Dr Jason Newton
Jason Newton
Head Stable Isotope Laboratory/NEIF Stable Isotope Ecology, EDI Lead, Senior Research Fellow
Ecological and environmental applications of stable isotope analysis. In particular how stable isotopes may be used to elucidate animal diet (and hence food webs) and animal movement.
See the Frontiers research Topic “Food Webs and Stable Isotopes” (Volume I) and Volume II, and my short review on Stable Isotope Ecology.
Development of new stable isotope techniques.
- Lima, Rafael Dantas, Navarro, Ana Beatriz, Newton, Jason , Lees, Alexander Charles and Silveira, Luís Fábio (2025) Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens. IBIS, (doi: 10.1111/ibi.70001) (Early Online Publication).
- Navarro, Ana B., Moreira, Marcelo Z., Naka, Luciano N., Araujo, Helder F.P., Magioli, Marcelo, Newton, Jason , McGill, Rona A.R. and Silveira, Luís F. (2025) Historical anthropogenic stressors affect bird ecology and feather development in neotropical forests. Oikos, 2025(10), e11527. (doi: 10.1002/oik.11527).
- Anderson, M. P.B.C. et al. (2025) The abundance, diversity, and assemblage structure of the macrobenthos at the South Georgia shelf methane seeps. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, 1589660. (doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1589660).
- Navarro, Ana Beatriz, Moreira, Marcelo Zacharias, Naka, Luciano Nicolas, de Araujo, Helder Farias Pereira, Newton, Jason , McGill, Rona and Silveira, Luís Fábio (2025) Community macroecological patterns and interspecific interactions in guild level regulate avian isotopic niche over time. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 145(4), blaf058. (doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaf058).
- Brighten, Alexandra L., Bize, Pierre, Payo‐Payo, Ana, Meier, Christoph M., Newton, Jason and Bodey, Thomas W. (2025) Stable isotope evidence for suspended moult and age‐related differences in moult location in the trans‐Saharan migratory Alpine Swift. Ibis, 167(2), pp. 583-590. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.13389).
- Bauld, J. et al. (2025) Rare long‐term data reveal the seasonal dietary plasticity of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) in response to fruiting tree phenology. American Journal of Primatology, 87(3), e70012. (doi: 10.1002/ajp.70012) (PMID:40097860).
- Fletcher, Jonathan W. J., Tollington, Simon, Cox, Ruth, Tolhurst, Bryony, Newton, Jason , McGill, Rona , Cropper, Paul, Berry, Naomi, Illa, Krishnaveni and Scott, Dawn (2025) Utilisation of anthropogenic food by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom as determined by Stable Isotope Analysis. Ecology and Evolution, 15(3), e70844. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.70844) (PMID:40027416) (PMCID:PMC11868989).
- Silva, Mónica C., Catry, Paulo, Newton, Jason , Nunes, Vera L. and Wakefield, Ewan D. (2024) Diet of non-breeding leach’s storm-petrels ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) in the sub-polar frontal zone of the North Atlantic. Marine Biology, 171(8), 148. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-024-04469-4).
- Bell, Olivia, Jones, Menna E., Ruiz‑Aravena, Manuel, Hamilton, David G., Comte, Sebastien, Hamer, Rowena, Hamede, Rodrigo K., Newton, Jason , Bearhop, Stuart and McDonald, Robbie A. (2024) Human habitat modification, not apex scavenger decline, drives isotopic niche variation in a carnivore community. Oecologia, 204(4), pp. 943-957. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-024-05544-9) (PMID:38619585) (PMCID:PMC11062984).
- Henly, Lauren, Stewart, James E., Newton, Jason and Trueman, Clive (2024) Low trophic redundancy among temperate wrasse species implies ecosystem risks associated with a multi-species inshore fishery. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 734, pp. 105-121. (doi: 10.3354/meps14568).
- Kabalika, Zabibu , Haydon, Daniel T. , McGill, Rona A.R. , Morales, Juan M. , Morrison, Thomas A. , Newton, Jason and Hopcraft, J. Grant C. (2024) Using sulfur stable isotope ratios (δ34S) for animal geolocation: estimating the delay mechanisms between diet ingestion and isotope incorporation in tail hair. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 38(2), e9674. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.9674).
- Kabalika, Zabibu , Haydon, Daniel T. , McGill, Rona A.R. , Morales, Juan M. , Morrison, Thomas A. , Newton, Jason and Hopcraft, J. Grant C. (2024) Using sulfur stable isotope ratios (δ34S) for animal geolocation: Estimating the delay mechanisms between diet ingestion and isotope incorporation in tail hair. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 38(2), e9674. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.9674) (PMID:38124168).
- Peart, Claire R., Bills, Roger, Newton, Jason , Near, Thomas J. and Day, Julia J. (2024) Do sympatric catfish radiations in Lake Tanganyika show eco-morphological diversification? Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, 3(1), kzae015. (doi: 10.1093/evolinnean/kzae015).
