Curriculum vitae of maureen a. donnelly - Department of Biological ...

CURRICULUM VITAE OF MAUREEN A. DONNELLY 

Personal Data: 

Address: College of Arts & Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida 

International University, 11200 SW 8th St. - OE 167, University Park, Miami, FL 

33199. Phone: 305.348.1235 or 305.348.6513. FAX: 305.348.1986. E-mail: 

donnelly@fiu.edu, Website: http://www.fiu.edu/~donnelly. 

Positions Held: 

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida International 

University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199. August 2008--present. 

Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University 

Park, Miami, FL 33199. August 2006--present 

Graduate Program Director. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International 

University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199. August 2003--August 2008. 

Associate Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 

University Park, Miami, FL 33199. August 1999--July 2006. 

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 

University Park, Miami, FL 33199. August 1994--July 1999. 

Project Director -- "Declining Amphibian Populations in Lower Central America: Evaluation 

of the Phenomenon and its Possible Causes" (Jay M. Savage, PI), University of Miami, 

Coral Gables, FL, 33124. January 1993--August 1994. 

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 

33124. 1991--1998. 

Research Associate. Department of Vertebrate Biology. National Museum of Natural 

History, Smithsonian Institution. 1998--present. 

Research Associate, Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, New 

York, NY 10024. 1992--present. 

Education: 

Postdoctoral Associate. University of Miami. 1993--1994. 

Postdoctoral Fellow. American Museum of Natural History. 1988--89, 1990--91. 

Ph.D., Biology. University of Miami, 1987 1 . Dissertation: Territoriality in the poison-dart 

frog, Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Advisor: Jay M. Savage. 

Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach (79-3). Organization for Tropical Studies, 1979. 

B.A., Biology (with honors). California State University–Fullerton, 1977. 

Teaching Experience: 

Professor. Tropical Ecology (PCB 3373). Florida International University. Fall 2006. 

Professor. Vertebrate Zoology (ZOO 3303). Florida International University. Fall 2005, 

Fall 2007. 

Professor. Introduction to Biological Research (BSC 6457). Florida International University. 

Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007. 

Professor. Ecology (PCB 3043). Florida International University. Spring 2002, Fall 2003. 

Professor. Advanced Topics in Zoology "Advanced Herpetology" (ZOO 6935). Florida 

International University. Fall 2001, Fall 2002. 

Professor. Herpetology (ZOO 5424, ZOO 4492C). Florida International University. Fall 

1999, Spring 2002, Fall 2004. 

Professor. Herpetology Laboratory (ZOO 5424L). Florida International University. Fall 

1999. 

Professor. Advanced Topics in Zoology “Small Mammal Ecology” (ZOO 6935). Florida 

International University. Fall 1998. 

Professor. Topics in Biology “Tropical Ecology” (BSC 5935). Florida International 

University. Department of Biological Sciences. Fall 1997, Spring 2006, Fall 2006.. 

1 Note: Transferred to University of Miami with J. M. Savage in 1984, from 

1979–1984 graduate work was pursued at the University of Southern California. 

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Professor. Workshop in Amphibian and Reptile Sampling (ZOO 6645 & 6460). Florida 

International University. Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, 

Fall 2002, Spring 2004. 

Professor. Workshop in Reptile Sampling (ZOO 6993). Florida International University, 

Department of Biological Sciences. Spring 1997. 

Professor. Workshop in Amphibian Sampling (ZOO 6994). Florida International University, 


Professor. Human Anatomy (ZOO 3731). Florida International University. Department of 

Biological Sciences. Spring 1996, Spring 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999. 

Professor. General Biology (BSC 1011). Florida International University, Department of 

Biological Sciences. Spring 1998, Fall 1998, Fall 1999, Spring 2003. 

Professor. General Biology (BSC 1011 & 1990). Florida International University, 


Professor. General Biology (BSC 1010). Florida International University, Department of 

Biological Sciences. Fall 1994, Fall 1995. 

Professor. Topics in Biology “Historical Ecology” (BSC 5935). Florida International 

University, Department of Biological Sciences. Fall 1995. 

Co-Coordinator (Instructor). Neotropical Herpetology. Organization for Tropical Studies. 

May, 2008. 

Coordinator. Graduate Seminar (BSC 5931/5993). Florida International University, 


Coordinator (Instructor). Tropical Diversity (92-10, 93-10, 94-10). Organization for 

Tropical Studies, Inc. Summer 1992, Summer 1993, Summer 1994. 

Coordinator (Instructor). Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach (89-3). Organization 

for Tropical Studies, Inc. Summer 1989. 

Instructor, Indo-US Professional Training Course: Tools for Conserving Biodiversity. Indo- 

US Science & Technology Forum, Smithsonian Institution, Wildlife Institute of India. 

Darendun, India. May 2007. 

Instructor. Neotropical Herpetology. Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest 

Development, Kurupukari Base Camp, Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. August 2002. 

Instructor. Amerindian Ranger Training Course - Amphibian and Reptile Biology. 

Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Development, Kurupukari Base Camp, 

Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. August 1999. 

Instructor. Developmental Biology (BIL 401). University of Miami, Department of Biology. 

Summer 1987, Spring 1988, Summer 1988. 

Instructor. Tropical Field Biology: An Altitudinal Transect in Costa Rica (BIL 371). 

University of Miami, Department of Biology. Spring 1988. 

Instructor. Elementary Ecology: Introduction to Tropical Land Use (BIL 103). University 

of Miami, Department of Biology. Spring 1986. 

Invited Lecturer: 

Tropical Conservation. Tropical Ecology (PCB 3303). Florida International 

University. April 2008. Miami, Florida. 

Tropical Mountains: Tepuis. Tropical Ecology (PCB 3303). Florida International 

University. April 2008. Miami, Florida. 

Amphibians and reptiles. Liberal Studies Colloquium: The Everglades (IDS 4920) & 

The Everglades (EVR 4990). Florida International University. September 

1997. Miami, Florida 

Recent exploration of Venezuelan Tepuis: herpetological results. Conservation 

Biology (BIOS 4590). Department of Biological Sciences, University of New 

Orleans. March 1997. New Orleans, LA. 

Herpetofaunal diversity of Venezuelan tepuis. Conservation Biology (ZOO 

407), Zoology Department. Bringham Young University. September 

1996. Provo, Utah. 

The All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory in the Guanacaste Conservation Area, 

Costa Rica. Theory and Applications of Conservation Biology 

(Biology 446), Department of Biology, University of Missouri St. 

Louis. November 1995. St. Louis, Missouri. 

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Workshop on Sampling (Organizer). Graduate Program, Department of Biological 

Sciences. Southeastern Louisiana University. April 1994. Hammond, 

Louisiana. 

An introduction to tepuis. Plant Biogeography. Department of Botany, University of 

Wisconsin. April 1991. Madison, Wisconsin. 

Ecophylogenetics of feeding in dendrobatid frogs. Advanced Herpetology. 

Department of Zoology and Wildlife Science, Auburn University. November 

1989. Auburn, Alabama. 

Phenology of hylid frogs. Natural History of the Vertebrates. Department of 

Zoology and Wildlife Science, Auburn University. November 1989. 

Auburn, Alabama. 

Mentor, Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology, Florida International 

University, Miami, FL. 2003-04, 2004-05. 

Mentor, Research Experience for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology, La Selva Biological 

Station, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. 2005, 2006, 2007. 

Resource Person. Tropical Diversity and Conservation. Organization for Tropical Studies, 

Inc. 95-10. 

Resource Person. Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach. Organization for Tropical 

Studies, Inc. 80-3, 82-1, 83-1, 83-3, 84-3, 85-1, 85-3, 90-1, 91-1, 99-3, 00-1, 00-3, 

01-3, 02-3, 04-3. 

Resource Person. Ecologia de Poblaciones. Organization for Tropical Studies, Inc. 90-2. 

Resource Person. Ecologia Tropical y Conservacíon. Organization for Tropical Studies, Inc. 

00-2. 

Resource Person. Ecosistemas Amazónicos. Organization for Tropical Studies, Inc. 99-13, 

00-13. 

Visiting Professor. OTS Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program. Organization for 

Tropical Studies, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. December 1997, November 

2002. 

Graduate Teaching Assistant. Developmental Biology, Ecology, General Biology, Honors 

General Biology. University of Miami, Department of Biology. January 1984-- 

August 1986. 

Graduate Teaching Assistant. General Biology, Vertebrate Biology (Anatomy). University of 

Southern California, Department of Biological Sciences. January 1979--December 

1981. 

Graduate Teaching Assistant. Human Anatomy, General Zoology. California State 

University–Fullerton, Department of Biological Sciences. June 1977--December 

1978. 

Major Advisor to FIU Graduate Students: 

Rudolf von May (Ph.D., Dissertation Year Fellow), Fall 2004--current 

Steven Whitfield (Ph.D., FIU Presidential Fellow, EPA GRO Fellow) Fall 2005--current 

Vivian Maccachero (Ph.D.), Fall 2006--current 

A. Justin Nowakowski (Ph.D.), Fall 2007--current 

Robert Hegna (M.S.), Fall 2007--current 

Kelsey Reider (M.S.), Fall 2008--current 

Seiichi Murasaki (M.S.), Fall 2008--current 

Monica Isola (Ph.D.), Fall 2008--current 

Major Advisor to Graduate Students (degree and dates of completion in parentheses): 

Christy A. Combs (Spring 1996, MS awarded April 1998) 

Megan H. Chen (Fall 1996, MS awarded August 1998) 

Christopher J. Farrell (Spring 1996, MS awarded August 1998) 

Carlos Calandriello (Fall 1997, MS awarded December 1999) 

Diane M. Riggs (Spring 1998, MS awarded August 2000) 

J. Hardin Waddle (Fall 1997, MS awarded August 2000) 

James I. Watling (Fall 1998, MS awarded August 2000) 

Kirsten Hines (Fall 1998, MS awarded April 2001) 

Jill (Ryder) Schmidt (Fall 1999, MS awarded August 2003) 

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Cristina Ugarte (Spring 1999, EPA STAR Fellow; Dissertation Year Fellow; PhD awarded 

April 2004) 

