484 Web of Science: 000391031400012
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2016Infection risk decreases with increasing mismatch in host and pathogen environmental tolerancesFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/ele.12641 Web of Science: 000382542500005
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2015Evaluating connectivity for tropical amphibians using empirically derived resistance surfacesFull Text via DOI: 10.1890/14-0833.1 Web of Science: 000355191900005
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2015Mechanistic insights into landscape genetic structure of two tropical amphibians using field-derived resistance surfacesFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/mec.13052 Web of Science: 000348516900005
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2014Litter Dynamics Regulate Population Densities in a Declining Terrestrial HerpetofaunaFull Text via DOI: 10.1643/CE-13-061 Web of Science: 000345523700005
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2014ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS AND META-ANALYSIS IDENTIFY GAPS IN TROPICAL ECOTOXICOLOGY FOR AMPHIBIANSFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/etc.2665 Web of Science: 000340537400026
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2014Forest-land use complementarity modifies community structure of a tropical herpetofaunaFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.027 Web of Science: 000333774500028
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2013Not all colors are equal: predation and color polytypism in the aposematic poison frog Oophaga pumilioFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10682-012-9605-z Web of Science: 000322723500001
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2013A New Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Guyana with Comments on Epicrionops nigerFull Text via DOI: 10.1643/CH-12-094 Web of Science: 000335277700006
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2013The value of remnant trees in pastures for a neotropical poison frogFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0266467413000382 Web of Science: 000321203600007
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2013Infection and co-infection by the amphibian chytrid fungus and ranavirus in wild Costa Rican frogsFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/dao02598 Web of Science: 000319469600009
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2013Landscape resistance to movement of the poison frog, Oophaga pumilio, in the lowlands of northeastern Costa RicaFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00585.x Web of Science: 000317981800013
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2013Matrix type alters structure of aquatic vertebrate assemblages in cypress domesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0425-9 Web of Science: 000313792200012
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2012Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areasFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/nature11318 Web of Science: 000308635900041
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2011Engineering a future for amphibians under climate changeFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01942.x Web of Science: 000288379000025
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2011Contrasting colors of an aposematic poison frog do not affect predationFull Text via DOI: 10.5735/086.048.0103 Web of Science: 000289046900003
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2011Meta-analysis reveals the importance of matrix composition for animals in fragmented habitatFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00586.x Web of Science: 000286889500001
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2010Ontogenetic scaling of poison glands in a dendrobatid poison frogFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00732.x Web of Science: 000285010300004
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2010Amphibian community structure as a function of forest type in Amazonian PeruFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0266467410000301 Web of Science: 000281371800004
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2010A new lungless caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from GuyanaFull Text via DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1662 Web of Science: 000274328400012
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2010Sex-Related Differences in Alkaloid Chemical Defenses of the Dendrobatid Frog Oophaga pumilio from Cayo Nancy, Bocas del Toro, PanamaFull Text via DOI: 10.1021/np900702d Web of Science: 000275885000006
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2009Nested species subsets of amphibians and reptiles on Neotropical forest islandsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00274.x Web of Science: 000270140600011
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2009Do trails affect relative abundance estimates of rainforest frogs and lizards?Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01965.x Web of Science: 000269675600002
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2009Breeding-site selection by the poison frog Ranitomeya biolat in Amazonian bamboo forests: an experimental approachFull Text via DOI: 10.1139/Z09-026 Web of Science: 000266441700010
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2009The advertisement calls of four species of glassfrogs (Centrolenidae) from southeastern PeruFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/01650520903036653 Web of Science: 000269453200004
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2008A new Petracola and re-description of P. ventrimaculatus (Squamata : Gymnophthalmidae)Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1700.1.4 Web of Science: 000252935700004
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2008Sea lion Otaria flavescens as host of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundusFull Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps07393 Web of Science: 000257050600025
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2008Species richness and composition of amphibians and reptiles in a fragmented forest landscape in northeastern BoliviaFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.09.009 Web of Science: 000258800200007
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2007Experimental evidence for aposematism in the dendrobatid poison frog Oophaga pumilioFull Text via DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[1006:EEFAIT]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000252100300023
