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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 15/09/2026

📢 New Publication! 📢 Roth S, Barnes MA, and Griffis-Kyle K. In press. Desert amphibian calling effort changes in response to monsoonal precipitation at constructed but not natural waters. Ecosphere 17: e70732. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Isolated water sites used by amphibians in the Sonoran Desert include (a) unmodified tinajas, (b) modified tinajas, and (c) constructed waters. Photo credit: Sadie A. Roth.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 04/09/2026

It's been decades, but the survey still caught me. mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 17/05/2026

Loong trip from Spain, but I've made it to @freshwaterscience.bsky.social 2026. Look forward to catching up with everyone. Be sure to stop by the special session honoring David Lodge's retirement tomorrow.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 07/04/2026

It's that time of year, so my most important piece of grad school interview advice is: if you get wet paint on your new suit, just finish the job evenly and nobody will notice.

Guy posing happily with Mentos candy and wet paint in stripes on his interview suit.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 21/08/2025

Nice summary in the Southwestern University alumni newsletter about my networking with two of my most important science role models this summer

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 28/07/2025

Disgraceful. I will always support my chapter (Iota), but I have contacted the national Kappa Sigma organization to discontinue my annual donation and remove my name from their alumni list.

Disgraceful announcement that Mike Johnson has been named Kappa Sigma Man of the Year 2025

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 12/06/2025

Doing a little planning on site this week and very excited to bring students to the @ttu.edu Center in Seville, Spain in Spring 2026

Dr. Nathan Gill (right) and I pose in front of the Texas Tech University Center in Seville, Spain

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 21/05/2025

Party on! Really enjoyable talk by Mason Ward about invertebrate residents of vernal ponds and their determinants at #sfs2025

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 19/05/2025

I know that guy! Excited to see Chris Patrick as the opening Plenary at the Society for Freshwater Science 🌎

Dr. Chris Patrick takes the stage at SFS

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 18/05/2025

Up early this morning and wearing the conference shirt so you can yell at me if you see me in the airport on the way to Freshwater Science in Puerto Rico!

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 16/05/2025

Congrats to all graduates! Here I am with graduating EEL Julia Bullock

Graduating undergrad Julia Bullock and me

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/05/2025

Eutrophication affects humans, agriculture, wildlife. All of us.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/05/2025

The day's topic to eutrophication. First speaker up is Dr. Jason Martina of Texas State University to talk about eutrophication in Great Lakes wetlands

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 01/05/2025

Day 2 of the Math & Ecology Synthesis for Agriculture will focus on pollen, pollinators, and ecosystem services. First speaker up is Kristin Healy of LSU who will talk about stressed out honey bees.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 30/04/2025

Next up, David Rasmussen from NC State is here to speak about the evolution of pathogen dynamics in human and agricultural systems

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/03/2025

The eDNA Ecology Lab celebrates another successful @txacsci.bsky.social meeting #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/03/2025

Congrats to EEL Kale Humphries for winning best presentation in the Freshwater Science section at #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/03/2025

Congrats to EEL Julia Bullock for winning best presentation in the Conservation Ecology section at #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 01/03/2025

Last up from my group of EELs, Julia Bullock presents her work in progress developing an #eDNA assay for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 01/03/2025

EEL Vera Ye poses with her poster at #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 28/02/2025

PhD student Hayden Hays ready to discuss functional traits in the freshwater science section at #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 28/02/2025

Strong presentation by Undergraduate EEL Kale Humphries to kick off the freshwater science section at #TAS128

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 11/01/2025

Just posted to my lab Facebook and Instagram. Goodbye, Meta! 🌎🧪#AcademicSky

Message explaining that my lab will no longer provide updates on Meta services due to concerns about Meta company practices.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 11/01/2025

First useful proposal on the topic that I have seen

Map with the word "Whatagulf" written in orange and white imposed over the Gulf of Mexico as an allusion to hallowed fast food chain Whataburger.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 20/12/2024

Pondering this aggressive recycle truck my son got in his Advent calendar this morning, and I think I'm on board.

Toy recycle truck with a gun turret on top for some inexplicable reason

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 23/11/2024

@scatdna.bsky.social do you think your backpack will work for airborne #eDNA? We will let you know what we find out...

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 23/11/2024

#eDNA sampling on a beautiful Saturday morning

Undergraduates Amia and Olivia use the eDNA Sampler Backpack to filter water

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 11/10/2024

Annual (ish) corn maze adventure with my awesome team, plus bonus, rare view of the northern lights from the Texas panhandle

View of the northern lights observed from the Texas Panhandle

Members of the eDNA ecology lab pose for a group photo at the outset of the At'l Do Corn Maze

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 17/09/2024

A proper social media site needs proper forced memes and viral posts. Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #351,557!

Image produced by Bluesky indicating that I was the 351,557th account on Bluesky (= first 10% of users)

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 28/06/2024

Excited to announce that I'm part of a team that recently received AU$480,000 from the Australian Research Council to develop airborne #eDNA methods for the conservation of northern bettongs (pictured), a small kangaroo-relative and one of the top 20 Australian mammals at greatest extinction risk.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/03/2024

EEL Maddie Knauss talks to a standing room only crowd in the Marine Science section at #TAS127 @txacsci.bsky.social

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 02/03/2024

EELs (eDNA Ecology Labbers) Julia Bullock, Eme King, and Emily Tucker posing with their @txacsci.bsky.social #TAS127 posters

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 01/03/2024

Collaborator Esme Rosas asks if #eDNA is the "magic" needed in an apple snail fairy tale at @txacsci.bsky.social #TAS127

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 01/03/2024

eDNA Ecology Labber Sadie Roth wows the terrestrial ecology section at #TAS127

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 12/02/2024

I DON'T CARE HOW LOUD YOU THINK YOU ARE. IF YOU ARE SPEAKING AT A CONFERENCE, USE THE MICROPHONE! IT'S AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE!

Player Travis Kelce yells at coach Andy Reid during the Super Bowl

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 09/11/2023

[Reposting for Kristy Deiner on that other site] In a month we received interest from 100s people who will join us on May 22, 2024 to sample #biodiversity with #eDNA in the lakes below . But we have to make this truly global. If you see a gap and want to join us sign up here --> tinyurl.com/4mxzxwfz