Emilie Verdon (Fall 2001, EPA STAR Fellow, MS awarded August 2004) 

James Watling (Fall 2000, EPA STAR Fellow; Dissertation Year Fellow; PhD awarded August 

2005) 

Kristen Bell (Fall 2002, EPA GRO Fellow, MS awarded August 2005) 

Steven Whitfield (Fall 2002, MS awarded August 2005) 

Alessandro Catenazzi (Fall 2000, Dissertation Year Fellow; PhD awarded December 2006) 

Ralph Saporito (Fall 2001, EPA STAR Fellow; Dissertation Year Fellow; PhD awarded August 

2007) 

Committee Member for: 

Kenneth Krysko (FIU, Biological Sciences (Dalrymple) MS awarded 1996) 

Brian Nelson (FIU, Biological Sciences (Stoddard) MS awarded 1998) 

Ryan Taylor (FIU, Biological Sciences (Trexler) MS awarded 1999) 

Ann Paterson (University of Miami (Preest) MS awarded 1997, PhD awarded 1999) 

Ricardo Barragan (FIU, Geology (Maurrasse) PhD awarded 2000) 

Omar Abdelrahman (FIU, Biological Sciences (Apanius) MS awarded 2000) 

Frank Parker III (FIU, Biological Sciences (Childers) MS awarded 2000) 

Jeremy Radachowsky (FIU, Environmental Studies (Clarke) MS awarded 2002) 

Ana C. Ibarra Macias (UM, Biological Sciences (Hughes) MS awarded 2003) 

Lawrence Lopez (FIU, Biological Sciences (Trexler) MS awarded 2004) 

Michelle McComb (FIU, Biological Sciences (Brown) MS awarded 2004) 

Jennifer Shawna Baker (FIU, Biological Sciences (Trexler) MS awarded 2004) 

Heather Gamper (FIU, Biological Sciences (Koptur) MS awarded 2004) 

Manuela Miranda (FIU, Biological Sciences (Stoddard) MS awarded Summer 2007) 

Laura May Collado (FIU, Biological Sciences (Wartzok) PhD awarded Fall 2007) 

Paul Sharp (FIU, Biological Sciences (Collins) PhD awarded Summer 2008) 

Barbara Freeman (FIU, Biological Sciences (Collins) MS awarded Summer 2008) 

Meagan Dunphy-Daly (FIU, Biological Sciences (Heithaus) MS awarded Summer 2008) 

Alíce Warren (FIU, Biological Sciences (Bennett) PhD student) 

Jennifer Lewis (FIU, Biological Sciences (Wartzok) PhD Student) 

Derek Burkholder (FIU, Biological Sciences (Heithaus) PhD Student) 

Jennifer Chang (UM, Biological Sciences (Tokarz), PhD Student) 

Adam Rosenblatt (FIU, Biological Sciences (Heithaus) MS Student) 

Katherine Cameron (FIU, Biological Sciences (Heithaus) PhD Student) 

Lauren Yeager (FIU, Biological Sciences (Layman) PhD Student) 

Postdoctoral Supervisor: 

David Kizirian (2004--2005). Ph.D. - University of Kansas; Postdoctoral Fellow, - American 

Museum of Natural History. 

James Watling (2005--2007). Ph.D. - Florida International University. 

Ralph Saporito (2007). Ph.D. - Florida International University. 

Natalie Hyslop (2007--present). Ph.D. - University of Georgia 

Curatorial Experience: 

Curator. Herpetological Teaching Collection. Florida International University. 1997-present. 

Curatorial Assistant. Costa Rica Expeditions Collection (Herpetology). University of Miami. 

October 1992--August 1994. 

Curatorial Assistant. American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology and 

Ichthyology (Ichthyology). October 1991--September 1992. 

Curatorial Assistant. Costa Rica Expeditions Collection (Herpetology). Allan Hancock 

Foundation, University of Southern California. 1979--1982. 

Field Work: 

Collection and observations of vertebrates in several biotic communities in mainland Mexico 

and Baja California: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978. 

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Fieldwork in Bolivia: 2003. 

Fieldwork in Costa Rica: 1979, 1980, 1982--83, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 

1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. 

Fieldwork in Guyana: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005. 

Fieldwork in India: 2007. 

Fieldwork in Nicaragua: 2007 

Fieldwork in Panama: 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006. 

Fieldwork in Papua New Guinea: 1998. 

Fieldwork in Peru: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008. 

Fieldwork in South Africa and Botswana: 2001. 

Participant. Expedition to Central Tepuis (Sarisarinama and Ichun). Amazonas, Venezuela. 

American Museum of Natural History and Fundacion TERRAMAR. November-- 

December, 1996. 

Participant. Western Tepuí Expedition (Guanay, Yaví, and Yutaje). Bolívar State and 

Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. American Museum of Natural History and 

Fundacion TERRAMAR. January--March, 1995. 

Participant. Auyan-Tepuí Expedition (1994). Bolívar State, Venezuela. American Museum 

of Natural History and Fundacion TERRAMAR. January--March, 1994. 

Participant. Cerro Guaiquinima Expedition (1990). Bolívar State, Venezuela. American 

Museum of Natural History and Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciéncias Físicas, 

Matemáticas, y Naturales. February, 1990. 

Participant. Phipps Tapirapeco Expedition (1989). Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. 

American Museum of Natural History and Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las 

Ciéncias Físicas, Matemáticas, y Naturales. February--March, 1989. 

Other Pertinent Professional Experience: 

Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator: University of Miami, Department of Biology. 

January--August 1985. 

Consultant. Partridge Films, Ltd. Documentary film on Poison Frogs. December 1994. 

Consultant. La Selva Reserve Swamp Boardwalk (Cantarana) Construction. Organization for 

Tropical Studies, Inc. December 1985--March 1986. 

Consultant. Oxford Scientific Films and Anglica Television (UK). Frogs and Toads—Costa 

Rican footage. May--July 1984. 

Consultant. The Living Planet Natural History Film Series—Costa Rican footage. British 

Broadcasting Company (UK). October 1982. 

Consultant. Vertebrate Inventory of Mission Creek, Riverside County, California for William 

Sheppard. March--June 1980. 

Technician. Response of Tundra Ecosystems to Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. 

North Slope Borough, Alaska. San Diego State University, Systems Ecology Research 

Group, San Diego, California. August--September 1987. 

Research Assistant. American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology and 

Ichthyology (Herpetology). February--October 1990. 

Laboratory Assistant: Cypress College, Department of Biological Sciences. September 1974- 

-May 1976. 

Grants and Fellowships: 

Environmental Protection Agency GRO Fellowship (with Steven Whitfield). 2008-09 

($12,403). 

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Support for Secretary’s office. 

2008 ($33,370). 

Environmental Protection Agency GRO Fellowship (with Steven Whitfield). 2007-08 

(~$11,000). 


2007 ($36,370). 


2006 ($33,370). 

National Geographic Society. Committee for Research and Exploration. 2005 ($15,025). 

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2005 ($33,370). 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Kristen Bell). 2004-05 ($9479) 


2004 ($33,370) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Kristen Bell). 2003-04 ($9479) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with James Watling). 2003-04 ($9749) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Emilie Verdon). 2003-04 ($9479) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Ralph Saporito). 2003-04 ($9479) 

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Support for Secretary's office. 2003 

($45,770) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Cristina Ugarte). 2002-03 ($6174) 


Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Emilie Verdon). 2002-03 ($9479) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Ralph Saporito). 2002-03 ($9479) 


($25,747) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Cristina Ugarte). 2001-02 ($6660) 



($25,546) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Cristina Ugarte). 2001 ($11,600) 


($19,745) 

Environmental Protection Agency Star Fellowship (with Cristina Ugarte). 2000 ($5000) 

Goelet-Myers South American Exploration fund. American Museum of Natural History. 

2000 ($1,690) 

Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Development. 1999 ($4,177) 

United States Department of Interior, Everglades National Park. 1998 ($14,511) 

South Florida Water Management District - Kissimmee. 1998 ($27,032) 

Chicago Zoological Society. 1997 ($1,000) 

Florida International University Foundation. 1997 ($14,000) 

South Florida Water Management District - Kissimmee. 1997 ($50,000; funded at $49,935) 

South Florida Water Management District - Isolated Wetlands. 1997 ($25,000) 

South Florida Water Management District - Kissimmee. 1996 ($60,000; funded at $50,000) 


1996 ($3500) 

Department of Herpetology. American Museum of Natural History. 1995 ($497) 


1995 ($1,683) 

South Florida Water Management District-Archbold Biological Station. 1995 ($9,395) 


1994 ($947) 


1994. ($3000) 

Boeschenstein Research Fellowship. American Museum of Natural History. 1990--1991 

($22,500) 

Boeschenstein Research Fellowship. American Museum of Natural History. 1988--1989 

($22,500) 

Robert E. Maytag Fellowship. University of Miami. 1987 ($4,250) 

Collection Study Grant. American Museum of Natural History. 1987 ($400). 

Research Council Travel Award. University of Miami, Research and Sponsored Programs. 

1987 ($500) 

Tropical Biology Fellowship. University of Miami, Department of Biology. 1983 ($4000) 

Jessie B. Smith Noyes Predoctoral Fellowship. Organization for Tropical Studies. 1982-- 

1983 ($10,300) 

Research Initiation and Support Grant. Organization for Tropical Studies. 1980 ($900) 

Allan Hancock Foundation. University of Southern California. 1980 ($650) 

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Allan Hancock Foundation. University of Southern California. 1979 ($2,200) 

Friends of the University Scholarship. California State University Fullerton. 1978 ($100) 

Honors and Awards: 

University Mentorship Award. Florida International University Foundation. 2008. 

University Service Award. Florida International University Foundation. 2006 

University Research Award. Florida International University Foundation. 2005. 

Sabbatical Leave Award. Florida International University. 2000-01. 

University Teaching Award. Florida International University Foundation, 2000. 

University Service Award. Florida International University Foundation, 1998. 

Best Student Paper. The Herpetologists' League, 1987. 

Best Student Paper—Honorable Mention. The Herpetologists' League, 1986. 

Outstanding Graduate Student in Biology. University of Miami, College of Arts and 

Sciences. 1985–1986. 

