Laura Lukens (she/her)
@lauralukens.bsky.social
PhD Student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bee and butterfly ecology 🐝🦋
www.lauralukens.com | www.molalab.org
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bee and butterfly ecology 🐝🦋
www.lauralukens.com | www.molalab.org
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Northern Colorado people, you have Valentine's eve eve eve plans now!
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Northern Colorado people, you have Valentine's eve eve eve plans now!
Friends in Fort Collins - spring is in sight! Spot the first bumble bee of the year and earn your place as our guest of honor at Mola Lab Happy Hour!
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Friends in Fort Collins - spring is in sight! Spot the first bumble bee of the year and earn your place as our guest of honor at Mola Lab Happy Hour!
We have five positions open in our lab this summer! Two of them will work wtih me to study habitat connectivity and conservation genetics in Denver, Colorado. Learn more and apply here: molalab.org/join-the-lab/
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We have five positions open in our lab this summer! Two of them will work wtih me to study habitat connectivity and conservation genetics in Denver, Colorado. Learn more and apply here: molalab.org/join-the-lab/
I was fortunate to attend a quantitative modeling workshop hosted by the Organismal Systems Modeling Network at the Ghost Ranch in NM - a stunning place to spend a week! A huge thanks to the instructors and organizers for their thoughtful teaching and for providing this excellent opportunity.
June 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I was fortunate to attend a quantitative modeling workshop hosted by the Organismal Systems Modeling Network at the Ghost Ranch in NM - a stunning place to spend a week! A huge thanks to the instructors and organizers for their thoughtful teaching and for providing this excellent opportunity.
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We first submitted this manuscript in 2018, it was desk rejected, and then other stuff came up.
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
Bumble bee movement ecology: foraging and dispersal across castes and life stages
Abstract. Movement is a dynamic process that changes with ontogeny, physiological state, and ecological context. The results of organismal movement impact
academic.oup.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We first submitted this manuscript in 2018, it was desk rejected, and then other stuff came up.
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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Populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total abundance of butterflies has declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020. This work was supported by the #USFWS and #USGS
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
www.science.org
March 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total abundance of butterflies has declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020. This work was supported by the #USFWS and #USGS
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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We published guidance on what to do if you find a bumble bee nest. These incidental discoveries could add up to be important datasets if data is (somewhat) standardized.
We provide case studies with two endangered rusty patched bumble bee nests
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
We provide case studies with two endangered rusty patched bumble bee nests
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Answering key bumble bee conservation questions by studying discovered wild nests: A Bombus affinis case study
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resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We published guidance on what to do if you find a bumble bee nest. These incidental discoveries could add up to be important datasets if data is (somewhat) standardized.
We provide case studies with two endangered rusty patched bumble bee nests
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
We provide case studies with two endangered rusty patched bumble bee nests
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The 2025 Front Range Student Ecology Symposium was a blast! Thanks to all who organized and participated in the event. A special kudos to my two undergraduate mentees, CeLee Terasa and Megan Fenner, who presented awesome work!
This year's Front Range Student Ecology Symposium was another wonderful community-building event filled with exciting research, insightful workshops, and excellent presentations. This event is always a highlight of the year, and it's a joy to connect with so many peers over a shared love of ecology!
February 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The 2025 Front Range Student Ecology Symposium was a blast! Thanks to all who organized and participated in the event. A special kudos to my two undergraduate mentees, CeLee Terasa and Megan Fenner, who presented awesome work!