- Atkins, K. et al. (2023) Geolocator tracking seabird migration and moult reveal large-scale temperature-driven isoscapes in the NE Atlantic. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 37(9), e9489. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.9489) (PMID:36775809).
- Kuepfer, Amanda, Catry, Paulo, Bearhop, Stuart, Sherley, Richard B., Bell, Olivia, Newton, Jason , Brickle, Paul, Arkhipkin, Alexander and Votier, Stephen C. (2023) Inter-colony and inter-annual variation in discard use by albatross chicks revealed using isotopes and regurgitates. Marine Biology, 170(4), 46. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-023-04191-7).
- Niepsch, Daniel, Clarke, Leon J., Newton, Jason , Tzoulas, Konstantinos and Cavan, Gina (2023) High spatial resolution assessment of air quality in urban centres using lichen carbon, nitrogen and sulfur contents and stable-isotope-ratio signatures. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(20), pp. 58731-58754. (doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-26652-8) (PMID:36991207) (PMCID:PMC10163116).
- Doherty, Sean P., Alexander, Michelle M., Henderson, Stuart, Newton, Jason , Finch, Jonathan and Collins, Matthew J. (2023) Tracking the British agricultural revolution through the isotopic analysis of dated parchment. Scientific Reports, 13, 61. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26013-4) (PMID:36624123) (PMCID:PMC9829728).
- Bauld, Joshua, Abernethy, Katharine, Newton, Jason , Lehmann, David, Jones, Isabel and Bussiére, Luc (2022) Can diet niche partitioning enhance sexual dimorphism? Ecology and Evolution, 12(12), e9599. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.9599) (PMID:36545364) (PMCID:PMC9760898).
- Bauld, Joshua, Abernethy, Katharine, Newton, Jason , Lehmann, David, Jones, Isabel and Bussiére, Luc (2022) Can diet niche partitioning enhance sexual dimorphism? Ecology and Evolution, 12(12), e9599. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.9599) (PMID:36545364) (PMCID:PMC9760898).
- Lancaster, Shaun T., Peniche, Gabriela, Alzahrani, Ali, Blanz, Magdalena, Newton, Jason , Taggart, Mark A., Corns, Warren T., Krupp, Eva M. and Feldmann, Jörg (2022) Mercury speciation in Scottish raptors reveals high proportions of inorganic mercury in Scottish golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos): potential occurrence of mercury selenide nanoparticles. Science of the Total Environment, 829, 154557. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154557) (PMID:35302012).
- Clark, T. J., Newton, Jason and Wakefield, Ewan (2022) Comment on “Evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Falkland Islands”. Science Advances, 8(17), eabo0928. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo0928).
- Baino, Allan A., Hopcraft, Grant G.J.C. , Kendall, Corinne J. and Newton, Jason (2022) We are what we eat, plus some per mill: using stable isotopes to estimate diet composition in Gyps vultures over space and time. Ecology and Evolution, 12(3), e8726. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.8726) (PMID:35356581) (PMCID:PMC8941503).
- Doherty, Sean P., Collins, Matthew J., Harris, Alison J. T., Sistiaga, Ainara, Newton, Jason and Alexander, Michelle M. (2022) A modern baseline for the paired isotopic analysis of skin and bone in terrestrial mammals. Royal Society Open Science, 9(1), 211587. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.211587) (PMID:35242352) (PMCID:PMC8753148).
- Espinasse, Boris, Sturbois, Anthony, Basedow, Pierre, Johns, David G., Newton, Jason and Trueman, Clive N. (2022) Temporal dynamics in zooplankton δ13C and δ15N isoscapes for the North Atlantic Ocean: Decadal cycles, seasonality, and implications for predator ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 986082. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.986082).
- Austin, R. E., De Pascalis, F., Votier, S. C., Haakonsson, J., Arnould, J. P. Y., Ebanks-Petrie, G., Newton, Jason , Harvey, J. and Green, J. A. (2021) Interspecific and intraspecific foraging differentiation of neighbouring tropical seabirds. Movement Ecology, 9(1), 27. (doi: 10.1186/s40462-021-00251-z) (PMID:34039419) (PMCID:PMC8152358).
- Bubadué, Jamile, Cáceres, Nilton, Melo, Geruza, Sponchiado, Jonas, Battistella, Thaís, Newton, Jason , Meloro, Carlo and Constantine, Rochelle (2021) Niche partitioning in small mammals: interspecific and biome-level analyses using stable isotopes. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(5), pp. 1235-1248. (doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab063).
- Newton, Jason (2021) An insect isoscape of UK and Ireland. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 35(15), e9126. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.9126) (PMID:34008249).
- Clark, T.J., Vick, Bugge, Newton, Jason , Marengo, Ilaria and Wakefield, Ewan D. (2021) A wolf in fox's clothing? Using stable isotopes to quantify ecological replacement. Conservation Letters, 14(3), e12791. (doi: 10.1111/conl.12791).