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2007Distribution of geckos in northern Peru: Long-term effect of strong ENSO events?Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.05.003 Web of Science: 000249611000006
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2007Multivariate correlates of extinction proneness in a naturally fragmented landscapeFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00331.x Web of Science: 000247263100002
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2007Oribatid mites as a major dietary source for alkaloids in poison frogsFull Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702851104 Web of Science: 000246853700038
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2007Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years at La Selva, Costa RicaFull Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611256104 Web of Science: 000246599900030
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2007Role of supratidal invertebrates in the decomposition of beach-cast green algae Ulva sp.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps07106 Web of Science: 000251565400004
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2007The Ulva connection: marine algae subsidize terrestrial predators in coastal PeruFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.15230.x Web of Science: 000243413600008
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2006Influence of forest fragmentation on community structure of frogs and lizards in northeastern Costa RicaFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00522.x Web of Science: 000242724500025
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2006A new riparian gymnophthalmid (Squamata) from GuyanaFull Text via DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[396:ANRGSF]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000240652400007
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2006Ontogenetic and seasonal variation in the diets of a Costa Rican leaf-litter herpetofaunaFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003245 Web of Science: 000239587500005
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2006Geographic and seasonal variation in alkaloid-based chemical defenses of Dendrobates pumilio from Bocas del Toro, PanamaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9034-y Web of Science: 000237795600007
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2005Seasonal and geographic eurythermy in a coastal Peruvian lizardFull Text via DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0713:SAGEIA]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000234088100001
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2005Population structure of Florida box Turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) at the southernmost limit of their rangeFull Text via DOI: 10.1670/131-04A.1 Web of Science: 000234580700005
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2005Reproductive phenology of three lizard species in Costa Rica, with comments on seasonal reproduction of neotropical lizardsFull Text via DOI: 10.1670/80-02A.1 Web of Science: 000232114800001
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2005Variation of total mercury concentrations in pig frogs (Rana grylio) across the Florida Everglades, USAFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.10.015 Web of Science: 000230258100006
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2005Biodiversity research in the Neotropics: From conflict to collaborationFull Text via DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2004)154[0127:BRITNF]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000230829500009
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2005Sampling amphibians and reptiles in the Iwokrama Forest ecosystemFull Text via DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2004)154[0055:SAARIT]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000230829500005
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2004Evolution of Galapagos Island Lava Lizards (Iguania : Tropiduridae : Microlophus)Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.004 Web of Science: 000223329500008
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2004The criterion of reciprocal monophyly and classification of nested diversity at the species levelFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.05.001 Web of Science: 000223329500032
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2004Formicine ants: An arthropod source for the pumiliotoxin alkaloids of dendrobatid poison frogsFull Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0402365101 Web of Science: 000221652000038
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2003A siphonotid millipede (Rhinotus) as the source of spiropyrrolizidine oximes of dendrobatid frogsFull Text via DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000008065.28364.a0 Web of Science: 000187278100013
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2002Bioactive alkaloids of frog skin: Combinatorial bioprospecting reveals that pumiliotoxins have an arthropod sourceFull Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.222551599 Web of Science: 000178967400008
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2002Seasonal patterns of reproduction and abundance of leaf litter frogs in a Central American rainforestFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001371 Web of Science: 000179022600011
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1999Reproductive phenology of Eleutherodactylus bransfordii in northeastern Costa RicaFull Text via DOI: 10.2307/1565579 Web of Science: 000084139200013
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1998Potential effects of climate change on two neotropical amphibian assemblagesFull Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1005315821841 Web of Science: 000075280900021
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1988Variation and Systematics in the Colubrid Snakes of the Genus HydromorphusFull Text via DOI: 10.1163/156853888X00378
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Book
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Book Chapter
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2018Impacts of Climate Change on Amphibian BiodiversityFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-409548-9.10022-3
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2017Impacts of climate change on amphibian biodiversity. 113-121.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809665-9.10022-9
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2005Lessons from the Tropics. 198-205.Web of Science: 000295537400029
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1998Potential Effects of Climate Change on Two Neotropical Amphibian Assemblages. 401-421.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2730-3_20
