Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos
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Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos

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Background

In The Ortiz-Barrientos Lab we seek to understand how natural selection drives the origin of traits and new species. We combine empirical and theoretical approaches from across multiple disciplines.

We are located in beautiful Brisbane, Australia, in the School of The Environment at The University of Queensland.

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Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Bioinformatics and computational biology Biological Sciences Biological adaptation Evolutionary biology Genetics Genetics not elsewhere classified Molecular evolution Statistical and quantitative genetics

Research interests

  • The genetic basis of speciation

    As populations adapt to new environmental challenges, they may become reproductively isolated from other populations. The genetic changes associated with the evolution of reproductive isolation remain largely unknown. Therefore we have a limited understanding of how ecology and genetics interact during the origin of new species. In the Ortiz-Barrientos lab, we tackle this problem by studying the early stages of speciation in the S. lautus species complex (sensu lato).

  • The genetics basis of adaptation

    Our lab uses various tools to identify genes responsible for ecotypic differences and traits responsible for fitness differences in the wild. We investigate the adaptive significance of genetic correlations during ecotypic divergence and the relative contributions of additive vs. non-additive effects to fitness variation.

  • The genetic basis of parallel evolution

    Populations experiencing similar selective pressures may evolve similar traits. As they adapt to similar environments, populations may fix similar alleles, or they might reach a phenotypic solution via different biochemical and genetic routes. Our lab investigates how coastal populations of S. lautus have repeatedly and independently adapted to contrasting habitats along the Australian coast.

  • Evolutionary systems biology in biodiversity and agriculture

    We can study organisms at the cellular level, during growth and differentiation, and during reproduction. We aim to connect these processes to the transmission of genetic information across generations by incorporating concepts and tools from systems biology into population genetics.

Research impacts

Our research informs how plants come about and how they adapt to harsh conditions. As we seek to discover rules for adaptation, we hope this knowledge will guide research in agriculture and conservation biology. We currently collaborate with an amazing suite of researchers to figure out how plant systems work. Together we aim to discover better ways to produce healthy and productive crops that increase food security.

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92 works between 1999 and 2025
All (92) Journal Article (76) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (8) Other Outputs (6)

41 - 60 of 92 works

2023

Conference Publication

SNP and haplotype-based genomic prediction of fruit quality traits in sweet cherry (Prunus avium)

Munyengwa, N., Peace, C., Dillon, N.L., Ortiz-Barrientos, D., Christie, N., Myburg, A.A. and Hardner, C. (2023). SNP and haplotype-based genomic prediction of fruit quality traits in sweet cherry (Prunus avium). XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Breeding and Effective Use of Biotechnology and Molecular Tools in Horticultural Crops, Angers, France, 14-20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.23

SNP and haplotype-based genomic prediction of fruit quality traits in sweet cherry (Prunus avium)

2023

Journal Article

Replicated evolution in plants

James, Maddie E., Brodribb, Tim, Wright, Ian J., Rieseberg, Loren H. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2023). Replicated evolution in plants. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 74 (1), 697-725. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-071221-090809

Replicated evolution in plants

2023

Other Outputs

Data associated with publication: James et al. "Uncovering the genetic architecture of parallel evolution"

Allsopp, Robin, James, Maddie, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Wilkinson, Melanie, Groh, Jeffrey and Kaur, Avneet (2023). Data associated with publication: James et al. "Uncovering the genetic architecture of parallel evolution". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/40dec7a

Data associated with publication: James et al. "Uncovering the genetic architecture of parallel evolution"

2023

Journal Article

Editorial 2023

Rieseberg, Loren, Warschefsky, Emily, Ortiz‐Barrientos, Daniel, Kane, Nolan C., Thresher, Kiimberley and Sibbett, Benjamin (2023). Editorial 2023. Molecular Ecology, 32 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1111/mec.16815

Editorial 2023

2022

Journal Article

The influence of genetic structure on phenotypic diversity in the Australian mango (Mangifera indica) gene pool

Wilkinson, Melanie J., Yamashita, Risa, James, Maddie E., Bally, Ian S. E., Dillon, Natalie L., Ali, Asjad, Hardner, Craig M. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2022). The influence of genetic structure on phenotypic diversity in the Australian mango (Mangifera indica) gene pool. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 20614, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24800-7

