Laura Cisneros
Laura CisnerosDoctoral Candidate
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Laura Cisneros
University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043
Storrs, CT 06269-3043, U.S.A.Research Interests
Community Ecology; Metacommunity Ecology; Multiple Dimensions of Biodiversity; Landscape Ecology; Impacts of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Wildlife; Neotropical Mammals
Education
Doctor of Philosophy. In Progress. University of Connecticut. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Dissertation Title (tentative): Effects of past and contemporary human-modified landscapes on metacommunity structure and multiple dimensions of biodiversity. Dr. Michael R. Willig, Advisor.
Bachelor of Science. 2006. Michigan State University. Zoology with Honors, Concentration in Zoo and Aquarium Science.
Publications
Cisneros, L. M., K. R. Burgio, L. M. Dreiss, B. T. Klingbeil, B. D. Patterson, S. J. Presley, and M. R. Willig. Multiple dimensions of bat biodiversity along an extensive tropical elevational gradient. Journal of Animal Ecology (submitted).
*Durant, K. A., R. W. Hall, L. M. Cisneros, R. M. Hyland, and M. R. Willig. Reproductive phenologies of phyllostomid bats in Costa Rica. Journal of Mammalogy (submitted).
Presley, S. J., L. M. Cisneros, B. D. Patterson, and M. R. Willig. 2012. Vertebrate metacommunity
structure along an extensive elevational gradient in the tropics: a comparison of bats, rodents, and birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21: 968-976.Willig, M. R., S. J. Presley, C. P. Bloch, I. Castro-Arellano, L. M. Cisneros, C. L. Higgins, and B. T.
Klingbeil. 2011. Tropical metacommunities along elevational gradients: effects of forest type and
other environmental factors. Oikos 120: 1497-1508.* indicate student research conducted under my mentorship
Presentations
Cisneros, L. M., and M. R. Willig. 2013. Partitioning the effects of spatial and environmental variation on phylogenetic structure of a bat metacommunity in a human-modified landscape. Ninety–eighth Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Cisneros, L. M., and M. R. Willig. 2013. Identifying landscape characteristics that promote taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic dimensions of bat biodiversity. Ninety–third Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Willig, M. R., K. R. Burgio, L. M. Cisneros, L. M. Dreiss, B. T. Klingbeil, B. D. Patterson, and S. J. Presley. 2013. Comparative biodiversity of bats and rodents along an extensive tropical elevational gradient: taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic dimensions. Ninety–third Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*Hall, R. W., K. A. Durant, L. M. Cisneros, R. M. Hyland, and M. R. Willig. 2013. Reproductive phenologies of phyllostomid bat from Costa Rica. Ninety–third Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*Hall, R. W., K. A. Durant, L. M. Cisneros, R. M. Hyland, and M. R. Willig. 2013. Reproductive phenologies of phyllostomid bats from Costa Rica. Sixteenth Annual Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition, Storrs, Connecticut.
Cisneros, L. M., and M. R. Willig. 2012. Effects of landscape structure on multiple
dimensions of bat biodiversity. Ninety–seventh Annual Meeting of the Ecological
Society of America, Portland, Oregon.Klingbeil, B. T., K. R. Burgio, L. M. Cisneros, L. M. Dresis, B. D. Patterson, S. J. Presley, and
M. R. Willig. 2012. Variation in multiple dimensions of biodiversity along a tropical
elevation gradient: inter-taxon comparison. Ninety–seventh Annual Meeting of the
Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon.Cisneros, L. M., and M. R. Willig. 2011. Neotropical bat metacommunities in a human-modified
landscape. Ninety–first Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists—A joint meeting
with the Australian Mammal Society, Portland, Oregon.Cisneros, L. M., M. R. Willig, S. J. Presley, and B. Patterson. 2009. Comparison of tropical
metacommunities along an elevational gradient. Graduate Student Research Symposium,
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs,
Connecticut.Klingbeil, B. T., C. P. Bloch, I. Castro-Arellano, L. M. Cisneros, S. J. Presley, and M. R. Willig. 2009.
Metacommunity structure of gastropods along an elevational gradient in the Luquillo
Mountains, Puerto Rico. Luquillo Experimental Forest LTER Site Meeting, Rio Grande, Puerto
Rico.Willig, M. R., B. T. Klingbeil, C. P. Bloch, I. Castro-Arellano, L. M. Cisneros, and S. J. Presley. 2009.
Metacommunity structure of gastropods along an elevational gradient in the Luquillo
Mountains, Puerto Rico. LTER All Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado.* indicate student research conducted under my mentorship
Fellowships and Grants
2013 The Honoraria and Travel Grant, American Society of Mammalogists. $300.00
2012 Travel Award for Ninety-seventh Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Dimensions of Biodiversity Distributed Graduate Seminar, National Science Foundation. $1,220.24
2010 Clark, Manter, Trainor, Wetzel and Whitworth Endowment Fund, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut. $750.00
2010 Grants-in-Aid of Research, American Society of Mammalogists. $1,290.00
2010 Student Research Scholarship, Bat Conservation International. $3,500.00
2010 Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Award for Graduate Students, Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut. $8,000.00
2009 Research Fellowship, Organization for Tropical Studies. $2,500.00
2009 Center for Conservation and Biodiversity Award, Center for Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Connecticut. $600.00
2009 Grants-in-Aid of Research, American Society of Mammalogists. $1,000.00
2009 Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Award for Graduate Students, Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut. $5,000.00
2007-2013 University Multicultural Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Connecticut. Six year annual stipend
2002-2003 Beaumont Tower Grant Education Scholarship, Michigan State University. $1,000.00
Professional Affiliations
Ecological Society of America
American Society of Mammalogists
Bat Conservation International
Curriculum Vitae
You can view my CV here: Cisneros CV