Teaching Assistant Award for Outstanding Performance. University of Southern California, 

Department of Biological Sciences. 1981. 

Executive Service Award. Society for the Advancement of Biological Sciences. California 

State University—Fullerton, Department of Biological Sciences. 1978. 

Merit Award. California State University—Fullerton, School of Mathematics, Science and 

Engineering. 1977. 

Publications (Peer Reviewed): 

von May, R., M. Medina-Müller, M.A. Donnelly, and K. Summers. 2008. The tadpole of the 

bamboo-breeding poison frog Ranitomeya biolat (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 

1857:66-68. 

Watling, J.I. and M.A. Donnelly. 2008. Species richness and composition of amphibians and 

reptiles in a fragmented forest landscape in northeastern Bolivia. Basic and Applied 

Ecology 9:523-532. 

Schmid, J.L., D.S. Addison, M.A. Donnelly, M.A. Shirley, and T. Wibbels. 2008. The effect 

of Australian Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia) removal on Loggerhead Sea Turtle 

(Caretta caretta) incubation temperatures on Keewaydin Island, Florida. Journal of 

Coastal Research 55:214-220. 

Catenazzi, A. and M.A. Donnelly. 2008. Sea lions (Otaria flavescens) as hosts of the 

common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundundus). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 

360: 285-289. 

Myers, C.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 2008. The summit herpetofauna of Auyantepui, 

Venezuela: Report from the Robert G. Goelet American Museum-Terramar 

Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 308:1-147. 

Kizirian, D., S. Bayefsky-Anand, A. Eriksson, M. Le, and M.A. Donnelly. 2008. A new 

Petracola and redescription of P. ventrimaculatus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). 

Zootaxa 1700:53-62. 

Saporito, R.A., R. Zuercher, M. Roberts, K.G. Gerow, and M.A. Donnelly. 2007 

Experimental evidence for aposematism in the dendrobatid poison-frog Oophaga 

pumilio. Copeia 2007:1006-1011. 

Catenazzi, A. and M.A. Donnelly. 2007. Role of supratidal invertebrates in the 

decomposition of beach-cast green algae (Ulva sp.). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 

349:33-42. 

Saporito, R.A., M.A. Donnelly, P. Jain, H.M. Garraffo, T.F. Spande, and J.W. Daly. 2007. 

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Alkaloid Variation in the Poison Frog Oophaga 

pumilio in Costa Rica and Panama Over 30 Years. Toxicon 50:757-778.. 

Catenazzi A. and M.A. Donnelly. 2007. Distribution of geckos in northern Peru: Longterm 

effect of strong ENSP events? Journal of Arid Environments 71:327-332. 

Watling, J.I. and M.A. Donnelly. 2007. Multivariate correlates to extinction proneness of 

amphibians and reptiles in northeastern Bolivia. Diversity and Distributions 13:372- 

378. 

Ugarte, C.A., K.G. Rice, and M.A. Donnelly. 2007. Diet, reproductive phenology, and 

growth of the Pig Frog(Rana grylio) from harvested and protected areas of the 

Florida Everglades. Copeia 2007:436-448. 

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Saporito R.A., M.A. Donnelly, R.A. Norton. H.M. Garraffo, T.F. Spande, and J.W. Daly. 

2007. Oribatid mites as a major dietary source for alkaloids in poison frogs. 

Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 104:8885-8890. 

Whitfield S.M., K.E. Bell, T. Philippi, M. Sasa, F. Bolaños, G. Chaves, J.M. Savage, and M.A. 

Donnelly. 2007. Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years at La Selva, Costa 

Rica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:8352-8356. 

Catenazzi, A. and M.A. Donnelly. 2007. The Ulva connection: marine algae subsidize 

terrestrial predators in coastal Peru. Oikos 116:75-86. 

Bell, K.E. and M.A. Donnelly. 2006. Influence of forest on community structure of frogs 

and lizards in northeastern Costa Rica. Conservation Biology 20:1750-1760. 

Donnelly, M.A., R.D. MacCulloch, C.A. Ugarte, and D. Kizirian. 2006. A New Riparian 

Gymnophthalmid (Squamata) from Guyana. Copeia 2006:396-403. 

Whitfield, S.M. and M.A. Donnelly. 2006. Ontogenetic and seasonal variation in the diets of 

a Costa Rican leaf-litter herpetofauna. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22:409-417. 

Watling, J.I. and M.A. Donnelly. 2006. Fragaments as islands: a synthesis of faunal 

responses to habitat patchiness. Conservation Biology 20:1016-1025. 

Saporito, R.A., M.A. Donnelly, H.M. Garraffo, T. Spande, and J.W. Daly. 2006. Geographic 

and seasonal variation in alkaloid-based chemical defenses of Dendrobates pumilio 

from Bocas del Toro, Panama. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32:795-814. 

Verdon, E. and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Population structure of Florida box turtles 

(Terrapene carolina bauri) at the southernmost limit of their range. Journal of 

Herpetology 39:572-577. 

Catenazzi, A., J. Carrillo, and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Seasonal and geographic eurythermy in 

a coastal Peruvian lizard. Copeia 2005:713-723. 

Lips, K.R. and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. What the tropics can tell us about declining amphibian 

populations: Current patterns and future prospects. In Status and Conservation of 

U.S. Amphibians. Volume 1: Conservation Essays. M.J. Lannoo (editor), University 

of California Press, pp 198-205. 

Watling, J.I., J.H. Waddle, D.A. Kizirian, and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Reproductive 

phenology of three lizard species in Costa Rica, with comments on seasonal 

reproduction in Neotropical lizards. Journal of Herpetology 39:341-348. 

Ugarte, C.A., K.G. Rice, and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Variation of total mercury 

concentrations in pig frogs (Rana grylio) across the Florida Everglades, USA. 

Science of the Total Environment 345:51-59. 

Donnelly, M.A., M.H. Chen, and G.G. Watkins. 2005. Sampling amphibians and reptiles in 

the Iwokrama Forest ecosystem. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 

Philadelphia 154:55-69. 

Watkins, G.G. and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Biodiversity research in the Neotropics: From 

conflict to collaboration. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 

Philadelphia 154:127-136. 

Donnelly, M.A., M.H. Chen, and G.G. Watkins. 2005. The Iwokrama herpetofauna: 

Exploration of diversity in a Guyanan rainforest. In Ecology and Evolution in the 

Tropics: A Herpetological Perspective. M.A. Donnelly, B.I. Crother, C. Guyer, M.H. 

Wake, and M.E. White (eds.). University of Chicago Press, pp 428-460. 

Guyer, C. and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Patterns of co-occurrence of hylid frogs at a 

temporary wetland in Costa Rica. In Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics: A 

Herpetological Perspective. M.A. Donnelly, B.I. Crother, C. Guyer, M.H. Wake, and 

M.E. White (eds.). University of Chicago Press, pp. 227-242. 

McDiarmid, R.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. The Guayanan highlands and its herpetofauna: 

Amphibians and reptiles of the Lost World. In Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics: 

A Herpetological Perspective. M.A. Donnelly, B.I. Crother, C. Guyer, M.H. Wake, 

and M.E. White (eds.). University of Chicago Press, pp. 461-560. 

Funk, W.C., M.A. Donnelly, and K.R. Lips. 2005. Alternative views of amphibian toeclipping. 

Nature 433:193. 

Kizirian, D. and M.A. Donnelly. 2004. The criterion of reciprocal monophyly and 

classification of nested diversity at the species level. Molecular Phylogenetics and 

Evolution 32:1072-1076. 

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Kizirian, D., A. Trager, M.A. Donnelly, and J.W. Wright. 2004. Evolution of Galapagos 

Island lava lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Microlophus). Molecular Phylogenetics 

and Evolution 32:761-769. 

Saporito, R.A., H.M. Garraffo, M.A. Donnelly, A.L. Edwards, J.T. Longino, and J.W. Daly. 

2004. Formicine ants: An arthropod source for the pumiliotoxin alkaloids of 

dendrobatid poison frogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 

101:8045-8050. 

Donnelly, M.A. C. Guyer, J.E. Juterbock, and R.A. Alford. 2004 [2003]. Appendix 2. 

Techniques for marking amphibians. In: Measuring and Monitoring Biological 

Diversity Standard Methods for Amphibians. W. R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. 

McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 

291-299. IN RUSSIAN 

Donnelly, M.A. and C. Guyer. 2004 [2003]. Estimating population size -- Mark-recapture. 

In: Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity Standard Methods for 

Amphibians. W. R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. 

Foster (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, pp.197-220. IN RUSSIAN 

McDiarmid, R.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 2004 [2003]. Group activities and field trips. In: 

Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity Standard Methods for Amphibians. 

W. R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). 

Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 189-196. IN RUSSIAN 

Boone, M.D., P.S. Corn, M.A. Donnelly, E.E. Little, and P.N. Niewiarowski. 2003. Physical 

stressors: the effects of global change on amphibians. In Multiple Stressors and 

Declining Amphibian Populations: Evaluating Cause and Effect. G. Linder, D.W. 

Sparling, and S.K. Krest (eds.). SETAC Press, pp. 129-151 

Saporito, R.A., M.A. Donnelly, R.L. Hoffman, H.M. Garraffo, and J.W. Daly. 2003. A 

siphonotid millipede (Rhinotus) as the source of spiropyrrolizidine oximes of 

dendrobatid frogs. Journal of Chemical Ecology. Rapid Communication 17 October 

2003:RC 119-124/ published in vol. 29:2781-2786. 

Donnelly, M.A., C.J. Farrell, M.J. Baber, and J.L. Glenn. 2003 [2001]. The amphibians and 

reptiles of the Kissimmee River I: patterns of abundance and occurrence in altered 

floodplain habitats. Herpetological Natural History 8:161-170. 

Donnelly, M.A., M.J. Baber, and C.J. Farrell. 2003 [2001]. The amphibians and reptiles of 

the Kissimmee River II: patterns of abundance and occurrence in hammocks and 

pastures. Herpetological Natural History 8:171-179. 

Watling J.I. and M.A. Donnelly. 2002. Seasonality in reproduction and community 

composition of leaf litter frogs in a Central American rainforest. Journal of Zoology 

(London) 258:269-276. 

