Gabriel M. Barrile
Department of Zoology & Physiology & School of Computing
Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D., Ecology, University of Wyoming, 2021
B.S., Environmental Biology, Bloomsburg University, 2013
Research Interests:
Behavioral ecology, population demography, host-pathogen dynamics, disturbance ecology, spatial analysis, machine learning.
Teaching:
Population ecology, Population Modeling, Conservation Biology, Herpetology, Data Science.
Recent Publications:
Barrile, G. M., Chalfoun, A. D., and Walters, A. W. (2021). Infection status as the basis for habitat choices in a wild amphibian. The American Naturalist, 197(1), 128–137.
Barrile, G. M., Walters, A. W., Webster, M. E., and Chalfoun, A. D. (2021). Informed breeding dispersal following stochastic changes to patch quality in a pond-breeding amphibian. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(8), 1878–1890.
LeCheminant, A. G., Barrile, G. M., Albeke, S. E., and Walters, A. W. (2021). Movement dynamics and survival of stocked Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 150(6), 679–693.
Barrile, G. M., Chalfoun, A. D., and Walters, A. W. (2021). Livestock grazing, climatic variation, and breeding phenology jointly shape the disease dynamics and survival in a wild amphibian. Biological Conservation, 261:109247.
Barrile, G. M., Chalfoun, A. D, Estes-Zumpf, W., and Walters, A. W. (2022). Wildfire influences individual growth and breeding dispersal, but not survival and recruitment in a montane amphibian. Ecosphere, 13(8), e4212.
Barrile, G. M., Walters, A. W., and Chalfoun, A. D. (2022). Stage-specific environmental correlates of reproductive success in Boreal Toads (Anaxyrus boreas boreas). Journal of Herpetology, 56(1), 34–44.
Barrile, G. M., Augustine, D. J., Porensky, L. M., Duchardt, C. J., Shoemaker, K. T., Hartway, C. R., Derner, J. D., Hunter, E., and Davidson, A D. (2023). A big data–model integration approach for predicting epizootics and population recovery in a keystone species. Ecological Applications, 33(4), e2827.
Barrile, G. M., Bernard, R. F., Wilcox, R. C., Becker, J. A., Dillon, M. E., Thomas-Kuzilik, R. R., Bombaci, S. P., and Merkle, B. G. (2023). Equity, community, and accountability: leveraging a department-level climate survey as a tool for action. PLoS ONE, 18(8): e0290065.
Barrile, G. M., Cross, P., Stewart, C., Malmberg, J., Jakopak, R., Binfet, J., Monteith, K., Werner, B., Jennings-Gaines, J., and Merkle, J. A. (2024). Chronic wasting disease alters the movement behavior and habitat use of mule deer during clinical stages of infection. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11418.
Magruder, A. C., Barrile, G. M., Siddons, S., Walrath, J., and Walters, A. W. (2024). Seasonal movements between main stem and tributaries may facilitate the persistence of Roundtail Chub and Flannelmouth Sucker within an altered stream system. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2024(00), 1–16.
Beltran, R. S., Kilpatrick, A. M., Picardi, S., Abrahms, B., Barrile, G. M., Oestreich, W. K., et al. (In Press). Maximizing biological insights from instruments attached to animals. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
