Professor of zoophysiology

University affiliation

• Institute of Arctic Biology
• IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
• Toolik Field Station
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

• Email: bmbarnes@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-7649

Media contact

University Relations

• Email: uaf-news@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Biology
• Ecology

Research interests/biography

Physiological ecology and endocrinology of hibernating mammals; biological rhythms and sleep; overwintering biology of animals including arctic ground squirrels, black bears and insects. Barnes also serves as the science co-director of Toolik Field Station, the largest scientific research station in the Arctic.