Daly, J.W., T. Kaneko, J. Wilham, H.M. Garraffo, T.F. Spande, A. Espinosa, and M.A. 

Donnelly. 2002. Bioactive alkaloids of frog skin: Combinatorial bioprospecting 

reveals that pumiliotoxins have an arthropod source. Proceedings of the National 

Academy of Sciences 99:13996-14001. 

Donnelly, M.A. and C. Guyer. 2002 [2001]. Marcado-recaptura. In Medición y Monitoreo 

de la Diversidad Biológica Métodos Estandarizados para anfibios. W.R. Heyer, M. A. 

Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). Smithsonian 

Institution Press and Editorial Universitaria de la Patagonia, pp. 177-194. 

Donnelly, M.A., C. Guyer, J. E. Juterbock, and R.A. Alford. 2002 [2001]. Apéndice 2. 

Técnicas para marcar anifibios. In Medición y Monitoreo de la Diversidad Biológica 

Métodos Estandarizados para anfibios. W.R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. 

McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press and 

Editorial Universitaria de la Patagonia, pp. 267-273. 

McDiarmid, R.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 2002 [2001]. Actividades de grupo y viajes del 

campo. In Medición y Monitoreo de la Diversidad Biológica Métodos 

Estandarizados para anfibios. W.R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. 

Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press and Editorial 

Universitaria de la Patagonia, pp. 168-175. 

Myers, C.W., and M.A. Donnelly. 2001. Herpetofauna of the Yutajé--Corocoro massif, 

Venezuela: second report from the Robert G. Goelet American Museum--Terramar 

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Expedition to the northwestern tepuis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural 

History 261:1-85. 

Donnelly, M.A. 1999. Reproductive phenology of Eleutherodactylus bransfordii (Anura: 

Leptodactylidae) in northeastern Costa Rica. Journal of Herpetology 33:624-631. 

Donnelly, M.A. and M.L. Crump. 1998. Potential effects of climate change on two 

Neotropical amphibian assemblages. In Potential Impacts of climate Change on 

Tropical Forest Ecosystems. A. Markham (ed.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 

401-421 (reprint of Climatic Change article). 

Donnelly, M.A. and M.L. Crump. 1998. Potential effects of climate change on two 

Neotropical amphibian assemblages. Climatic Change 39:541-561. 

Myers, C.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 1997. A tepui herpetofauna on a granitic mountain 

(Tamacuari) in the borderland between Venezuela and Brazil: report from the Phipps 

Tapirapecó Expedition. American Museum Novitates 3213:1-71. 

Myers, C.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 1996. A new herpetofauna from Cerro Yaví, Venezuela: 

First results of the Robert G. Goelet American Museum-TERRAMAR expedition to the 

northwestern tepuis. American Museum Novitates 3172: 1-56. 

Donnelly, M.A. and C. Guyer. 1994. Patterns of reproduction and habitat use in an 

assemblage of Neotropical hylid frogs. Oecologia 98:291-302. 

Donnelly, M.A. 1994. Amphibian diversity and natural history. In La Selva: Ecology and 

Natural History of a Neotropical Rainforest. L. McDade, K. Bawa, H. Hespenheide, 

and G. Hartshorn (eds.). University of Chicago Press, pp. 199-209. 

Donnelly, M.A. . 1994. Appendix 5. Amphibians. In La Selva: Ecology and Natural 

History of a Neotropical Rainforest. L. McDade, K. Bawa, H. Hespenheide, and G. 

Hartshorn (eds.). University of Chicago Press, pp. 380-381, 

Donnelly, M.A. C. Guyer, J.E. Juterbock, and R.A. Alford. 1994. Appendix 2. Techniques 

for marking amphibians. In: Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity 

Standard Methods for Amphibians. W. R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, 

L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 277-284. 

Donnelly, M.A. and C. Guyer. 1994. Estimating population size -- Mark-recapture. In: 


W. R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). 

Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 183-200. 

McDiarmid, R.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 1994. Group activities and field trips. In: Measuring 

and Monitoring Biological Diversity Standard Methods for Amphibians. W. R. 

Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. S. Foster (eds.). 

Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 175-182). 

Donnelly, M.A., R.W. McDiarmid, and C.W. Myers. 1992. A new lizard of the genus 

Arthrosaura (Teiidae) from southern Venezuela. Proceedings of the Biological 

Society of Washington 105:821-833. 

Savage, J.M. and M.A. Donnelly. 1992. The second collection of, and variation in, the rare 

Neotropical toad, Bufo peripetates. Journal of Herpetology 26:76-78. 

Myers, C.W. and M.A. Donnelly. 1991. The lizard genus Sphenomorphus (Scincidae) in 

Panama, with a description of a new species. American Museum Novitates 3027: 1-12. 

Donnelly, M.A. and C.W. Myers. 1991. Herpetological results of the 1990 Venezuelan 

Expedition to the summit of Cerro Guaiquinima, with new tepui reptiles. American 

Museum Novitates 3017:1-54. 

Donnelly, M.A. 1991. Feeding patterns of the strawberry poison frog, Dendrobates pumilio 

(Anura: Dendrobatidae). Copeia 1991:723-730. 

Donnelly, M.A., R.O. de Sá, and C. Guyer. 1990. Description of the tadpoles of 

Gastrophryne pictiventris and Nelsonophryne aterrima (Anura: Microhylidae), with a 

review of morphological variation in free-swimming microhylid larvae. American 

Museum Novitates 2976:1-19. 

Donnelly, M.A., C. Guyer and R. O de Sá . 1990. The tadpole of a dart-poison frog 

Phyllobates lugubris (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society 

of Washington 103:427-431. 

Guyer, C. and M.A. Donnelly. 1990. Length-mass relationships among an assemblage of 

tropical snakes. Journal of Tropical Ecology 6:65-76. 

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Donnelly, M.A. 1989. Effects of reproductive resource supplementation on space-use 

patterns in Dendrobates pumilio. Oecologia 81:212-218. 

Donnelly, M.A. 1989. Reproductive phenology and age structure of Dendrobates pumilio in 

northeastern Costa Rica. Journal of Herpetology 23:362-367. 

Donnelly, M.A. 1989. Demographic effects of reproductive resource supplementation in a 

territorial frog, Dendrobates pumilio. Ecological Monographs 59:207-221. 

Savage, J.M. and M.A. Donnelly. 1988. Variation and systematics in the colubrid snakes of 

the genus Hydromorphus. Amphibia-Reptilia 9:289-30. 

Donnelly, M.A., C. Guyer, D. M. Krempels, and H. E. Braker. 1987. The tadpole of 

Agalychnis calcarifer (Anura: Hylidae). Copeia 1987:247-250. 

Marquis, R. J., M.A. Donnelly and C. Guyer. 1986. Male aggregations of Agalychnis 

calcarifer in a tropical lowland forest. Biotropica. 18:173-175. 

Oberbauer, S.F. and M.A. Donnelly. 1986. Growth analysis and successional status of Costa 

Rican rain forest trees. New Phytologist 104:517-521). 

Denno, R.F. and M.A. Donnelly. 1981. Patterns of herbivory on Passiflora leaf tissues and 

species by generalized and specialized feeding insects. Ecological Entomology 6:11- 

16. 

Books (Peer Reviewed) 

Donnelly, M.A., B.I. Crother, C. Guyer, M.H. Wake, and M.E. White (editors). 2005. 

Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics: A Herpetological Perspective. University of 

Chicago Press, 

Guyer, C. and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and 

the Caribbean Slope: A Comprehensive Guide. University of California Press. 

Heyer, W.R., M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, L.C. Hayek, and M.S. Foster (editors). 2004 

[2003]. Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity Standard Methods for 

Amphibians. Smithsonian Institution Press - IN RUSSIAN 

Heyer, W.R., M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, L.C. Hayek, and M.S. Foster (editors). 2002 

[2001]. Medición y Monitoreo de la Diversidad Biológica Métodos Estandarizados 

para anfibios. W.R. Heyer, M. A. Donnelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. C. Hayek, and M. 

S. Foster (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press and Editorial Universitaria de la 

Patagonia. 

Heyer, W.R., M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, L.C. Hayek, and M.S. Foster (editors). 1994. 


Smithsonian Institution Press. 

Published Abstracts (Unrefereed): 

Schmid, J.L., D.S. Addison, M.A. Donnelly, M.A. Shirley, T. Wibbels. 2003. The effects of 

2001 summer storm events on nest incubation temperatures and implications for 

hatching sex ratio during previous nesting seasons on Keewaydin Island, Florida. In: 

J.Seminoff (Compiler). Proceedings of the Twenty-second Annual Symposium on 

Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Dept. Commerce. NOAA Tech. Memo. 

NMFS-SEFSC-503:158-159. 

Published Reviews and Reports (Unrefereed): 

Donnelly, M.A. 2007. SUMMARY OF THE MEETINGS (OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY 

OF ICHTHYOLOGISTS AND HERPETOLOGISTS). Copeia 2007:1074-1084. 








OF ICHTHYOLOGISTS AND HERPETOLOGISTS. Copeia 2003:930-940. 

Donnelly, M.A. and B.I. Crother. 2003. Joseph Bruno Slowinski 1962--2001 (Obituary). 

Copeia 2003:424-428. 

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Donnelly, M.A. 2002. The tapir's morning bath: mysteries of the tropical rain forest and the 

scientists who are trying to solve them (book review). Ecology 83:1475-1476. 





Donnelly, M.A. 2001. The search for the golden frog: truth and beauty in nature (book 

review). Ecology 82:299-300. 



Donnelly, M.A. 2000. SUMMARY OF BUSINESS CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL 

MEETING OF THE HERPETOLOGISTS' LEAGUE. Herpetologica 56:517-520. 


MEETING OF THE HERPETOLOGISTS’ LEAGUE. Herpetologica 55:576-578. 

Donnelly, M.A. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles of northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and 

Belize (book review). Copeia 1999:1134-1135. 





Donnelly, M.A. 1996. Tracking the vanishing frogs (book review). Copeia 1996:1054- 

1056. 



Scientific Presentations (* denotes invited presentation): 

A review of diet and toxicity in a neotropical poison frog. World Congress of Herpetology, 

Manaurs, Brazil. August 2008 (with Ralph A. Saporito & John W. Daly). 

