EDUCATION

1991. Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition), University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

1984. Bachelor of Science (majors in Biochemistry & Zoology) with Honors (Zoology), University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

2020 – 2025 Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society

2018 – 2023 Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America

Some recent articles from my group

• Barboza, P.S., L.L. Van Someren, D.D. Gustine and M.S Bret-Harte. 2018. The nitrogen window for arctic herbivores: plant phenology and protein gain of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Ecosphere 9(1): E02073 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2073
• Oster, K.W., P.S. Barboza, D.D. Gustine, K. Joly and R.D. Shively. 2018. A spatial and phenological perspective of mineral constraints on arctic caribou. Ecosphere. 9(3): e02160
• Garnick, S., P.S. Barboza and J.W. Walker. 2018. How should we monitor the diets of rangeland herbivores? Rangeland Ecology and Management. 71(4): 449-457. 10.1016/j.rama.2018.03.003
• Martin, J.M., J.I. Mead and P.S. Barboza. 2018. Bison body size and climate change. Ecology & Evolution. 8: 4564-4574
• Barboza, P.S. & Jorde, D.G. 2018. Monitoring responses to variation in food supply for a migratory waterfowl: American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) in winter. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 188: 831-842.
• Ungerfeld, E.M., M. B. Leigh, R. J. Forster and P. S. Barboza. 2018. Influence of season and diet on fiber digestion and ruminal bacterial community in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus). Microorganisms 6(3): 89
• Thompson, D. P., P. S. Barboza, J. A. Crouse, T. J. McDonough, O. H. Badajos, and A. M. Herberg. 2019. Body temperature patterns vary with day, season, and body condition of moose (Alces alces). Journal of Mammalogy 100(5): 1466-1478.
• Shively, R.D., J.A. Crouse, D.P. Thompson, and P.S. Barboza. Is summer food intake a limiting factor for boreal browsers? Diet, temperature, and reproduction as drivers of consumption in female moose. PLOS One. E0223617. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223617
• Martin, J.M. and P.S. Barboza. Decadal heat and drought influence body size of North American bison (Bison bison) along the Great Plains. Ecology and Evolution. ECE3.5898. https ://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5898
• Thompson, D.P., J.A. Crouse, T. McDonough, P.S. Barboza and S. Jaques. Acute Thermal and Stress Response in Moose to Chemical Immobilization. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2020: 1-12. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21871
• Martin, J.M and P.S. Barboza. Thermal biology and growth of bison (Bison bison) along the Great Plains: testing four theories for body size of endotherms. Ecosphere 11(7): e03176. https://doi.org/10.1002/ECS2.3176
• Thompson, D.P., J.A. Crouse, S. Jaques and P.S. Barboza. Redefining physiological response of moose (Alces alces) to warm environmental conditions. Journal of Thermal Biology. 2020. 90: 102581: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102581
• Barboza, P.S.., R.D. Shively, D.D. Gustine and J.A. Addison. Winter is coming: conserving body protein in female reindeer, caribou, and muskoxen. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 150 10.3389/fevo.2020.00150