- Clark, B. et al. (2021) Sexual segregation of gannet foraging over 11 years: movements vary but isotopic differences remain stable. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 166, pp. 1-16. (doi: 10.3354/meps13636).
- Doherty, Sean, Alexander, Michelle M., Vnouček, Jiří, Newton, Jason and Collins, Matthew J. (2021) Measuring the impact of parchment production on skin collagen stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) values. Science and Technology of Archaeological Research, 7(1), pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1080/20548923.2020.1868132).
- Doherty, Sean, Alexander, Michelle M., Vnouček, Jiří, Newton, Jason and Collins, Matthew J. (2021) Measuring the impact of parchment production on skin collagen stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) values. Science and Technology of Archaeological Research, 7(1), pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1080/20548923.2020.1868132).
- O’Shea, OR, Meadows, MH, Wrigglesworth, EE, Newton, J and Hawkes, LA (2020) Novel insights into the diet of southern stingrays and Caribbean whiptail rays. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 655, pp. 157-170. (doi: 10.3354/meps13529).
- Jones, Kayleigh A., Baylis, Alastair M.M., Orben, Rachael A., Ratcliffe, Norman, Votier, Stephen C., Newton, Jason and Staniland, Iain J. (2020) Stable isotope values in South American fur seal pup whiskers as proxies of year-round maternal foraging ecology. Marine Biology, 167(10), 148. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-020-03760-4).
- Wright, P. G.R. et al. (2020) Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe. BMC Ecology, 20(1), 52. (doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7).
- Kabalika, Z. et al. (2020) Tracking animal movements using biomarkers in tail hairs: a novel approach for animal geolocating from sulfur isoscapes. Movement Ecology, 8, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s40462-020-00222-w) (PMID:32968486) (PMCID:PMC7501629).
- Bicknell, Anthony W.J., Walker, Benjamin W., Black, Tom, Newton, Jason , Pemberton, Josephine M., Luxmoore, Richard, Inger, Richard and Votier, Stephen C. (2020) Stable isotopes reveal the importance of seabirds and marine foods in the diet of St Kilda field mice. Scientific Reports, 10, 6088. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62672-x) (PMID:32269251) (PMCID:PMC7142145).
- Mao, Jinhua, Burdett, Heidi L., McGill, Rona A.R. , Newton, Jason , Gulliver, Pauline and Kamenos, Nicholas A. (2020) Carbon burial over the last four millennia is regulated by both climatic and land-use change. Global Change Biology, 26(4), pp. 2496-2504. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.15021) (PMID:32100446).
- Jones, Kayleigh A., Ratcliffe, Norman, Votier, Stephen C., Newton, Jason , Forcada, Jaume, Dickens, John, Stowasser, Gabriele and Staniland, Iain J. (2020) Intra-specific niche partitioning in Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella. Scientific Reports, 10, 3238. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59992-3) (PMID:32094418) (PMCID:PMC7039921).
- Skinner, Christina, Mill, Aileen C., Newman, Steven P., Newton, Jason , Cobain, Matthew R.D. and Polunin, Nicholas V.C. (2019) Novel tri‐isotope ellipsoid approach reveals dietary variation in sympatric predators. Ecology and Evolution, 9(23), pp. 13267-13277. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.5779) (PMID:31893024) (PMCID:PMC6936247).
- Laverick, Jack H., Green, Tamara K., Burdett, Heidi L., Newton, Jason and Rogers, Alex D. (2019) Depth alone is an inappropriate proxy for physiological change in the mesophotic coral Agaricia lamarcki. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 99(7), pp. 1535-1546. (doi: 10.1017/S0025315419000547).
- Austin, R. E. et al. (2019) Patterns of at-sea behaviour at a hybrid zone between two threatened seabirds. Scientific Reports, 9, 14720. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51188-8) (PMID:31604997) (PMCID:PMC6789130).
- Skinner, Christina, Newman, Steven P., Mill, Aileen C., Newton, Jason and Polunin, Nicholas V.C. (2019) Prevalence of pelagic dependence among coral reef predators across an atoll seascape. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(10), pp. 1564-1574. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13056) (PMID:31264204) (PMCID:PMC6852557).
- Heylen, D., Schmidt, O., Dautel, H., Gern, L., Kampen, H., Newton, J. and Gray, J. (2019) Host identification in unfed ticks from stable isotope compositions (δ13C and δ15N). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 33(3), pp. 360-366. (doi: 10.1111/mve.12372) (PMID:30883848).
- Waldron, Susan , Vihermaa, Leena, Evers, Stephanie, Garnett, Mark H. , Newton, Jason and Henderson, Andrew C.G. (2019) C mobilisation in disturbed tropical peat swamps: old DOC can fuel the fluvial efflux of old carbon dioxide, but site recovery can occur. Scientific Reports, 9, 11429. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46534-9) (PMID:31391485) (PMCID:PMC6685963).