Macroecological patterns at the mesoscale: Distribution, abundance and body size of 

amphibians and reptiles on forest islands in northeastern Bolivia. Joint Meeting of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Montreal, Canada. July 2008 (with James 

Watling). 

Decline and conservation of amphibians in Central America. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists 

and Herpetologists. Montreal, Canada. July 2008 (with Steven Whitfield, Karen Lips, 

and Harold Heatwole). 

Patterns of amphibian diversity across forest types in four Amazonian sites in southeastern 

Peru. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Paramaribo, Suriname. 

June 2008 (with Rudolf von May and Jenny Jacobs). 

*John W. Daly (1933-2008): A tribute to my friend and collaborator. Tribute to John 

William Daly: A Life Dedicated to Chemistry in Nature. National Institutes of Health, 

Bethesda, MD. June 2008. 

Biodiversity of Amphibians and Reptiles in Guyana. International Conference on the Status 

of Biological Sciences in Caribbean and Latin American Societies. Georgetown, 

Guyana. September 2007 (with Ross MacCulloch, Amy Lathrop, Philippe Kok, Brice 

Noonan, Raffael Ernest, and D. Bruce Means). 

Amphibian and reptile declines at La Selva, Costa Rica: Patterns and processes in a collapsing 

tropical herpetofauna. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. St. Louis, 

MO. July 2007 (with Steven Whitfield). 

Experimental evidence for aposematism in the dendrobatid poison frog Oophaga pumilio. 

Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. St. Louis, MO. July 2007 (with 

Ralph Saporito, Rachel Zuercher, Marcus Roberts, and Kenneth Gerow). 

Amphibian and reptile species composition in two tropical swamps. Joint Meeting of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. St. Louis, MO. July 2007 (with Vivian 

Maccachero, Ralph Saporito, and Craig Guyer). 

Landscape effects on the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in the Big Cypress National 

Preserve. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. St. Louis, MO. July 

2007 (with James Watling, Kallia Cooper, and Monica Isola). 

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Maritime diet of lizards and geckos in pinniped colonies. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists 

and Herpetologists. St. Louis, MO. July 2007 (with Alessandro Catenazzi). 

A pinniped-supported food web in a coastal desert. Coalition for Excellence in Tropical 

Biology (CETroB). Miami, FL. October, 2006 (with Alessandro Catenazzi). 

Habitat use and reproduction of Ranitomeya poison frog in Peru. Coalition for Excellence in 

Tropical Biology (CETroB). Miami, FL, October, 2006 (with Rudolf von May, 

Margarita Median-Müeller, and Kyle Summers). 

Can small samples predict relative species richness. Coalition for Excellence in Tropical 

Biology (CETroB). Miami, FL. October, 2006 (with James I. Watling, Tiffany M. 

Doan, Wilfredo Arizabal, and Kristen E. Bell) 

Topographic effects on marine subsidies for gecko coastal desert populations. Ecological 

Society of America. Memphis, TN, August 2006 (with Alessandro Catenazzi). 

Seasonal and geographic eurythermy of Microlophus peruvianus, a coastal Peruvian lizard. 

Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA. July 2006 (with 

A. Catenazzi and J. Carrillo) 

Faunal declines across 35 years at La Selva, Costa Rica: More trouble in paradise? (with 

Whitfied, S. M. K. E. Bell, F. Bolaños, G. Chaves, M. Sasa, T. Philippi, and J. M. 

Savage). 

*1. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA. July 2006. 

2. Ecological Society of America. Memphis, TN. August 2006. 

3. Coalition for Excellence in Tropical Biology (CETroB). Miami, FL. October, 

2006. 

*A re-examination of diversity patterns of South American herpetofaunas using multivariate 

statistical approaches. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New 

Orleans, LA. July 2006 (with J.I. Watling) 

Species richness and composition of amphibians and reptiles on isolated tabletop mountains 

of the Guayana Shield (with J.I. Watling). 

1. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA. July 2006 

2. Ecological Society of America. Memphis, TN. August 2006. 

*Faunal Declines across 35 years at La Selva, Costa Rica: More trouble in paradise? Future 

Directions in Tropical Research Organization for Tropical Studies. Washington D.C. 

June 2006. 

Variación altitudinal y estactional en la proporción de isótopos de carbono en las plantas del 

desierto costero peruano. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Botanica. Santo 

Domingo, República Dominicana. June 2006 (with Alessandro Catenazzi, Asunción 

Cano, José Roque, and William Anderson). 

*EPA-MAI/GRO funded research in biological sciences at Florida International University. 

BOSC Meeting, Environmental Protectional Agency. Washington D.C. March 2005 

(with Douglas Wartzok). 

*The effect of the EPA STAR-MAI/GRO programs on graduate education in environmental 

biology at FIU. BOSC Meeting, Environmental Protectional Agency. Washington 

D.C. March 2005 (with Douglas Warzok). 

The Ulva connection: Marine algae subsidize terrestrial predators in coastal Peru (with 

Alessandro Catenazzi). 

1. Joint Meeting of the Ecological Society of America and INTECOL, Montreal, 

Canada. August 2005. 

2. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando January 

2006. 

2. Gordon Research Conference on Metabolic Basis of Ecology. Lewiston, ME. July 

2006. 

Habitat and pre selection in two species of Imantodes. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. July 2005 (with Ryan Adasme, Matthew Williams, and 

Craig Guyer. 

Influence of forest fragmentation on community structure of frogs and lizards in lowland 

Costa Rica (with Kristen Bell). 

1. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. . July 2005. 

2. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Uberlandia, Brazil. July 2005. 

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Population variability of a leaf-litter herpetofauna at La Selva, Costa Rica: Seasonal and longterm 

trends (with Kristen Bell, Steven Whitfield, and Mahmood Sasa). 

1. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologistsm Tampa, FL, July 2005. 

2. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Uberlandia, Brazil. July 2005. 

Geographic and temporal variation in alkaloid chemical defense of the dendrobatid frog, 

Dendrobates pumilio. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. 

July 2005 (with Ralph Saporito). 

A new species of Gonatodes from Guyana (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Joint Meeting of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. July 2005 (with Matthew Warren and 

David Kizirian). 

Nested species subsets of amphibians and reptiles on forest islands in Bolivia (with James 

Watling). 

1. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. July 2005, 

2. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Uberlandia, Brazil. July 2005, 

Community structure of a Costa Rican leaf-litter herpetofauna: Prey use and seasonal 

activity. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, FL. July 2005 

(with Steven Whitfield). 

Winter thermal ecology of the intertidal lizard Microlophus peruvianus in southern Peru. 

Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Miami, 

FL. July 2004 (with Alessandro Catenazzi and Jorge Carrillo). 

Evolution of Galapagos Island lava lizards. Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical 

Biology and Conservation, Miami, FL. July 2004 (with David Kizirian, Adrienne 

Trager, and John W. Wright). 

The herpetofauna of the “Lost World”: A multivariate statistical approach to study patterns 

of diversity. 

1. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 

the Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and 

Reptiles, Norman, OK. May-June 2004 (with Roy W. McDiarmid) 

2. Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Miami, 

FL. July 2004 (with Roy W. McDiarmid). 

Formicine ants and siphonotid millipedes: Dietary sources for alkaloids in poison frogs and 

toads. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists, the Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of 

Amphibians and Reptiles, Norman, OK. May-June 2004 (with Ralph Saporito, J.W. 

Daly, H.M. Garraffo, A.L. Edwards, R.W. Hoffman, and J.T. Longino). 

Activity patterns and habitat use of the Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri). Joint 

Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the 

Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 

Norman, OK. May-June 2004 (with Emilie Verdon). 

Alkaloid variation in Dendrobates pumilio on Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro Province, 

Panama. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and 


Amphibians and Reptiles. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. June-July 2003 (with Ralph 

Saporito, and John W. Daly). 

Citizen Science in the North Rupununi, Guyana: amphibian monitoring by Amerindian 

wildlife clubs. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and 


Amphibians and Reptiles. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. June-July 2003 (with Graham 

Watkins, Terrance Brasche, and Waldyke Prince). 

Herpetofaunal distribution and occurrence on the Kissimmee River floodplain prior to 

restoration. Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater 

Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem (GEER Conference). Palm Harbor, Florida. 

April. 2003 (with J. Lawrence Glenn). 

Capacity building in central Guyana. CETroB Bi-Annual Symposium. Coral Gables, Florida. 

September 2002. 

*Excellence in tropical biology in Miami: the common heritage of OTS and CETroB. 

CETroB Bi-Annual Symposium. Coral Gables, Florida. September 2002. 

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Effects of 2001 Summer Storm Events on Nest Incubation Temperatures and Implications for 

Hatchling Sex Ratios During Previous Nesting Seasons on Keewaydin Island, Florida. 

Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Miami, Florida. April 

2002. (with Jill Schmidt (Ryder), DS Addison, MA Shirley, and T. Wibbels). 

Spatio-temporal variation in the community composition of leaf litter frogs and lizards in a 

Neotropical rainforest. Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League and the 

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Indianapolis, Indiana. July 2001 

(with James I. Watling). 

The herpetofauna of the Yutajé-Corocoro massif, Venezuela. Annual Meeting of the 

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Pennsylvania State University, 

State College, Pennsylvania. July, 2001. 

The influence of habitat on the distribution and abundance of small mammals in the 

southwest Everglades. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Science 

Conference. Naples, Florida. December 2000 (with Diane Riggs and Thomas J. 

Smith III). 

*CETroB and OTS: an educational partnership. CETroB Symposium 2000. Miami, Florida. 

October 2000. 

*The Iwokrama herpetofauna: an exploration of diversity in a Guyanan rainforest. ASIH- 

HL-SSAR Symposium on Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics. Annual Meeting of 

the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ 

League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. La Paz, Baja 

California Sur, Mexico. June 2000 (with Megan H. Chen and Graham Watkins). 

*Patterns of co-occurrence of hylid frogs at a temporary wetland in Costa Rica. ASIH-HL- 

SSAR Symposium on Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics. Annual Meeting of the 

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ League, 

and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. La Paz, Baja California 

Sur, Mexico. June 2000 (with Craig Guyer). 

