Person
Gandolfo, Maria Alejandra
- Occupation
- Evolutionary biologist and Palaeobotanist
Summary
Maria Gandolfo, Senior Research Associate in the Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, has been conducting research in paleobotany and plant anatomy, with emphasis on plant evolution and development, origin of angiosperms, Cretaceous and Tertiary floras and paleoclimate. In her research, she discovered the oldest known naturally occurring Eucalyptus macrofossils in South America. Her findings were published in 2011.
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Gandolfo, M.A.; Hermsen, E.J.; Zamaloa, M.C.; Nixon, K.C.; Gonzalez, C.C.; Wilf, P.; . . . Johnson, K.R., 'Oldest known Eucalyptus macrofossils are from South America.', Plos One, 6 (6) (2011), e21084. Details
- Sauquet, H.; Ho, S.Y.W.; Gandolfo, M.A.; Jordan, G.J.; Wilf, P.; Cantrill D.J.; Bayly, M.J.; Bromham, L.; Brown, G.K.; Carpenter, R.J.; Lee, D.M.; Murphy, D.J.; Sniderman J.M.K.; and Udovicic F., 'Testing the impact of calibration on molecular divergence times using a fossil-rich group: the case of Nothofagus (Fagales).', Systematic Biology, 61 (2) (2012), 289-313. Details
Resources
- 'Gandolfo, Maria Alejandra', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1540429. Details
Christine Moje
Created: 18 February 2013, Last modified: 11 January 2022