- Sorensen, Marjorie C., Dixit, Tanmay, Kardynal, Kevin J., Newton, Jason , Hobson, Keith A., Bensch, Staffan, Jenni-Eiermann, Susanne and Spottiswoode, Claire N. (2019) Migration distance does not predict blood parasitism in a migratory songbird. Ecology and Evolution, 9(14), pp. 8294-8304. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.5404) (PMID:31380090) (PMCID:PMC6662322).
- Tollington, S. et al. (2019) Individual consumption of supplemental food as a predictor of reproductive performance and viral infection intensity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(3), pp. 594-603. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13303).
- Grecian, W. J. et al. (2019) Individual spatial consistency and dietary flexibility in the migratory behaviour of northern gannets wintering in the Northeast Atlantic. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 214. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00214).
- Ooki, Seigo, Akagi, Tasuku, Jinno, Hirooki, Franzén, Lars G. and Newton, Jason (2018) Hydrological study of Lyngmossen bog, Sweden: Isotopic tracers (3H, δ2H and δ18O) imply three waters with different mobilities. Quaternary Science Reviews, 199, pp. 97-107. (doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.09.014).
- Bodey, Thomas W., Cleasby, Ian R., Votier, Stephen C., Hamer, Keith C., Newton, Jason , Patrick, Samantha C., Wakefield, Ewan D. and Bearhop, Stuart (2018) Frequency and consequences of individual dietary specialisation in a wide-ranging marine predator, the northern gannet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 604, pp. 251-262. (doi: 10.3354/meps12729).
- Quaeck-Davies, Katie, Bendall, Victoria A., MacKenzie, Kirsteen M., Hetherington, Stuart, Newton, Jason and Trueman, Clive N. (2018) Teleost and elasmobranch eye lenses as a target for life-history stable isotope analyses. PeerJ, 6, e4883. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.4883) (PMID:29888128) (PMCID:PMC5991300).
- Piggott, Camilla V.H., Verspoor, Eric, Greer, Ron, Hooker, Oliver, Newton, Jason and Adams, Colin E. (2018) Phenotypic and resource use partitioning amongst sympatric, lacustrine brown trout, Salmo trutta. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 124(2), pp. 200-212. (doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly032).
- Cook, Joni L., Newton, J. and Millett, J. (2018) Environmental differences between sites control the diet and nutrition of the carnivorous plant Drosera rotundifolia. Plant and Soil, 423(1-2), pp. 41-58. (doi: 10.1007/s11104-017-3484-6).
- Bell, James B., Reid, William D. K., Pearce, David A., Glover, Adrian G., Sweeting, Christopher J., Newton, Jason and Woulds, Clare (2017) Hydrothermal activity lowers trophic diversity in Antarctic hydrothermal sediments. Biogeosciences, 14(24), pp. 5705-5725. (doi: 10.5194/bg-14-5705-2017).
- Barry, J., Dodd, J.A., Evans, D., Newton, J. and Adams, C.E. (2017) The effect of foraging and ontogeny on the prevalence and intensity of the invasive parasite Anguillicola crassus in the European eel Anguilla anguilla. Journal of Fish Diseases, 40(9), pp. 1213-1222. (doi: 10.1111/jfd.12596) (PMID:28084623).
- Kent, Flora E.A., Mair, James M., Newton, Jason , Lindenbaum, Charles, Porter, Joanne S. and Sanderson, William G. (2017) Commercially important species associated with horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) biogenic reefs: a priority habitat for nature conservation and fisheries benefits. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 118(1-2), pp. 71-78. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.051).
- Meier, R. E. et al. (2017) Tracking, feather moult and stable isotopes reveal foraging behaviour of a critically endangered seabird during the non-breeding season. Diversity and Distributions, 23(2), pp. 130-145. (doi: 10.1111/ddi.12509).
- Neto, Júlio Manuel, de Oliveira Gordinho, Luís, Vollot, Benjamin, Marín, Marcial, Monrós, Juan S. and Newton, Jason (2017) Stable isotopes reveal differences in diet among reed bunting subspecies that vary in bill size. Journal of Avian Biology, 48(2), pp. 284-294. (doi: 10.1111/jav.01069).
- Webb, Emily C., Newton, Jason , Lewis, Jamie, Stewart, Alan, Miller, Bevis, Tarlton, John F. and Evershed, Richard P. (2017) Sulphur-isotope compositions of pig tissues from a controlled feeding study. STAR: Science and Technology of Archaeological Research, 3(1), pp. 71-79. (doi: 10.1080/20548923.2017.1368821).
- Higgs, Nicholas D., Newton, Jason and Attrill, Martin J. (2016) Caribbean spiny lobster fishery is underpinned by trophic subsidies from chemosynthetic primary production. Current Biology, 26(24), pp. 3393-3398. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.034) (PMID:27939312).
- Catry, Paulo, Campos, Ana R., Granadeiro, José Pedro, Neto, Júlio M., Ramos, Jaime, Newton, Jason and Bearhop, Stuart (2016) Provenance does matter: links between winter trophic segregation and the migratory origins of European robins. Oecologia, 182(4), pp. 985-994. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-016-3725-z) (PMID:27638183).