*The Pantepui herpetofauna: amphibians and reptiles from the Lost World. ASIH-HL-SSAR 

Symposium on Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics. Annual Meeting of the 

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ League, 

and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. La Paz, Baja California 

Sur, Mexico. June 2000 (with Roy W. McDiarmid). 

Variation in advertisement calls of male Dendrobates pumilio from La Selva, Costa Rica (with 

Kirsten N. Hines). 

1. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the 

Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and 

Reptiles. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. June 2000. 

2. CETroB Symposium 2000. Miami, Florida. October 2000. 

Reproductive phenology of Eleutherodactylus species at La Selva, Costa Rica. Annual 

Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the 

Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. June 2000 (with James I. Watling). 

Preliminary differences in harvested pig frog populations Rana grylio Stejneger from south 

Florida wetlands (with Cristina A. Ugarte and Ken. G. Rice). 



Reptiles. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. June 2000 

2. CETroB Symposium 2000. Miami, Florida. October 2000 

Ontogenetic scaling of poison glands in Dendrobates pumilio (with Keith Condon and Ralph 

Saporito). 

1. Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. Atlanta, 

Georgia. January 2000. 



Reptiles. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. June 2000. 

3. CETroB Symposium 2000. Miami, Florida. October 2000. 

The herpetofauna of the Kissimmee River: patterns of abundance and occurrence in upland 

habitats. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and 

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Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of 

Amphibians and Reptiles. State College, Pennsylvania. June 1999 (with Matthew J. 

Baber and Christopher J. Farrell). 

A comparison of inventory sampling methods for a Neotropical herpetofaunal assemblage in 

Iwokrama Reserve. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of 

Amphibians and Reptiles. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. July, 1998 (with Megan H. 

Chen). 

A study of the herpetofaunal assemblages in the floodplain habitats of the Kissimmee River. 

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the 

Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 

Guelph, Ontario, Canada. July, 1998 (with Christopher J. Farrell). 

Patterns of reproduction in leaf-litter lizards of Costa Rica. Annual Meeting of the American 

Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ League, and the 

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. July, 

1998 (with J. Hardin Waddle). 

The herpetofauna of the Kissimmee River Floodplain: pre-restoration community structure. 

Society for Ecological Restoration Symposium: Greater Everglades Ecosystem 

Restoration: Research related to Greater Everglades Restoration. November 1997. 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (with Matthew J. Baber, Christopher J. Farrell, J. Lawrence 

Glenn, and Joseph W. Koebel, Jr.) 

*Potential effects of climate change on two Neotropical Amphibian Assemblages. Third 

World Congress of Herpetology Symposium: Declining Amphibian Populations: 

Geography and Possible Causes. August 1997. Prague, Czech Republic (with Martha 

L. Crump). 

*Another look at the effects of resource supplementation on space use in the strawberry frog, 

Dendrobates pumilio. ASIH/HL/SSAR Symposium: Ecological Processes: Insights 

from field experiments and natural history: A symposium celebrating the career and 

contributions of Margaret McBride Stewart. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists, Herpetologists’ League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and 

Reptiles Annual Meeting. June--July 1997. Seattle, Washington (with Matthew J. 

Baber). 

Monitoring amphibians and reptiles as a component of restoration of the Kissimmee River 

ecosystem (with M.A. Baber, C.J. Farrell, J.L. Glenn, and J.W. Koebel, Jr.). 

1. Contributed Paper Session. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists, Herpetologists’ League, and Society for the Study of 

Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting. June--July 1997. Seattle, 

Washington. 

2. Contributed Paper Session. Third World Congress of Herpetology, August, 1997. 

Prague, Czech Republic. 

New amphibians and reptiles from Cerro Yaví, Amazonas State, Venezuela. Contributed 

Paper Session. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and 

Herpetologists’ League Annual Meeting. June 1996. New Orleans, Louisiana. 

*Potential effects of global climate change on Neotropical amphibians. IUCN Declining 

Amphibian Task Force Workshop for Climate and Atmospheric Working group. 

February, 1996. Corvallis, Oregon. 

*Natural history of the strawberry poison frog, Dendrobates pumilio. Symposium on Natural 

History of Amphibians and Reptiles. Annual Meeting. American Society of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the Herpetologists’ League. June, 1995. 

Edmonton, Canada. 

*Effects of climate change on two tropical amphibian communities: Leaf-litter amphibians 

and pond-breeding frogs. World Wildlife Fund and International Institute of Tropical 

Forestry Conference on the Effects of Climate Change on Tropical Forest 

Ecosystems. April 1995. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

*Feeding patterns of dendrobatid frogs. Symposium on Biology of Feeding in Fishes, 

Amphibians, and Reptiles. Annual Meeting. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists and the Herpetologists' League. May-June, 1993. Austin, Texas. 

New lizards of the genus Neusticurus from northern South America. 

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*1. Symposium on Latin American Herpetofauna. Annual Meeting. American 

Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the Herpetologists' League. 

June, 1992. Champaign, Illinois. 

2. Florida Ecological and Evolutionary Symposium. Archbold Biological Station, 

May, 1993. Lake Placid, Florida. 

Feeding patterns in "primitive" dendrobatid frogs. Joint annual meeting of the Society for the 

Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the Herpetologists' League. August, 1991. 

State College, Pennsylvania. 

Demographic effects of reproductive resource addition on male strawberry poison-dart frogs. 

Annual meeting. Ecological Society of America, August, 1988. Davis, California. 

Individual effects of reproductive resource addition on male strawberry poison-dart frogs. 

Annual meeting. Association for Tropical Biology, August, 1988. Davis, California. 

Reproductive phenology and population structure of two Neotropical anuran species in Costa 

Rica. Combined meeting of Herpetologists' League, Society for the Study of 

Amphibians and Reptiles, and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 

June, 1988. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

Effects of resource addition on home range utilization in the strawberry poison-dart frog, 

Dendrobates pumilio. Joint annual meeting of Society for the Study of Amphibians 

and Reptiles, Herpetologists' League, and Comite Herpetologico Nacional, August, 

1987. Veracruz, Mexico. 

Territoriality in the strawberry poison-dart frog Dendrobates pumilio. 

1. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and Herpetologists' League, 

August, 1986. Springfield, Missouri. 

*2. Annual Meeting. Symposium on Anuran Behavioral Ecology. American 

Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June, 1987. Albany, New York. 

Feeding patterns of the strawberry poison-dart frog Dendrobates pumilio. 

1. Joint Annual Meeting. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the 

Herpetologists' League, August, 1985. Tampa, Florida. 

2. Annual Meeting. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June, 

1986. Victoria, British Columbia. 

Length-weight relationships of snakes from a tropical, lowland, wet forest (with C. Guyer). 

1. Annual Meeting. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 

1985. Knoxville, Tennessee. 

2. Annual Meeting. Association for Tropical Biology, August, 1985. Gainesville, 

Florida. 

Phenology of "swamp-breeding" frogs in a Costa Rican lowland tropical forest (with C. 

Guyer). 

1. Annual Meeting. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June, 

1985. Knoxville, Tennessee. 

2. Annual Meeting. Association for Tropical Biology, August, 1985. Gainesville, 

Florida. 

*Sampling biodiversity of lowland tropical herpetofaunas: problems and procedures (with 

Roy W. McDiarmid). Biodiversity Symposium. Annual meeting American Society 

of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. June, 1991. New York, New York. 

*Amphibians and Reptiles of Finca La Selva. All Florida Herpetological Conference, April, 

1984. Miami, Florida. 

Invited Seminars 

Territoriality, space use, vocalizations, and toxicity in a neotropical poison frog. 

1. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. October, 2007. 

2. San Diego State University, San Diego, California. November 2007. 

3. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. January 2008. 

4. University of California Merced, Merced, California. March 2008. 

5. University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. April 2008. 

6. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. April 2008. 

Biodiversity Issues in Rajaji National Park: Gujjars, Tigers, Elephants, and Training 

Programs. 

1. Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, Miami, 

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Florida. October, 2007. 

2. Centro de Investigación y Capacitación Río Los Amigos (CIRCA), Madre de Dios, 

Peru. February, 2008. 

Exploring patterns of amphibian and reptile diversity in the “Lost World” of Venezuela. 

1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. 

September, 2004. 

2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

May 2005. 

3. REU Program at the La Selva Biological Station, Organization for Tropical 

Studies, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. June, 2005. 

4. Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. March, 

2008. 

Territoriality, Space Use, Sexual Selection, and Toxicity in the poison frog Dendrobates 

pumilio. 

1. Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, Florida. 

August, 2004. 

2. Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University. October, 

2004 

3. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Center for Tropical Agriculture, 

University of Florida, Homestead, FL. January 2005. 

4. Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, 

LA. February 2005 (2005 Mardi Gras Seminar). 

5. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

May 2005. 





From the Andes to the Amazon and Back Again: Bioadventures in South America. 

1. Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, Miami, 

Florida. September 2003. 

2. Southeastern Louisiana University, Department of Biological Sciences, Hammond, 

Louisiana. February 2007 

The Lost World: Amphibian and Reptile Diversity on Venezuelan Tepuis. Tulane University, 

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, EEB Seminar Series. New 

Orleans, Louisiana. January 2003. 

Bioadventures in the forests and savannas of Guyana: a herpetological perspective. Florida 

International University, Biological Sciences, Graduate Seminar Series. Miami, 

Florida. September 2002. 

The Lost World of Venezuela: Frogs, Lizards, and Snakes, Oh My!. Faculty Lunchtime 

Symposium. Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies, 

Florida International University. September 2001. 

The Lost World: Amphibians and Reptiles of Venezuelan Tepuis. California Academy of 

Sciences. February 2001. San Francisco, CA. 

The Lost World: Scientific Exploration of Venezuelan Tepuis. Florida International 

University, Arts and Sciences Faculty Seminar, North Miami Campus. February 

1999. Miami, FL 

Herpetology of the Tepui Highlands of Venezuela. Auburn University - Department of 

Zoology and Wildlife Science. January 1999. Auburn, AL 

The Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area: Biological Adventures in Papua New 

Guinea. Florida International University, Biological Sciences, Graduate Seminar 

Series (with S.F. Oberbauer). October 1998. Miami, FL 

The amphibians and reptiles of Venezuelan tepuis. University of California, Davis, - Ecology 

and Evolutionary Biology. August 1998. Davis, CA. 

