Education
PhD, University of Maryland
BS, University of Connecticut
Areas of Expertise
Molecular Ecology
Research Interests
A large focus of our research involves metal contaminants, especially copper and mercury, that are widespread in aquatic habitats and pose a significant threat to aquatic life. We use a combination of controlled laboratory studies, mesocosm studies, in situ rearing along with genetic techniques to examine questions in ecotoxicology and evolutionary toxicology.
Selected Publications
Flynn RW, Love CN, Coleman A, Lance SL (2019) Intraspecies Variation in Amphibian Metal Tolerance Associated with Population Exposure History. Aquatic Toxicology 207:163-169.
Rumrill CT, Scott DE, Lance SL (2018) Delayed effects and complex life cycles: How the larval aquatic environment influences terrestrial performance and survival. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37:2660-2669.
Weir SM, Scott DE, Salice CJ, Lance SL (2016) Integrating copper toxicity and climate change to understand extinction risk to two species of pond-breeding anurans. Ecological Applications 26:1721-1732.
Somers C, Graham CF, Martino JA, Frasier TR, Lance SL, Gardiner LE, Poulin RG (In press) Conservation genetics of the eastern yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor) and bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi): river valleys are critical features for snakes at northern range limits. PLOS One 12(11), e0187322
Winzeler ME, Haskins D, Lance SL, Tuberville TD (In press) Survey of aquatic turtles on the Savannah River Site, SC for presence of ranavirus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
Morgan TD, Graham CF, McArthur AG, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Wilson JY, Lance SL, Howland KL, Patrick PH, Somers CM. (Online early) Genetic population structure of the round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) in North America: multiple markers reveal glacial refugia and regional subdivision. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
O’Bryhim JR, Adams DH, Spaet JLY, Mills G, Lance SL (2017) Relationships of mercury concentrations across tissue types, muscle regions and fins for two shark species. Environmental Pollution 223:323-333.
Nunziata SO, Lance SL, Scott DE, Lemmon EM, Weisrock D (2017) Genomic data detect corresponding signatures of very recent population size trends in two salamander species impacted by climate change. Molecular Ecology 26:1060-1074.
O’Bryhim JR, Parsons ECM, Lance SL (2017) Forensic species identification of elasmobranch products being sold in Costa Rican markets. Fisheries Research 186:144-150.
