Matthew Barbour

Assistant Professor,
Université de Sherbrooke

Département de Biologie
E-mail: Matthew.Barbour@USherbrooke.ca
Personal page




QCBS students

Cintia Beatriz Pérez López

M.Sc.
(Start: 2024)
Weaving Genetic Threads: Linking Plant Genomic Variation to Food-web Dynamics

Examples of species studied

Lepidoptera
Salicaceae
Crotalus
Lampropeltis zonata
Arabidopsis thaliana


Publications

30- Genome-wide association study of aphid abundance highlights a locus affecting plant growth and flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana
Journal Article
Xu C , Sato Y , Yamazaki M , Brasser M , Barbour M A , Bascompte J , Shimizu K K ,
2023 Royal Society Open Science (Date Added: 2023-09-17)

29- Evolution of ontogenetic niches promotes species coexistence in a surprising way
Journal Article
Barbour M A ,
2023 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2023-08-12)

28- Individual Dietary Specialization in a Generalist Bee Varies across Populations but Has No Effect on the Richness of Associated Microbial Communities
Journal Note
Gaiarsa M P , Rehan S , Barbour M A , McFrederick Q S ,
2022 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

27- Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics
Journal Article
Lancaster L T , Fuller Z L , Berger D , Barbour M A , Jentoft S , Wellenreuther M ,
2022 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

26- An Empiricist’s Guide to Using Ecological Theory
Journal Article
Grainger, TN, Senthilnathan, A, Ke, P-J, Barbour, MA, Jones, NT, Delong, JP, Otto, SP, O’connor, MI, Coblentz, KE, Goel, N, Sakarchi, J, Szojka, MC, Levine, JM, Germain, RM
2021 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2021-12-12)

25- Warming-induced changes to body size stabilize consumer-resource dynamics
Journal Article
Osmond, MM, Barbour, MA, Bernhardt, JR, Pennell, MW, Sunday, JM, O’Connor, MI
2017 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2018-06-19)

24- What genomic data can reveal about eco-evolutionary dynamics
Journal Article
Rudman, SM, Barbour, MA, Csilléry, K, Gienapp, P, Guillaume, F, Hairston, NG, Hendry, AP, Lasky, JR, Rafajlović, M, Räsänen, K, Schmidt, PS, Seehausen, O, Therkildsen, NO, Turcotte, MM, Levine, JM
2017 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2017-12-08)

23- Individual Dietary Specialization in a Generalist Bee Varies across Populations but Has No Effect on the Richness of Associated Microbial Communities
Journal Article
Gaiarsa, MP, Rehan, S, Barbour, MA, McFrederick, QS
American Naturalist (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

22- Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics
Journal Article
Lancaster, LT, Fuller, ZL, Berger, D, Barbour, MA, Jentoft, S, Wellenreuther, M
Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

21- A keystone gene underlies the persistence of an experimental food web
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Kliebenstein, DJ, Bascompte, J
Science (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

20- Robotic Squirrel Models: Study of Squirrel-Rattlesnake Interaction in Laboratory and Natural Settings
Journal Article
Joshi, SS, Johnson, R, Rundus, A, Clark, RW, Barbour, M, Owings, DH
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

19- Lampropeltis zonata (California mountain kingsnake). USA: California
Journal Article
Cava, ZA, Barbour, MA
Herpetological Review (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

18- Reconciling resilience across ecological systems, species and subdisciplines
Journal Article
Capdevila, P, Stott, I, Oliveras Menor, I, Stouffer, DB, Raimundo, RLG, White, H, Barbour, M, Salguero-Gómez, R
Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

17- Genetic and plastic rewiring of food webs under climate change
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Gibert, JP
Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

16- Ecological character displacement destabilizes food webs
Journal Article
Barbour, MA
American Naturalist (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

15- Partner fidelity and asymmetric specialization in ecological networks
Journal Article
Fortuna, MA, Nagavci, A, Barbour, MA, Bascompte, J
American Naturalist (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

14- Loss of consumers constrains phenotypic evolution in the resulting food web
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Greyson-Gaito, CJ, Sotoodeh, A, Locke, B, Bascompte, J
Evolution Letters (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

13- Urbanization reshapes a food web
Journal Article
Start, D, Barbour, MA, Bonner, C
Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

12- Contingency rules for pathogen competition and antagonism in a genetically based, plant defense hierarchy
Journal Article
Busby, PE, Crutsinger, G, Barbour, M, Newcombe, G
Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

11- Coevolutionary dynamics shape the structure of bacteria-phage infection networks
Journal Article
Fortuna, MA, Barbour, MA, Zaman, L, Hall, AR, Buckling, A, Bascompte, J
Evolution (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

10- Trait plasticity is more important than genetic variation in determining species richness of associated communities
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Erlandson, S, Peay, K, Locke, B, Jules, ES, Crutsinger, GM
Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

9- Caught in the web: Spider web architecture affects prey specialization and spider–prey stoichiometric relationships
Journal Article
Ludwig, L, Barbour, MA, Guevara, J, Avilés, L, González, AL
Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

8- Genetic variation in resistance to leaf fungus indirectly affects spider density
Journal Article
Slinn, HL, Barbour, MA, Crawford, KM, Rodriguez-Cabal, MA, Crutsinger, GM
Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

7- Freedom to move: Arctic caterpillar (Lepidoptera) growth rate increases with access to new willows (Salicaceae)
Journal Article
Greyson-Gaito, CJ, Barbour, MA, Rodriguez-Cabal, MA, Crutsinger, GM, Henry, GHR
Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

6- The Foraging Behavior of Free-ranging Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus) in California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) Colonies
Journal Article
Putman, BJ, Barbour, MA, Clark, RW
Herpetologica (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

5- Genetic specificity of a plant-insect food web: Implications for linking genetic variation to network complexity
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Fortuna, MA, Bascompte, J, Nicholson, JR, Julkunen-Tiitto, R, Jules, ES, Crutsinger, GM
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

4- Multiple plant traits shape the genetic basis of herbivore community assembly
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Rodriguez-Cabal, MA, Wu, ET, Julkunen-Tiitto, R, Ritland, CE, Miscampbell, AE, Jules, ES, Crutsinger, GM
Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

3- Field video recordings reveal factors influencing predatory strike success of free-ranging rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.)
Journal Article
Clark, RW, Tangco, S, Barbour, MA
Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

2- Diel Cycles in Chemosensory Behaviors of Free-Ranging Rattlesnakes Lying in Wait for Prey
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Clark, RW
Ethology (Date Added: 2023-03-21)

1- Ground squirrel tail-flag displays alter both predatory strike and ambush site selection behaviours of rattlesnakes
Journal Article
Barbour, MA, Clark, RW
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2023-03-21)