The herpetofauna of the Iwokrama Forest. University of Guyana and the Centre for the 

Study of Biological Diversity. Georgetown, Guyana. August 1998. 

Dendrobates pumilio: Territoriality, space use, and sexual selection. 

1. Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences Graduate 

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Seminar Series (BSC 5931). March 1998. Miami, FL 

2. University of California, Davis, - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. August 

1998. Davis, CA. 

3. Auburn University - Department of Zoology and Wildlife Science. January 1999. 

Auburn, AL 

4. University of Miami - Department of Biology. October 1999. Coral Gables, FL. 

5. Southern Illinois University - Department of Zoology. January 2000. 

6. James Madison University - Department of Biology. January 2001. 

A herp’s eye view of the Lost World: amphibians and reptiles of Venezuelan tepuis. 

Fairchild Tropical Garden. February 1998. Miami, FL 

Herpetofauna of the Guianan tepuis and relationships with Iwokrama”. University of 

Guyana, Centre for the Study of Biodiversity, Iwokrama Centre, Academy of Natural 

Sciences of Philadelphia, and Smithsonian Institution. University of Guyana, Faculty 

of Natural Science. July 1997. Georgetown, Guyana. 

Recent exploration of Venezuelan tepuis: herpetological results. Department of Biology, 

University of Miami. March 1997. Coral Gables, Florida. 

Conservation and Indigenous Peoples: A Case Study of the Yanomami Indians. 

Environmental Studies Consortium, Department of Environmental Studies, Florida 

International University. March 1996. Miami, Florida. 

Herpetological biodiversity in Venezuela. Environmental Seminar (EVR 4920). Department 

of Environmental Studies, Florida International University, October 1995. Miami, 

Florida. 

Testing hypotheses in evolutionary ecology: an examination of feeding patterns in 

Neotropical poison frogs. 

1. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, July 1994. 

Miami, Florida. 

2. Department of Biology, University of Missouri St. Louis, November 1995. St. 

Louis, Missouri. 

3. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, April 1996. Boca 

Raton, Florida. 

4. Zoology Department, Bringham Young University, September 1996, Provo, Utah. 

5. Department of Biology, Southeastern Louisiana University, March 1997. 

Hammond, Louisiana. 

6. Department of Biological Sciences. University of New Orleans, March 1997. New 

Orleans, Louisiana 

Biology of the lost world: the tepuis of South America. Department of Biology, 

Southeastern Louisiana University, April 1994. Hammond, Louisiana. 

Natural history of the lost world: the tepuis of Venezuela. Grice Marine Biological 

Laboratory, College of Charleston, March 1994. Charleston, South Carolina. 

The Lost World: Tepui natural history. Florida International University, January, 1994. 

Miami, Florida. 

Tepui natural history and ecology. Biology Graduate Student Association and the 

Intercollege Program in Ecology, Penn State University. April, 1993. State College, 

Pennsylvania. 

Effects of reproductive resource addition on male poison frogs. Smithsonian Tropical 

Research Institute, February, 1993. Gamboa, Panama. 

Feeding in dendrobatids: an ecophylogenetic approach. Washington Area Herpetologists. 

May, 1992. Washington, DC. 

Feeding in dart-poison frogs: an evolutionary perspective. 

1. Department of Biology, University of Richmond, February, 1992. Richmond, 

Virginia. 

2. Department of Biology, College of William & Mary, March, 1992. Williamsburg, 

Virginia. 

3. Department of Biology, Indiana University Northwest, March, 1992. Gary, 

Indiana. 

4. Department of Biology, College of Charleston, March, 1994. Charleston, South 

Carolina. 

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Demographic perspectives of territoriality in strawberry poison frogs. Department of 

Biology, Trenton State College, March, 1992. Trenton, New Jersey. 

Territoriality in the strawberry poison-dart frog Dendrobates pumilio. 

1. Department of Zoology and Wildlife Science, Auburn University. November, 

1989. Auburn, Alabama. 

2. Department of Biology, Stetson University. April, 1989. DeLand, Florida. 

3. Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, February, 1989. 

Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Recent exploration of Venezuelan tepuis. 

1. Botany Colloquium. Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, April, 1991. 

Madison, Wisconsin. 

2. The Linnean Society of New York, September, 1991. New York, New York. 

An ecophylogenetic analysis of feeding in dendrobatid frogs. Division of Biological 

Sciences, University of Kansas, November, 1990. Lawrence, KS. 

Effects of resource supplementation on demography and space use in male dart-poison frogs, 

Dendrobates pumilio. Division of Biological Sciences, University of Kansas, 

November, 1990. Lawrence, Kansas. 

Demographic effects of reproductive resource supplementation in a dart-poison frog, 

Dendrobates pumilio. 

1. Ecology Graduate Program Seminar, Rutgers University, November, 1989. 

Piscataway, New Jersey. 

2. City University of New York Colloquium in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavioral 

Biology and American Museum of Natural History Systematics Discussion 

Group, November, 1989. New York, New York. 

The natural history of the strawberry dart-poison frog. American Museum of Natural History 

Members Lecture, November, 1989. New York, New York. 

Professional Affiliations: 

American Association for the Advancement of Science 

American Institute of Biological Sciences 

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation 

Ecological Society of America 

Herpetologists' League 

National Education Association 

Sigma Xi 

Society for Conservation Biology 

Society for Systematic Biology 

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 

United Faculty of Florida 

Society and Professional Activities (* denotes continuing activity): 

Assigning Editor. Society for Conservation Biology. June 2006. 

Board of Directors (Class of 2001). Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 

1999--2001. 

Board of Directors (currently known as the Assembly of Delegates) Organization of Tropical 

Studies (FL). 1997--2000. 

*Board of Governors. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1988--1993, 

1994--1999, 2000--present. 

Board of Trustees. Amphibian Conservation Alliance. 1997--1999. 

Chair, Long Range Planning and Policy Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists. 1999--2000. 

Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee for Planning the Scientific Program - La Paz 2000. American 

Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 2000. 

Chair, Gaige Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1995-- 

1996. 

Chair, Nominating Committee. Organization for Tropical Studies. 1999--2000. 

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Chair, Nominating Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 

1993--1994. 

Chair, Robert K. Johnson Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and 


Chair, Student Awards Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 

1993--1994, 1995--1996. 

Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on Stoye Award in Ecology and Ethology. American Society of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1997--1998. 

Chair and Judge, Stoye Award--General Herpetology. American Society of Ichthyologists 

and Herpetologists Annual Meeting. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1998; State College 

Pennsylvania, 1999. 

Judge, Gentry Award. The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Annual 

Meeting. Miami, Florida. 2004. 

Judge, Storer Award--Herpetology. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 

Annual Meeting. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1998; State College Pennsylvania, 1999, 

Tampa Florida, 2005. 

Judge, Stoye Award--Ecology and Ethology. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists Annual Meeting, Champaign, Illinois, 1992; New Orleans, Louisiana, 

1996. 

Judge, Stoye Award--General Herpetology. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 1991; Los Angeles, California, 

1994; Edmonton, Canada, 1995. 

Judge, Stoye Award--Genetics, Development, and Morphology. American Society of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Meeting. Edmonton, Canada. 1995. 

Judge, Student Paper Award. Herpetologists' League Annual Meeting. State College, 

Pennsylvania. 1991. 

*Member, Amphibian Specialist Group (2005-2008). IUCN SSC 

*Member, ASIH/HL/SSAR Liaison Committee. 1996--present. 

*Member, Assembly of Delegates. Organization for Tropical Studies (NC). 2000--present. 

Member, Board of Directors (former Executive Committee). Organization for Tropical 

Studies. 2001--2003. 

Member, Budget Review Committee. Organization for Tropical Studies (NC). 2001--2003. 

Member, Editorial Board. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1993-- 

2006. 

Member, Editorial Board. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 2001--2003. 

*Member, Editorial Board. Herpetologists’ League. 2004--present. 

Member, Education Committee. Organization for Tropical Studies. 2000--2003. 

Member, Executive Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 

1999--2006. 

Member, Committee for the Fitch Award. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists. 2000. 

Member, Committee to Select and Honorary Foreign Member in Herpetology. American 

Society of Ichthyologyists and Herpetologists. 2007--2008. 

Member, Dues Committee. Organization for Tropical Studies. 2000--2001. 

Member, Gaige Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1993-- 

1995. 

Member, Grants-in-Herpetology Committee. Society for the Study of Amphibians and 

Reptiles. 1991--1994. 

Member, Host Committee. Silver Anniversary Symposium. Organization for Tropical 

Studies, Inc. Coral Gables, Florida. 1988. 

Member, International Herpetological Committee. World Congress of Herpetology. 1997-- 

2005. 

Member, Local Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New 

York, New York. 1991. On the following subcommittees: Publications, Housing. 

Member, Long Range Planning and Policy Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists 

and Herpetologists. 1995--1998. 

Member, Long Range Planning and Finance Committee. Herpetologists’ League. 1996-- 

2000. 

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*Member, Meeting Planning Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists. 2000--current. 

Member, Nominating Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 

1992--1993, 1997--1998. 

Member, Nominating Committee. Organization for Tropical Studies. 1997--1998. 

Member, Nominating Committee. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 2000. 

Member, Resolutions Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 

1997. 

Member, Robert K. Johnson Award Committee. American Society of Ichthyologists and 


Member, Strategic Planning Committee - Education. Organization for Tropical Studies. 

2005--2006. 

Moderator, Contributed Paper Session. American Society of Ichthyologists and 

Herpetologists Annual Meeting. Charleston, South Carolina, 1990; New York, New 

York, 1991; New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996; Seattle, Washington, 1997; Guelph, 

Ontario, Canada, 1998; State College, Pennsylvania, 1999; State College, Pennsylvania, 

2001; Tampa, Florida, 2005; Montreal, Canada, 2008. 

Moderator, Symposium Session. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 

Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 

Annual Meeting. La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. 

