Dr. Laura Hancock

My research interests focus on spatiotemporal population dynamics as they relate to the ecology and conservation of different taxa. Namely, my research focuses on utilizing population dynamics and ecological theory to better inform management and conservation of wildlife. My work spans taxa (plants to mammals), spatial scale (microsite to landscape), and temporal scale (intra-annual to decadal).

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Ives, R., M. Moran, L. Hancock, J. Williams, W. Gannon, and R. Sherwin. In prep. New Insights into
Patterns of Foraging Behavior and Roost Associations of Townsend’s Big-eared Bats (Corynorhinus
townsendii).

Hancock, L. and K. Stinson. 2023. Trait variation and long-term population dynamics of the invasive Alliara petiolata across three microhabitats. Biological Invasions 

Stinson, K. A., L. Carley, L. Hancock, and K. Donohue. 2019. Effects of maternal source and progeny
microhabitat on natural selection and population dynamics in Alliaria petiolata. American Journal of
Botany 106: 1-12.

Stinson, K., J. Albertine, L. Hancock, T. Seidler, and C. Rogers. 2016. Northern ragweed ecotypes flower earlier and longer in response to elevated CO2: what are you sneezing at? Oecologia

Ruane, L., L. Hancock, A. Rotzin, and C. Luce. 2013. Pollen viability and the potential for self-pollen
interference in Phlox hirsuta, an endangered species. International Journal of Plant Sciences
174:1251-1258.

Hancock, L., C. Ernst, R. Charneskie, and L. Ruane. 2012. Effects of cadmium and mycorrhizal fungi
on growth, fitness, and cadmium accumulation in flax (Linum usitatissimum; Linaceae) American
Journal of Botany 99: 1445-1452.

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