The influence of genetic structure on phenotypic diversity in the Australian mango (Mangifera indica) gene pool

2022

Journal Article

Comparisons of chemosensory gene repertoires in human and non-human feeding Anopheles mosquitoes link olfactory genes to anthropophily

Ambrose, Luke, Popovic, Iva, Hereward, James, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Beebe, Nigel W. (2022). Comparisons of chemosensory gene repertoires in human and non-human feeding Anopheles mosquitoes link olfactory genes to anthropophily. iScience, 25 (7) 104521, 104521. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104521

Comparisons of chemosensory gene repertoires in human and non-human feeding Anopheles mosquitoes link olfactory genes to anthropophily

2022

Journal Article

Editorial 2022

Rieseberg, Loren, Warschefsky, Emily, O’Boyle, Bridget, Taberlet, Pierre, Ortiz‐Barrientos, Daniel, Kane, Nolan C. and Sibbett, Benjamin (2022). Editorial 2022. Molecular Ecology, 31 (1), 1-30. doi: 10.1111/mec.16328

Editorial 2022

2022

Journal Article

Editorial 2022

Narum, Shawn, News, Joanna Kelley, Fountain-Jones, Nick, Hooper Junior, Rebecca, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, O’Boyle, Bridget and Sibbett, Ben (2022). Editorial 2022. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13572

Editorial 2022

2021

Journal Article

Gene flow between island populations of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles hinesorum, may have contributed to the spread of divergent host preference phenotypes

Ambrose, Luke, Ortiz‐Barrientos, Daniel, Cooper, Robert D., Lobo, Neil F., Burkot, Thomas R., Russell, Tanya L. and Beebe, Nigel W. (2021). Gene flow between island populations of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles hinesorum, may have contributed to the spread of divergent host preference phenotypes. Evolutionary Applications, 14 (9) eva.13288, 1-14. doi: 10.1111/eva.13288

Gene flow between island populations of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles hinesorum, may have contributed to the spread of divergent host preference phenotypes

2021

Other Outputs

Data associated with forthcoming publication - Wilkinson et al. 2021 - "Adaptive divergence in shoot gravitropism creates hybrid sterility in an Australian wildflower"

Wilkinson, Melanie J., Roda, Federico, Walter, Greg M., James, Maddie E., Nipper, Rick, Walsh, Jessica, Allen, Scott L., North, Henry L., Beveridge, Christine A. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2021). Data associated with forthcoming publication - Wilkinson et al. 2021 - "Adaptive divergence in shoot gravitropism creates hybrid sterility in an Australian wildflower". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/2c603c6

Data associated with forthcoming publication - Wilkinson et al. 2021 - "Adaptive divergence in shoot gravitropism creates hybrid sterility in an Australian wildflower"

2021

Journal Article

Editorial 2021

Narum, Shawn, Kelley, Joanna, Fountain-Jones, Nick, Hooper, Rebecca, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, O'Boyle, Bridget and Sibbett, Ben (2021). Editorial 2021. Molecular Ecology Resources, 21 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13304

Editorial 2021

2021

Journal Article

Editorial 2021

Rieseberg, Loren, Warschefsky, Emily, O’Boyle, Bridget, Taberlet, Pierre, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Kane, Nolan C. and Sibbett, Benjamin (2021). Editorial 2021. Molecular Ecology, 30 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1111/mec.15759

Editorial 2021

2020

Other Outputs

Gene flow between island populations of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles hinesorum, may have contributed to the spread of divergent host preference phenotypes

Ambrose, Luke, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Cooper, Robert, Lobo, Neil, Burkot, Thomas, Russell, Tanya and Beebe, Nigel (2020). Gene flow between island populations of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles hinesorum, may have contributed to the spread of divergent host preference phenotypes. doi: 10.22541/au.160922235.54057910/v1

Gene flow between island populations of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles hinesorum, may have contributed to the spread of divergent host preference phenotypes

