Chris Newman

Dr Chris Newman

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

I study ecological mechanisms in mammal populations, focusing on trends in population dynamics. Special interest areas areas are parasitology, climate change and evolutionary adaptations. I co-ordinate a monitoring programme for a wide a range of mammal populations in Wytham Woods, ranging from mice to badgers. Volunteers are encouraged to help with the work, especially through collaborations with the Earthwatch Institute, the Mammals Trust UK and various school and community groups. I also specialise in researching the best ways to train, assess and deploy volunteers to help with UK conservation initiatives.

Chris with badger 738, a female who frequently rumages through the barn, making a great deal of mess, and drinks from the researchers toilet at the fieldsite!

chris.newman@zoo.ox.ac.uk

Recent publications

Macdonald, D.W., and Newman, C. 2005. Flexibilidad ecológica en el tejón eurasiático: ganándose su camino hacia la sociabilidad. In: Virgós E, Revilla E, Mangas JG, Domingo-Roura, X., editors. Ecología y Conservación del Tejón en Ecosistemas Mediterráneos. Málaga: SECEM (Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudios de los Mamíferos). p 173-196.

Newman, C., Buesching, C.D., and Wolff, J.O. 2005. The function of facial masks in ‘‘midguild’’ carnivores. Oikos 108:623-633.

Thornton, P.D., Newman, C., Johnson, P.J, Buesching C, D., Baker, S.E., Slater, D., Johnson, D.P., and Macdonald, D.W. 2005. Preliminary comparison of four anaesthetic regimens in badgers (Meles meles). Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia 32:40-47.

Macdonald, D.W., Harmsen, B.J., Johnson, P.J. and Newman, C. 2004e. Increasing frequency of bite wounds with increasing population density in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles. Animal Behaviour 67:745-751.

Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Dean, J., Buesching, C. D. and Johnson, P. 2004g. The distribution of Eurasian badger, Meles meles, setts in a high-density area: field observations contradict the sett dispersion hypothesis. Oikos 106:295-307.

Dugdale, H.L., Macdonald, D.W. and Newman, C. 2003. Offspring sex ratio variation in the European badger, Meles meles. Ecology 84(1):40-45.

McLaren, G.W., Macdonald, D.W., Georgiou, C., Mathews, F., Newman, C. and Mian, R. 2003. Leukocyte coping capacity: a novel technique for measuring the stress response in vertebrates. Experimental Physiology 88:541-546.

Newman, C., Buesching, C.D., and Macdonald, D.W. 2003. Validating mammal monitoring methods and assessing the performance of volunteers in wildlife conservation - "Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes". Biological Conservation 113:189-197.

Buesching, C.D., Newman, C., and Macdonald, D.W. 2002a. Variations in colour and volume of the subcaudal gland secretion of badgers (Meles meles) in relation to sex, season and individual-specific parameters. Z Säugetierk 67:147-156.

Macdonald, D.W. and Newman, C. 2002. Population dynamics of badgers (Meles meles) in Oxfordshire, UK: numbers, density and cohort life histories, and a possible role of climate change in population growth. Journal of Zoology 256:121-138.

Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Buesching C, D., and Tattersall, F.H. 2002c. Volunteer mammal monitors: Measuring the professionalism of amateurs. Ensus 2002:Paper 2.

Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Stewart, P.D., Domingo-Roura, X., and Johnson, P.J. 2002d. Density-dependent regulation of body mass and condition in badgers (Meles meles) from Wytham Woods. Ecology 83:2056-2061.

Stewart, P.D., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C. and Tattersall, F.H. 2002. Behavioural mechanisms of information transmission and reception by badgers, Meles meles, at latrines. Animal Behaviour 63:999-1007.

Domingo-Roura, X., Newman, C., Calafell, F., and Macdonald, D.W. 2001. Blood biochemistry reflects seasonal nutritional and reproductive constraints in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74(3):450-460.

Johnson, D.D.P., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., and Morecroft, M.D. 2001c. Group size versus territory size in group-living badgers: a large-sample field test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis. Oikos 95(2):265-274.

Newman, C., Macdonald, D.W., and Anwar, M.A. 2001. Coccidiosis in the European badger, Meles meles in Wytham Woods: infection and consequences for growth and survival. Parasitology 123:133-142.

Stewart, P.D., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., and Cheeseman, C.L. 2001. Boundary faeces and matched advertisement in the European badger (Meles meles): a potential role in range exclusion. Journal of Zoology 255:191-198.

Anwar, M.A., Newman, C., Macdonald, D.W., Woolhouse, M.E.J., and Kelly, D.W. 2000. Coccidiosis in the European badger (Meles meles) from England, an epidemiological study. Parasitology 120:255-260.