- Ford, Antonia G.P., Rüber, Lukas, Newton, Jason , Dasmahapatra, Kanchon K., Balarin, John D., Bruun, Kristoffer and Day, Julia J. (2016) Niche divergence facilitated by fine-scale ecological partitioning in a recent cichlid fish adaptive radiation. Evolution, 70(12), pp. 2718-2735. (doi: 10.1111/evo.13072) (PMID:27659769) (PMCID:PMC5132037).
- Hooker, O.E., Barry, J., Van Leeuwen, T.E., Lyle, A., Newton, J. , Cunningham, P. and Adams, C.E. (2016) Morphological, ecological and behavioural differentiation of sympatric profundal and pelagic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Loch Dughaill Scotland. Hydrobiologia, 783(1), pp. 209-221. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-015-2599-0).
- von Holstein, Isabella C.C., Walton Rogers, Penelope, Craig, Oliveo E., Penkman, Kirsty E.H., Newton, Jason and Collins, Matthew J. (2016) Provenancing archaeological wool textiles from medieval Northern Europe by light stable isotope analysis (δ13C, δ15N, δ2H). PLoS ONE, 11(10), e0162330. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162330) (PMID:27764106) (PMCID:PMC5072590).
- Sorensen, Marjorie C., Fairhurst, Graham D., Jenni-Eiermann, Susanne, Newton, Jason , Yohannes, Elizabeth and Spottiswoode, Claire N. (2016) Seasonal rainfall at long-term migratory staging sites is associated with altered carry-over effects in a Palearctic-African migratory bird. BMC Ecology, 16, 41. (doi: 10.1186/s12898-016-0096-6) (PMID:27716300) (PMCID:PMC5050568).
- Votier, Stephen C., Aspinwall, Simon, Bearhop, Stuart, Bilton, David, Newton, Jason , Alstrom, Per, Leader, Paul, Carey, Geoff, Furness, Robert W. and Olsson, Urban (2016) Stable isotopes and mtDNA reveal niche segregation but no evidence of intergradation along a habitat gradient in the Lesser Whitethroat complex (Sylvia curruca; Passeriformes; Aves). Journal of Ornithology, 157(4), pp. 1017-1027. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-016-1351-5).
- Bell, James B., Aquilina, Alfred, Woulds, Clare, Glover, Adrian G., Little, Crispin T.S., Reid, William D.K., Hepburn, Laura E., Newton, Jason and Mills, Rachel A. (2016) Geochemistry, faunal composition and trophic structure in reducing sediments on the southwest South Georgia margin. Royal Society Open Science, 3(9), 160284. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.160284) (PMID:27703692) (PMCID:PMC5043311).
- Bell, James B., Reid, William D.K., Pearce, David A., Glover, Adrian G., Sweeting, Christopher J., Newton, Jason and Woulds, Clare (2016) Hydrothermal activity lowers trophic diversity in Antarctic sedimented hydrothermal vents. Biogeosciences Discussions, (doi: 10.5194/bg-2016-318).
- Solovyeva, Diana, Hobson, Keith A., Kharitonova, Natalia, Newton, Jason , Fox, James W., Afansyev, Vsevolod and Fox, Anthony D. (2016) Combining stable hydrogen (δ2H) isotopes and geolocation to assign scaly-sided mergansers to moult river catchments. Journal of Ornithology, 157(3), pp. 663-669. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-015-1319-x).
- Sanders, Dirk, Moser, Andrea, Newton, Jason and van Veen, F. V. Frank (2016) Trophic assimilation efficiency markedly increases at higher trophic levels in four-level host–parasitoid food chain. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 283, 1826. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.3043) (PMID:26962141).
- Wakefield, Ewan , Cleasby, Ian, Bearhop, Stuart, Bodey, Thomas, Davies, Rachel, Miller, Peter, Newton, Jason , Votier, Stephen and Hamer, Keith (2015) Long-term individual foraging site fidelity—why some gannets don't change their spots. Ecology, 96(11), pp. 3058-3074. (doi: 10.1890/14-1300.1).
- Long, Hazel, Vihermaa, Leena, Waldron, Susan , Hoey, Trevor , Quemin, Simon and Newton, Jason (2015) Hydraulics are a first order control on CO2 efflux from fluvial systems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 120(10), pp. 1912-1922. (doi: 10.1002/2015JG002955).
- Fleming, Nicholas E.C., Harrod, Chris, Newton, Jason and Houghton, Jonathan D.R. (2015) Not all jellyfish are equal: isotopic evidence for inter- and intraspecific variation in jellyfish trophic ecology. PeerJ, 3, e1110. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.1110) (PMID:26244116) (PMCID:PMC4517961).
- Cleasby, Ian R., Wakefield, Ewan D. , Bodey, Tom W., Davies, Richard D., Patrick, Samantha C., Newton, Jason , Votier, Stephen C., Bearhop, Stuart and Hamer, Keith C. (2015) Sexual segregation in a wide-ranging marine predator is a consequence of habitat selection. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 518, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.3354/meps11112).
