Email:

gfbSPAMFILTER@amnh.org

Phone:

212-769-5785

Curriculum Vitae (short version)

Education

• University of Minnesota, Ph.D, 1980
• Brown University, Sc.M, 1972
• Brown University, Sc.B, 1970

Research Interests

Dr. Barrowclough uses molecular data and computer analyses to investigate the evolution and systematics of birds. This research includes phylogenetic studies of avian genera, families, and orders, as well as intraspecific studies of population genetics and phylogeography. The latter have included species, such as the spotted owl and California gnatcatcher, which are of conservation concern. Determining the evolutionary relationships among birds has been a long-standing problem; Barrowclough and colleagues have been investigating the use of slowly evolving nuclear exons for this purpose. This has led to general investigations of molecular evolution, including base composition. Traditional studies of geographic variation using plumage and skeletal measurements have been replaced by DNA surveys from population samples distributed across the range of species. These surveys allow the inference of both historical processes, such as range expansion and population growth, and continuing phenomena, such as gene flow and population interaction in hybrid zones.

• Publications

  (Selected)

  Lande, R., and G. F. Barrowclough.  1987.  Effective population size, genetic variation, and their use in population management. Pp. 87-123,in M. E. Soulé (ed.).Viable Populations for Conservation. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

  Barrowclough, G. F., and R. F. Rockwell.  1993.  Variance of lifetime reproductive success: Estimation based on demographic data. American Naturalist 141:281-295.

  Groth, J. G., and G. F. Barrowclough.  1999.  Basal divergences in birds and the phylogenetic utility of the nuclear RAG-1 gene. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 12:115-123. 

  Zink, R. M., G. F. Barrowclough, J. L. Atwood, and R. C. Blackwell-Rago.  2000.  Genetics, taxonomy, and conservation of the threatened California gnatcatcher. Conservation Biology 14:1394-1405.

  Barker, F. K., G. F. Barrowclough, and J. G. Groth.  2002.  A phylogenetic hypothesis for passerine birds: taxonomic and biogeographic implications of an analysis of nuclear DNA sequence data. Proceedings Royal Society London, B269:295-308. 

  Barrowclough, G. F., J. G. Groth, L. A. Mertz, and R. J. Gutiérrez.  2004.  Phylogeographic structure, gene flow and species status in blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus). Molecular Ecology 13:1911-1922.

  Barrowclough, G. F., J. G. Groth, L. A. Mertz, and R. J. Gutiérrez.  2005.  Genetic structure, introgression, and a narrow hybrid zone between northern and California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis). Molecular Ecology 14:1109-1120.

  Barrowclough, G. F., J. G. Groth, and L. A. Mertz.  2006.  The RAG-1 exon in the avian order Caprimulgiformes: phylogeny, heterozygosity, and base composition. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 41:238-248.

  Griffiths, C. S., G. F. Barrowclough, J. G. Groth, and L. A. Mertz.  2007.  Phylogeny, diversity, and classification of the Accipitridae based on DNA sequences of the RAG-1 exon. Journal of Avian Biology 38:587-602.

  Zink, R. M., and G. F. Barrowclough.  2008.  Mitochondrial DNA under siege in avian phylogeography.  Molecular Ecology 17:2107-2121.

• Teaching Experience

  Faculty Appointments

  • Adjunct Professor, CUNY, 1992-present

   
   Courses Taught

  • Conservation Biology, CUNY: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998

   
   Graduate Committees

  • Kari L. Schmidt, Columbia University, 2006–present)
  • Linda Gormezano, CUNY, 2007–present