Grimaldi, David A.
Summary
David Grimaldi is Curator for amber, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and minor holometabolous orders (Mecoptera, Neuroptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Trichoptera) at the American Museum of Natural History, and Professor in the Richard Gilder Graduate School.
Dr. Grimaldi’s research involves 450 million years of insect evolutionary history, from species-level diversity in drosophilid and other flies, to the earliest Devonian fossil hexapods. Along with a focus on morphology, he also focuses on amber, because the exquisite, life-like preservation allows unmatched accuracy in assessing evolutionary change over millions of years.
Other interests include the evolution of sociality in insects (especially ants and termites), pollination, biogeography and the effects of climate change; and the origins of modern ecosystems, such as tropical forests. New areas of research include the insect respiratory system and how it relates to flight. Broader interests include science writing, illustration and imaging, and the history of science are among my broader interests. (AMNH website)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition photographic slides
Field photographs from the 1984-1985 Cerro de la Neblina expedition. Includes one slide from Amazonas, Rio Mavaca Base Camp, March 1989.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192