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Dr Chris Newman Position: Postdoctoral Researcher I study ecological mechanisms in mammal populations, focusing on trends in population dynamics. Special interest areas areas are parasitology, climate change and evolutionary adaptations. I co-ordinate a monitoring programme for a wide a range of mammal populations in Wytham Woods, ranging from mice to badgers. Volunteers are encouraged to help with the work, especially through collaborations with the Earthwatch Institute, the Mammals Trust UK and various school and community groups. I also specialise in researching the best ways to train, assess and deploy volunteers to help with UK conservation initiatives.	Chris with badger 738, a female who frequently rumages through the barn, making a great deal of mess, and drinks from the researchers toilet at the fieldsite! chris.newman@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Recent publications Macdonald, D.W., and Newman, C. 2005. Flexibilidad ecológica en el tejón eurasiático: ganándose su camino hacia la sociabilidad. In: Virgós E, Revilla E, Mangas JG, Domingo-Roura, X., editors. Ecología y Conservación del Tejón en Ecosistemas Mediterráneos. Málaga: SECEM (Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudios de los Mamíferos). p 173-196. Newman, C., Buesching, C.D., and Wolff, J.O. 2005. The function of facial masks in ‘‘midguild’’ carnivores. Oikos 108:623-633. Thornton, P.D., Newman, C., Johnson, P.J, Buesching C, D., Baker, S.E., Slater, D., Johnson, D.P., and Macdonald, D.W. 2005. Preliminary comparison of four anaesthetic regimens in badgers (Meles meles). Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia 32:40-47. Macdonald, D.W., Harmsen, B.J., Johnson, P.J. and Newman, C. 2004e. Increasing frequency of bite wounds with increasing population density in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles. Animal Behaviour 67:745-751. Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Dean, J., Buesching, C. D. and Johnson, P. 2004g. The distribution of Eurasian badger, Meles meles, setts in a high-density area: field observations contradict the sett dispersion hypothesis. Oikos 106:295-307. Dugdale, H.L., Macdonald, D.W. and Newman, C. 2003. Offspring sex ratio variation in the European badger, Meles meles. Ecology 84(1):40-45. McLaren, G.W., Macdonald, D.W., Georgiou, C., Mathews, F., Newman, C. and Mian, R. 2003. Leukocyte coping capacity: a novel technique for measuring the stress response in vertebrates. Experimental Physiology 88:541-546. Newman, C., Buesching, C.D., and Macdonald, D.W. 2003. Validating mammal monitoring methods and assessing the performance of volunteers in wildlife conservation - "Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes". Biological Conservation 113:189-197. Buesching, C.D., Newman, C., and Macdonald, D.W. 2002a. Variations in colour and volume of the subcaudal gland secretion of badgers (Meles meles) in relation to sex, season and individual-specific parameters. Z Säugetierk 67:147-156. Macdonald, D.W. and Newman, C. 2002. Population dynamics of badgers (Meles meles) in Oxfordshire, UK: numbers, density and cohort life histories, and a possible role of climate change in population growth. Journal of Zoology 256:121-138. Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Buesching C, D., and Tattersall, F.H. 2002c. Volunteer mammal monitors: Measuring the professionalism of amateurs. Ensus 2002:Paper 2. Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Stewart, P.D., Domingo-Roura, X., and Johnson, P.J. 2002d. Density-dependent regulation of body mass and condition in badgers (Meles meles) from Wytham Woods. Ecology 83:2056-2061. Stewart, P.D., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C. and Tattersall, F.H. 2002. Behavioural mechanisms of information transmission and reception by badgers, Meles meles, at latrines. Animal Behaviour 63:999-1007. Domingo-Roura, X., Newman, C., Calafell, F., and Macdonald, D.W. 2001. Blood biochemistry reflects seasonal nutritional and reproductive constraints in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74(3):450-460. Johnson, D.D.P., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., and Morecroft, M.D. 2001c. Group size versus territory size in group-living badgers: a large-sample field test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis. Oikos 95(2):265-274. Newman, C., Macdonald, D.W., and Anwar, M.A. 2001. Coccidiosis in the European badger, Meles meles in Wytham Woods: infection and consequences for growth and survival. Parasitology 123:133-142. Stewart, P.D., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., and Cheeseman, C.L. 2001. Boundary faeces and matched advertisement in the European badger (Meles meles): a potential role in range exclusion. Journal of Zoology 255:191-198. Anwar, M.A., Newman, C., Macdonald, D.W., Woolhouse, M.E.J., and Kelly, D.W. 2000. Coccidiosis in the European badger (Meles meles) from England, an epidemiological study. Parasitology 120:255-260.