- Morrissey, Christy A., Stanton, David W.G., Tyler, Charles R., Pereira, M. Glória, Newton, Jason , Durance, Isabelle and Ormerod, Steve J. (2014) Developmental impairment in Eurasian dipper nestlings exposed to urban stream pollutants. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(6), pp. 1315-1323. (doi: 10.1002/etc.2555).
- Waldron, Susan , Scott, E. Marian , Vihermaa, Leena E. and Newton, Jason (2014) Quantifying precision and accuracy of measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon stable isotopic composition using continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 28(10), pp. 1117-1126. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.6873) (PMID:24711275) (PMCID:PMC4312894).
- Knudsen, Rune, Siwertsson, Anna, Adams, Colin , Newton, Jason and Amundsen, Per-Arne (2014) Similar patterns of individual niche use are revealed by different time-integrated trophic tracers (stable isotopes and parasites). Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 23(2), pp. 259-268. (doi: 10.1111/eff.12074).
- Solovyeva, Diana, Newton, Jason , Hobson, Keith, Fox, James W., Afanasyev, Vsevolod, Fox, Anthony D. and Daunt, Francis (2014) Marine moult migration of the freshwater Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatusrevealed by stable isotopes and geolocators. IBIS, 156(2), pp. 466-471. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12133).
- Waggitt, J.J., Briffa, M., Grecian, W.J., Newton, J. , Patrick, S.C., Stauss, C. and Votier, S.C. (2014) Testing for sub-colony variation in seabird foraging behaviour: ecological and methodological consequences for understanding colonial living. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 498, pp. 275-285. (doi: 10.3354/meps10628).
- Bicknell, Anthony W.J., Knight, Mairi E., Bilton, David T., Campbell, Maria, Reid, James B., Newton, Jason and Votier, Stephen C. (2014) Intercolony movement of pre-breeding seabirds over oceanic scales: implications of cryptic age-classes for conservation and metapopulation dynamics. Diversity and Distributions, 20(2), pp. 160-168. (doi: 10.1111/ddi.12137).
- Fleming, Nicholas E.C., Harrod, Chris, Griffin, Donal C., Newton, Jason and Houghton, Jonathan D.R. (2014) Scyphozoan jellyfish provide short-term reproductive habitat for hyperiid amphipods in a temperate near-shore environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 510, pp. 229-240. (doi: 10.3354/meps10896).
- von Holstein, I.C.C., Hamilton, J., Craig, O.E., Newton, J. and Collins, M.J. (2013) Comparison of isotopic variability in proteinaceous tissues of a domesticated herbivore: a baseline for zooarchaeological investigation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 27(23), pp. 2601-2615. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.6725).
- Foote, A.D., Newton, J. , Avila-Arcos, M.C., Kampmann, M.-L., Samaniego, J.A., Post, K., Rosing-Asvid, A., Sinding, M.l-H.S. and Gilbert, M.T.P. (2013) Tracking niche variation over millenial timescales in sympatric killer whale lineages. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 280(1768), p. 20131481. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1481).
- Siwertsson, A., Knudsen, R., Praebel, K., Adams, C.E. , Newton, J. and Amundsen, P.-A. (2013) Discrete foraging niches promote ecological, phenotypic, and genetic divergence in sympatric whitefish (coregonus lavaretus). Evolutionary Ecology, 27(3), pp. 547-564. (doi: 10.1007/s10682-012-9607-x).
- Morrissey, C.A., Boldt, A., Mapstone, A., Newton, J. and Ormerod, S.J. (2013) Stable isotopes as indicators of wastewater effects on the macroinvertebrates of urban rivers. Hydrobiologia, 700(1), pp. 231-244. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-012-1233-7).
- Morrison, C.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A., Marca, A.D., Newton, J. and Gill, J.A. (2013) Using stable isotopes to link breeding population trends to winter ecology in Willow Warblers, Phylloscopus trochilus. Bird Study, 60(2), pp. 211-220. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2013.767773).
- Morrissey, C.A., Stanton, D.W.G., Pereira, M.G., Newton, J. , Durance, I., Tyler, C.R. and Ormerod, S.J. (2013) Eurasian dipper eggs indicate elevated organohalogenated contaminants in urban rivers. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(15), pp. 8931-8939. (doi: 10.1021/es402124z).
- Foote, A.D., Vester, H., Vikingsson, G.A. and Newton, J. (2012) Dietary variation within and between populations of northeast Atlantic killer whales Orcinus orca inferred from δ13C and δ15N analyses. Marine Mammal Science, 28(4), E472-E485. (doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00563.x).
- Millett, J., Svensson, B.M., Newton, J. and Rydin, H. (2012) Reliance on prey derived nitrogen by the carnivorous plant Drosera rotundifolia decreases with increasing nitrogen deposition. New Phytologist, 195(1), pp. 182-188. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04139.x).