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Conference
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2005The Iwokrama herpetofauna: An exploration of diversity in a Guyanan rainforest. 428-460.Web of Science: 000230111100017
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1999Ontogenetic scaling of poison glands in Dendrobates pumilio.. 83A-83A.Web of Science: 000085800400491
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Letter
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2019Empowering Latina scientists. 825-826.Full Text via DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw6004 Web of Science: 000459387100031
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2008The tadpole of the bamboo-breeding poison frog Ranitomeya biolat (Anura : Dendrobatidae). 66-68.Full Text via DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1857.1.6 Web of Science: 000258707500006
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2005Alternative views of amphibian toe-clipping. 193-193.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/433193c Web of Science: 000226381300015
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Note
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Other Scholarly Work
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2013A New Species of Earless Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from Western Panama. 8-12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1643/CH-12-095 Web of Science: 000411881100002
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2003Joseph Bruno Slowinski 1962-2001. 424-428.Full Text via DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2003)003[0424:JBS]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000183817700025
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Review
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2018Effects of Secondary Forest Succession on Amphibians and Reptiles: A Review and Meta-analysis. 10-19.Full Text via DOI: 10.1643/CH-17-654 Web of Science: 000427990400001
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2016Amphibian Decline and Conservation in Central America. 351-379.Full Text via DOI: 10.1643/CH-15-300 Web of Science: 000379626200001
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2016The importance of defining focal assemblages when evaluating amphibian and reptile responses to land use. 249-258.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12637 Web of Science: 000372304600002
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2012A review of chemical ecology in poison frogs. 159-168.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00049-011-0088-0 Web of Science: 000307512500003
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2009ARTHROPOD ALKALOIDS IN POISON FROGS: A REVIEW OF THE 'DIETARY HYPOTHESIS'. 277-297.Full Text via DOI: 10.3987/REV-08-SR(D)11 Web of Science: 000266564200017
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2006Fragments as islands: a synthesis of faunal responses to habitat patchiness. 1016-1025.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00482.x Web of Science: 000239545500013
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Levine, Alexander V, The Real Snowbirds of South Florida: Using Citizen Science to Assess the Ranges of South Florida's Overwintering Birdsh 2018
- Warschefsky, Emily, The Evolution and Domestication Genetics of the Mango Genus, Mangifera (Anacardiaceae) 2018
- Linhoff, Luke Jack, Linking Husbandry and Behavior to Enhance Amphibian Reintroduction Success 2018
- Thompson, Michelle E, Recovery of Amphibian and Reptile Communities During Tropical Secondary Forest Succession 2018
- Eluvathingal, Lilly M, An Ecological Study of the Anurans in Tea Plantations in a Biodiversity Hotspot 2016
- Nowakowski, Aaron J, Connectivity of fragmented amphibian populations in a Neotropical landscape 2014
- Isola, Monica, Does the Matrix Matter? A Comparison on Phenology and Habitat utilization of Two Treefrog Species in the Big Cypress National Preserve 2011
- Reider, Kelsey, The Effects of Simulated Peccary Extirpation on Leaf Litter Dynamics, Reptiles, and Amphibians in a Neotropical Forest 2011
- Maccachero, Vivian C, Treefrogs in Forested Swamps at the La Selva Biological Station: Assemblage Variation through Space and Time 2011
- Whitfield, Steven M, Enigmatic Faunal Declines at La Selva, Costa Rica: Patterns and Processes in a Collapsing Neotropical Herpetofauna 2011
- Murasaki, Seiichi, Sex-Specific Patterns of Movement and Space Use in the Strawberry Poison Frog, Oophaga pumilio 2010
- Catenazzi, Alessandro, The importance of marine subsidies for terrestrial consumers in coastal Peru 2006
- Bell, Kristen E., Conservation ecology of amphibians and reptiles in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica : forest fragmentation and long term population change 2005
- Calandriello, Carlos J., The rodent fauna of Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park: a comparison of habitat types 1999
- Chen, Megan Huilan, The herpetofauna of Iwokrama reserve: a comparison of sampling methods 1998
- Farrell, Christopher Jon, A study of the herpetofaunal assemblages in the floodplain habitats of the Kissimmee river 1998
- Combs, Christy Angela, The relationship between calling and body condition in hyla cinerea 1998
advised honors theses
- Saporito, Ralph, Ontogenetic Scaling of Poison Glands in Dendrobates Pumilio 2000
Research
principal investigator on
- The Fairchild Challenge for Middle and High Schools at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden awarded by Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 2015 - 2018
- Enigmatic Faunal Declines at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica: Pattern and Process in a Collapsing Tropical Herpetofauna. awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2007 - 2010
subproject principal investigator on
- Graduate Research Fellowship Program awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2012
- Graduate Research Fellowship Program awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2021
investigator on
- Graduate Research Fellowship Program awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2016
Contact
full name
- Maureen Donnelly
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publication subject areas
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Biodiversity & Conservation
- Chemistry
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Fisheries
- Genetics & Heredity
- Geology
- Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
- Marine & Freshwater Biology
- Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
- Oceanography
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Physical Geography
- Plant Sciences
- Science & Technology - Other Topics
- Toxicology
- Veterinary Sciences
- Zoology