Zoology and Physiology

College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources

Gabriel M. Barrile

Assistant Professor

Joint Appointment with the School of Computing

Office location: UU 446 (in Casper)

Phone number: 570 394 0032

Email address: gbarrile@uwyo.edu

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. https://doi.org/10.1086/711927

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. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13503

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. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10322

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109247

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. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4212

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. https://doi.org/10.1670/21-023

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. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2827

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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290065

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. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11418

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. http://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10489

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.