List of Chris's Scientific Publications:

Newman, C. (2000) The Demography and Parasitology of the Wytham Woods Badger Population. D.Phil Thesis, Oxford .

Tuyttens, F.A.M., Macdonald, D.W., Delahay, R. Rogers, L.M., Mallinson, P.J., Donnelly, C.A. & Newman, C. (2000) Differences in trappability of European badgers Meles meles in three populations in England. Journal of Applied Ecology , 36, 1051-1062.

Macdonald, D.W. & Newman, C. (2002) Badger ( Meles meles ) population dynamics 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., Stewart, P.D. & Domingo-Roura, X. (2002) Density-dependent regulation of body weight and condition in badgers ( Meles meles ) from Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire. Ecology 83: 2056-2061.

s tewart, P.D., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C. & Cheeseman, C. (2001) Boundary Faeces matching in the european badger (meles meles): a mechanism for range exclusion? Journal of Zoology 255: 191-198.

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

Johnson, Dominic.D.P.; Macdonald, David.W.; Newman, Chris; Morecroft, Michael.D. (2001) Group size versus territory size in group-living badgers: a large-sample field test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis. Oikos. 95: 265-274.

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

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

Dugdale, H.L., Macdonald, D.W. & Newman, C. (2003) Offspring Sex Ratio Variation in the European Badger, Meles meles. Ecology 84 (1) 40–45.

Macdonald, D.W., Harmsen, B.J., Johnson, P.J. & Newman, C. (2003) Increasing frequency of bite wounds indicates social tension as population density increases amongst Eurasian badgers, Meles meles . Animal Behaviour, 67: 745-751.

Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Dean, J., Buesching, C.D. & Johnson, P.J. (2004) The distribution of Eurasian badger Meles meles setts in a high-density area: Field observations contradict the Sett Dispersion Hypothesis. Oikos 106: 295-307.

Macdonald, D.W. & Newman, C. (2004). Ecological flexibility in the Eurasian badger: Worming their way into sociality.

Newman, C., Buesching, C.D. & Wolff, J.O. (2005) Aposematic warning of facial masks in "mid-guild" Carnivores. Oikos 108: 623-633.

Macdonald, D.W. & Newman, C (subm) Climate Change: An example of dynamic demographic responses to trends in weather patterns, from a population of Eurasian badgers ( Meles meles ). Ecology.

Kilshaw, K., Newman, C., Buesching, C.D., Bunyan J. & Macdonald D.W. (subm) Socio-spatial dynamics of group border marking; how do badgers, Meles meles, define their group ranges? Oikos. subm

K. M. SERVICE* 1 , C.D. BUESCHING*, C. NEWMAN*, P. RIORDAN*, F.A. M. TUYTTENS *2 , C.L. CHEESEMAN † and D. W. MACDONALD* The function of badger latrines: olfactory ‘message boards' or territorial markers? Can J. Zool. Subm.

Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Buesching, C.D & Johnson, P.J. (subm) Dispersal and philopatry: Patterns in the socio-spatial organisation of the Eurasian badger ( Meles meles ).

Macdonald D.W., Anwar M., Newman C., Woodroffe R. & Johnson P.J. (1999) Inter-annual differences in the age-related prevalences of Babesia and Trypanosoma parasites of European badgers ( Meles meles). Journal of Zoology , 247: 65-70.

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

Newman, C., Macdonald, D.W. & Anwar, A. (2001) Coccidiosis in the European Badger, Meles meles in Wytham Woods: Infection and consequences for growth and survival. Parasitology 123: 133-142 .

Newman, C., Buesching, C.D. & Macdonald, D.W. (2004) First report of Cheyletiella parasitovorax infestation in the Eurasian badger. Veterinary Record, 155: 180-181

Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C., Buesching, C.D. & Tattersall, F.T. (2002) Volunteer mammal monitors: measuring the professionalism of amateurs. In: Ensus 2002: Marine Science and Technology for Environmental Sustainability. School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ISBN: 0 7017 0148 X.

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

Buesching, C.D. & Newman, C. (2005) Volunteers in ecological research: Amateur Ecological Monitors: the benefits and challenges of using volunteers. Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 36 (3): 20-22.

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

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

McLaren, G. W., Thornton, P. D., Newman, C., Buesching, C. D., Baker, S. E., Mathews, F. & Macdonald, D. W. (2004) High rectal temperature indicates an increased risk of sudden early recovery in anaesthetised badgers. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia , 37, 1-5.

McLaren, G. W., Thornton, P. D., Newman, C., Buesching, C. D., Baker, S. E., Mathews, F. & Macdonald, D. W. (in press) The use and assessment of ketamine combination anaesthetics for wild European badgers ( Meles meles ). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.