2020

Journal Article

Sharing and reporting benefits from biodiversity research

Marden, Emily, Abbott, Richard J., Austerlitz, Frederic, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Baucom, Regina S., Bongaerts, Pim, Bonin, Aurelie, Bonneaud, Camille, Browne, Luke, Alex Buerkle, C., Caicedo, Ana L., Coltman, David W., Cruzan, Mitchell B., Davison, Angus, DeWoody, J. Andrew, Dumbrell, Alex J., Emerson, Brent C., Fountain-Jones, Nicholas M., Gillespie, Rosemary, Giraud, Tatiana, Hansen, Michael M., Hodgins, Kathryn A., Heuertz, Myriam, Hirase, Shotaro, Hooper, Rebecca, Hohenlohe, Paul, Kane, Nolan C., Kelley, Joanna L., Kinziger, Andrew P. ... Rieseberg, Loren H. (2020). Sharing and reporting benefits from biodiversity research. Molecular Ecology, 30 (5) mec.15702, 1103-1107. doi: 10.1111/mec.15702

Sharing and reporting benefits from biodiversity research

2019

Journal Article

Natural selection drives leaf divergence in experimental populations of Senecio lautus under natural conditions

Richards, Thomas J., Ortiz‐Barrientos, Daniel and McGuigan, Katrina (2019). Natural selection drives leaf divergence in experimental populations of Senecio lautus under natural conditions. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (12) ece3.5263, 6959-6967. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5263

Natural selection drives leaf divergence in experimental populations of Senecio lautus under natural conditions

2019

Book Chapter

Reinforcement

Arenas-Castro, Henry, Brittain, Beth, Matute, Daniel R. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2019). Reinforcement. Evolutionary biology. (pp. - ) edited by Douglas J. Futuyma. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/obo/9780199941728-0120

Reinforcement

2018

Journal Article

The delimitation and evolutionary history of the Australasian lautusoid group of Senecio (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)

Liew, Chia-Sin, Memory, Andrew E., Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, De Lange, Peter J. and Pelser, Pieter B. (2018). The delimitation and evolutionary history of the Australasian lautusoid group of Senecio (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Taxon, 67 (1), 130-148. doi: 10.12705/671.8

The delimitation and evolutionary history of the Australasian lautusoid group of Senecio (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)

2017

Journal Article

Evolution of recombination rates and the genomic landscape of speciation

Ortiz-Barrientos, D. and James, M. E. (2017). Evolution of recombination rates and the genomic landscape of speciation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 30 (8), 1519-1521. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13116

Evolution of recombination rates and the genomic landscape of speciation

2017

Journal Article

Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis

Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L. , Clemente, Christofer, Whiting, Martin J. , Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Frere, Celine H. (2017). Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis. Molecular Ecology, 26 (9), 2466-2481. doi: 10.1111/mec.14042

Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis

2016

Book Chapter

Species concepts and speciation

Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2016). Species concepts and speciation. Encyclopedia of evolutionary biology. (pp. 216-227) edited by Richard M. Kliman. Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800049-6.00061-5

Species concepts and speciation

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding for Agricultural Futures
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    The genetic link between local adaptation and speciation
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Recombination and the genomic landscape of speciation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    National Tree Genomics Program - Phenotype Prediction
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Advanced imaging with wide spectrum molecular, quantitative and morphological applications in biological research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Beyond genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes: high throughput analysis of gene and protein expression and function
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    The evolution of recombination cold spots during speciation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    How does naturally occurring manganese affect the physiology, genetics and health of organisms on Groote Eylandt
    Anindilyakwa Land Council
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    How does naturally occurring manganese affect the physiology, genetics and health of organisms on Groote Eylandt?
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012
    High Throughput Genotyping using Paralleled and Miniaturized DNA amplification.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    The genetics of replicated evolution
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Building Capacity in Quantitative Genomics
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Does divergent natural selection drive the early stages of speciation?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Speciation and the breakdown of co-evolution during hybridisation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    The genetics of speciation in Kangaroo Paws
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Patterns of speciation in Australian daisies
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Controlled Environment Facilities for the Challenges of the 21st Century
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Adaptation
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Origin of new species
  • Plant genetics

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