Moderator, Contributed Paper Session. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 

Herpetologists' League, Comite Herpetologico Nacional Joint Annual Meeting. 

Veracruz, Mexico. 1987. 

Moderator, Contributed Paper Session. Association for Tropical Biology Annual Meeting. 

Gainesville, Florida. 1985; Miami, Florida. 2004. 

Moderator, SSAR Henri Siebert Student Award Session - Ecology/Evolution. Annual 

Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. State College, 

Pennsylvania. 1999; La Paz, Baja California Mexico; 2000, Kansas City, Missouri. 

2002; Norman, Oklahoma, 2004; St. Louis, Missouri, 2007. 

Organizer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Herpetologists' League, 

and the Society for the Study of Amphibian and Reptiles Symposium (Ecology and 

Evolution in the Tropics: Essays in Tribute of Jay M. Savage). La Paz, Baja 

California, Mexico. 2000. 

Organizer, Fifth Annual Biology Symposium (Florida International University). Fairchild 

Tropical Garden, Miami, Florida. 2003 

Panelist, Delta Alpha Mu Panel Discussion. Florida International University. Miami, Florida. 

October, 2007. 

Panelist, Biotic Surveys and Inventories - NSF. Arlington, Virginia. April, 2007. 

Panelist, STAR/GRO Fellowships. Environmental Protection Agency, Adelphia, Maryland. 

March 2006. 

Panelist, STAR/GRO Fellowships. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 

February 2005. 

Panelist, Special Emphasis Advisory Panel for Ecology NSF Fellowship competition. Crystal 

City, Virginia, 2004. 

Panelist, Special Emphasis Advisory Panel for Environmental Science and Engineering 

IGERT Preproposals. Arlington, Virginia. 2001. 

Panelist, Special Emphasis Advisory Panel for Dissertation Improvement Awards. National 

Science Foundation. Washington, DC. 1992. 

Panelist, Special Emphasis Advisory Panel for Research Experiences for Undergraduates 

Program. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC. 1992. 

Participant, Workshop - Teaching Conservation Biology. Network of Conservation Educators 

and Professionals. Southwest Research Station. Portal, Arizona. 2005. 

Participant, Workshop - Society for Ecological Toxicology and Chemistry and the Johnson 

Foundation: Effects of Multiple Stressors on Amphibians. Racine, Wisconsin. 2001 

Participant, Workshop - Organization for Tropical Studies: Educational Opportunities in 

Southern Africa. Skukuza, South Africa. 2001, 

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Participant, Workshop - Local Knowledge of Amphibians and Reptiles in Communities 

Surrounding the Iwokrama Forest. Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest 

Development. Kurupukari Base Camp, Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. 1999. 

Participant, Celebration of Tropical Biology in South Florida. The Kampong. Miami, 

Florida. 1999. 

Participant, Workshop - South Florida Water Management District and Florida Center for 

Environmental Studies. Groundwater impacts to isolated wetlands workshop. Palm 

Beach Gardens, FL. 1997. 

Participant, Committee on Graduate Student Participation (American Society of 

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) Annual Symposium. New Orleans, Louisiana, 

1996; Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1998; La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2000; 

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2006. 

Participant, IUCN Declining amphibian task force workshop for the climate and atmospheric 

working group. Corvallis, Oregon. 1996. 

Participant, WWF-IITF conference on effects of global climate change on tropical ecosystems. 

San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1995. 

Participant, INBio-Guanacaste Conservation Area sponsored INBITTA workshop - 

Vertebrates (All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory). Heredia and Guanacaste Provinces, 

Costa Rica. 1995. 

Participant, Workshop on All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1993. 

Participant, Workshop on Standard Methods for Measuring Biodiversity: Amphibians. 

Arlington Virginia and Washington, DC. 1991. 

Participant, Workshop on Declining Amphibian Populations in Lower Central America (Costa 

Rica-Panama). Heredia, Costa Rica. 1991. 

Reviewer: 

Academic Press, 1994. 

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scienciarum Hungaricae, 2007. 

Alytes, 1995, 1997, 2000. 

American Midland Naturalist, 1991. 

American Museum of Natural History (Novitates Series), 1994--1995. 

American Museum of Natural History (T. Roosevelt Grants), 1992. 

American Museum of Natural History (Bulletin Series), 1992, 2004--05. 

American Naturalist, 1990, 1996. 

American Zoologist, 1998. 

Amphibia-Reptilia, 1998--2000, 2002--2003. 

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 2007. 

Animal Behaviour, 2007. 

Aquatic Ecology, 2006. 

Austin Community Foundation, 2006. 

Austral Biology, 2005. 

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1998, 2000. 

Biological Conservation, 2003. 

Biota Neotropica, 2007. 

Biotropica, 1998, 2000--2001. 

Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1995--1996. 

Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2002, 2007. 

Caribbean Journal of Science, 1993--1994, 2001, 2005. 

Checklist, Journal of Species Lists and Distributions, 2007. 

Conservation Biology, 1994--1997, 1999--2000, 2002, 2005--2006. 

Contributions to Herpetology, 1992. 

Copeia, 1987--1988, 1991--2002, 2004. 

Ecography, 2007. 

Ecology/Ecological Monographs, 1988, 1990, 1999. 

Ethology, 2005. 

Evolutionary Ecology, 2006. 

Herpetologica, 1991--2002, 2004--2007. 

Herpetological Journal, 2002--2003. 

Herpetological Monographs, 1995--1996 

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Herpetological Natural History, 1994, 1998, 2000--03. 

Herpetological Review, 1997, 2000, 2006. 

Hydrobiologia, 2008. 

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) Journal, 2006. 

Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments, 1994. 

Journal of Arid Environments, 2007. 

Journal of Herpetology, 1991--1992, 1995--2005, 2007. 

Journal of Tropical Ecology, 1993--1994, 1998--2004, 2006. 

Journal of Wildlife Management, 2007. 

Journal of Zoology, 2006. 

Lincoln Park Zoo, 2003. 

National Geographic Society, 1993, 1995, 2006. 

National Science Foundation, 1995, 1997--2001, 2007. 

Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO), 2003. 

Occasional Papers, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. 

Oecologia, 2000. 

Organization for Tropical Studies, 1989--1994, 1996. 

Prentice Hall, 1997,1999. 

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London -- Biological Sciences, 1998. 

Royal Ontario Museum Science Contribution Series, 2007. 

Sigma Delta Epsilon - Graduate Women in Science, 2007, 2008. 

University of Chicago Press, 1998, 2004, 2008. 

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2003. 

Zoological Sciences, 1999. 

Zootaxa, 2005. 

Secretary. The Herpetologists’ League. 1996--2000. 

*Secretary. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 2000--present. 

Vice-Chair for Education. Organization for Tropical Studies. 2002--2003. 

Vice-President, Phi-Sigma. University of Southern California Chapter. 1979--1980. 

Departmental Service - Florida International University (* denotes continuing activity): 

Chair, Graduate Committee. 2003--2008 

Chair, Space Committee. 1995--1997 

Chair, Curriculum Committee. 2002--2003 

Chair, Tropical Biology Committee. 2002--2003 

Member, Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee. 2007--2008 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Pelagic Vertebrate Position. 2002 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Community Ecology Position. 2000 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Geology-Biology Position. 1999 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Plant Molecular Systematist. 1998 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Comparative Anatomist. 1995 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Comparative Physiologist. 1994--95 

Member, Search and Screen Committee - Evolutionary Biologist. 1994--95 

Member, Academic Standing Committee. 1998--1999 

Member, Executive Committee. 2003--2008 

Member, Glaser Committee. 1998--2000, 2002--2003 

Member, Human Resources Committee. 2001--2002 

Member, Undergraduate Committee. 1998--1999 

Member, Tropical Biology Committee. 1998--2000, 2001--2003 

Member, Curriculum Committee. 1994--1998, 2003--2005 

Member Space Committee. 1998--1999 

Member, Building Committee. 1995--1998 

Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Pre-Professional Track. 2003 

College of Arts & Sciences (Biscayne Bay Campus) - Florida International University 

Member, Laboratory Committee. 1994--2000; 2001-2002 

College of Arts & Sciences - Florida International University (*denotes continuing activity): 

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Faculty Senate. 1996--2000, 2003--2008 

Curriculum Committee. 2002--2003 

*Member, LACC Faculty Advisory Board. 2003--present. 

*Member, IACUC. 2004--present. 

Member, Graduate Council. 2005--2008. 

Member, Strategic Planning Committee. 2007--2008 

Florida International University - University Wide Service 

Dissertation Advisor Status Evaluation Committee. 2004--2007 

Chair, Graduate Council. 2006--2008. 

Vice Chair, Graduate Council. 2005--2006. 

Search Committee Member, Graduate School Dean and Vice-President for Research 2006. 

Other Service (* denotes continuing activity): 

Faculty Advisor, FIU Herpetology Club. 2001--2007 

Faculty Advisor, Biology Graduate Student Association. 2004--2008 

Mentor. Women’s Center, Florida International University. 1995--1996 

President, Biology Graduate Student Association. University of Miami, Department of 

Biology. 1985--1986 

Member, Distinguished Visiting Professor Committee. University of Miami, Department of 

Biology. 1985--1986 

Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. California State University Fullerton, 

Department of Biological Sciences. 1978--1979 

Member, Subcommittee on Undergraduate Advisement. California State University Fullerton, 

Department of Biological Sciences. 1978--1979 

Faculty Officer, Society for the Advancement of Biological Sciences. California State 

University Fullerton. Department of Biological Sciences. 1977--1979 

Community Service: 

Presentation on Papua New Guinea. Fifth Grade Class. South Miami Elementary School. 

January 1999. 

Participant. Online Guest for Science in the Rainforest. Turner Adventure Learning, Turner 

Educational Services, Inc. Two Sessions, April, 1996. 

Presentation on Costa Rican Tropical Forests, Field trip course sponsored by the Gulliver 

Academy, Miami, Florida. May, 1994. 

Presentation on Amphibians and Reptiles, Biology Class (7th Grade), Gulliver Academy, 

Miami, Florida. March, 1994 

Presentation on Tropical Amphibians and Reptiles, Environmental Studies Class (8th Grade), 

Gulliver Academy, Miami, Florida. October, 1993. 

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