- Evans, K.L., Newton, J. , Gaston, K.J., Sharp, S.P., McGowan, A. and Hatchwell, B.J. (2012) Colonisation of urban environments is associated with reduced migratory behaviour, facilitating divergence from ancestral populations. Oikos, 121(4), pp. 634-640. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19722.x).
- Evans, K.L., Newton, J. , Mallord, J.W. and Markman, S. (2012) Stable isotope analysis provides new information on winter habitat use of declining avian migrants that is relevant to their conservation. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e34542. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034542) (PMID:22496827) (PMCID:PMC3320638).
- Millett, J., Leith, I.D., Sheppard, L.J. and Newton, J. (2012) Response of Sphagnum papillosum and Drosera rotundifolia to reduced and oxidised wet nitrogen deposition. Folia Geobotanica, 47(2), pp. 179-191. (doi: 10.1007/s12224-011-9114-9).
- Strauss, C. et al. (2012) Sex-specific foraging behaviour in northern gannets Morus bassanus: incidence and implications. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 457, pp. 151-162. (doi: 10.3354/meps09734).
- Schmidt, O., Dautel, H., Newton, J. and Gray, J.S. (2011) Natural isotope signatures of host blood are replicated in moulted ticks. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2(4), pp. 225-227. (doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2011.09.006).
- Campos, A.R., Catry, P., De Rojas, M., Bearhop, S., Ramos, J. and Newton, J. (2011) Winter habitat influences the number of feather mites of two species living on European robins Erithacus rubecula. Ardeola, 58(1), pp. 103-111..
- Zbinden, J.A., Bearhop, S., Bradshaw, P., Gill, B., Margaritoulis, B., Newton, J. and Godley, B.J. (2011) Migratory dichotomy and associated phenotypic variation in marine turtles revealed by satellite tracking and stable isotope analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 421, pp. 291-302. (doi: 10.3354/meps08871).
- Alexandrou, M.A., Oliveira, C., Maillard, M., McGill, R.A.R. , Newton, J. , Creer, S. and Taylor, M.I. (2011) Competition and phylogeny determine community structure in Müllerian co-mimics. Nature, 469(7328), pp. 84-88. (doi: 10.1038/nature09660).
- Bicknell, A.W.J., Campbell, M., Knight, M.E., Bilton, D.T., Newton, J. and Votier, S.C. (2011) Effects of formalin preservation on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures in Calanoid copepods: implications for the use of Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey samples in stable isotope analyses. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 25(13), pp. 1794-1800. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.5049).
- Campos, A.R., Catry, P., Teneiro, P., Neto, J.M., Pereira, A.C., Brito, R., Cardoso, H., Ramos, J.A., Bearhop, S. and Newton, J. (2011) How do Robins Erithacus rubecula resident in Iberia respond to seasonal flooding by conspectific migrants? Bird Study, 58(4), pp. 435-442. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2011.603291).
- Fernández, R., García-Tiscar, S., Begoña Santos, M., López, A., Martínez-Cedeira, J.A., Newton, J. and Pierce, G.J. (2011) Stable isotope analysis in two sympatric populations of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus : evidence of resource partitioning? Marine Biology, 158(5), pp. 1043-1055. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-011-1629-3).
- Knudsen, R., Siwertsson, A., Adams, C. , Garduno-Paz, M., Newton, J. and Amundsen, P. (2011) Temporal stability of niche use exposes sympatric Arctic charr to alternative selection pressures. Evolutionary Ecology, 25(3), pp. 589-604. (doi: 10.1007/s10682-010-9451-9).
- Robb, G.N., McDonald, R.A., Inger, R., Reynolds, S.J., Newton, J. , McGill, R.A.R. , Chamberlain, D.E., Harrison, T.J.E. and Bearhop, S. (2011) Using stable-isotope analysis as a technique for determining consumption of supplementary foods by individual birds. Condor, 113(3), pp. 475-482. (doi: 10.1525/cond.2011.090111).
- Votier, S.C., Grecian, W.J., Patrick, S. and Newton, J. (2011) Inter-colony movements, at-sea behaviour and foraging in an immature seabird: results from GPS-PPT tracking, radio-tracking and stable isotope analysis. Marine Biology, 158(2), pp. 355-362. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-010-1563-9).
- Watts, A.J.R., McCafferty, D.J. , Newton, J. and Bailey, D.M. (2011) Does seabird carrion contribute to the diet of the shore crab Carcinus maenas on the Isle of May, Scotland? An isotopic perspective. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 91(7), pp. 1459-1464. (doi: 10.1017/S0025315410002286).
- Rutz, C., Bluff, L.A., Reed, N., Troscianko, J., Newton, J. , Inger, R., Kacelnik, A. and Bearhop, S. (2010) The ecological significance of tool use in new Caledonian Crows. Science, 329(5998), pp. 1523-1526. (doi: 10.1126/science.1192053).
- Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Witt, M.J., Inger, R., Thompson, D. and Newton, J. (2010) Individual responses of seabirds to commercial fisheries revealed using GPS tracking, stable isotopes and vessel monitoring systems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(2), pp. 487-497. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01790.x).
- Bodey, T.W., Bearhop, S., Roy, S.S., Newton, J. and McDonald, R.A. (2010) Behavioural responses of invasive American mink Neovison vison to an eradication campaign, revealed by stable isotope analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(1), pp. 114-120. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01739.x).
- Inger, R. et al. (2010) Do non-native invasive fish support elevated lamprey populations? Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(1), pp. 121-129. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01761.x).
- Inger, Richard, Harrison, Xavier A., Ruxton, G.D., Newton, Jason , Colhoun, Kendrew, Gudmundsson, Gudmundur A., McElwaine, Graham, Pickford, Matthew, Hodgson, David and Bearhop, Stuart (2010) Carry-over effects reveal reproductive costs in a long-distance migrant. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79(5), pp. 974-982. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01712.x).
- Kelly, A., Leighton, K. and Newton, J. (2010) Using stable isotopes to investigate the provenance of a Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) found in Norfolk, England. British Birds, 103(1), pp. 213-222..
- Foote, A.D., Newton, J. , Piertney, S.B., Willerslev, E. and Gilbert, M.T.P. (2009) Ecological, morphological and genetic divergence of sympatric North Atlantic killer whale populations. Molecular Ecology, 18(24), pp. 5207-5217. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04407.x).
- Coiffait, L., Redfern, C.P.F., Bevan, R.M., Newton, J. and Wolff, K. (2009) The use of intrinsic markers to study bird migration. Ringing and Migration, 24(3), pp. 169-174..
- Tavares, P.C., McGill, R.A.R. , Newton, J. , Pereira, E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Relationships between carbon sources, trophic level and mercury exposure in generalist shorebirds revealed by stable isotope ratios in chicks. Waterbirds, 32(2), pp. 311-321. (doi: 10.1675/063.032.0211).
- Votier, S.C., Bowen, G.J. and Newton, J. (2009) Stable-hydrogen isotope analyses suggest natural vagrancy of Baikal Teal to Britain. British Birds, 102(12), pp. 697-699..
- Inger, R., Gudmundsson, G.A., Ruxton, G.D., Newton, J. , Colhoun, K., Auhage, S. and Bearhop, S. (2008) Habitat utilisation during staging affects body condition in a long distance migrant, Branta bernicla hrota: potential impacts on fitness? Journal of Avian Biology, 39(6), pp. 704-708. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04332.x).
- Adams, C.E., Bissett, N., Newton, J. and Maitland, P.S. (2008) Alternative migration and host parasitism strategies and their long-term stability in river lampreys from the River Endrick, Scotland. Journal of Fish Biology, 72(10), pp. 2456-2466. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01844.x).
- Edward, D.A., Newton, J. and Gilburn, A.S. (2008) Investigating dietary preferences in two competing dipterans, Coelopa frigida and Coelopa pillipes, using stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 127(3), pp. 169-175. (doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00692.x).
- Holt, B.G., Emerson, B.C., Newton, J. , Gage, M.J.G. and Cote, I.M. (2008) Stable isotope analysis of the Hypoplectrus species complex reveals no evidence for dietary niche divergence. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 357, pp. 283-289. (doi: 10.3354/meps07339).
- Newton, J. (2008) Stable hydrogen isotope analysis as a method to identify illegally trapped songbirds. Science and Justice, 48(2), pp. 67-70. (doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.09.012).
- Fox, T.A.D., Christensen, T.K., Bearhop, S. and Newton, J. (2007) Using stable isotope analysis of multiple feather tracts to identify moulting provenance of vagrant birds: a case study of Baikal Teal Anas formosa in Denmark. IBIS, 149, pp. 622-625..
- Newton, J (2007) Rates of mass gain and energy deposition in red knot on their final spring staging site is both time- and condition- dependent. Journal of Applied Ecology, 44(4), pp. 885-895. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01308.x).
- Newton, J (2007) Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio profiling of sperm whale teeth reveals ontogenetic movements and trophic ecology. Oecologia, 151(4), pp. 605-615. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-006-0612-z).
- Newton, J (2007) Stable isotope records from otoliths as tracers of fish migration in a mangrove system. Journal of Fish Biology, 70(5), pp. 1554-1567. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01443.x).
- Newton, J (2006) Using stable isotope analysis to determine the winter moult extent in migratory birds: the complex moult of Savi's warblers Locustella luscinioides. Journal of Avian Biology, 37(1), pp. 117-124. (doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03563.x).
- Stephens, W. Edryd, Calder, Angus and Newton, Jason (2005) Source and health implications of high toxic metal concentrations in illicit tobacco products. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(2), pp. 479-488. (doi: 10.1021/es049038s) (PMID:15707047).
- Gunnarsson, TG, Gill, JA, Newton, J , Potts, PM and Sutherland, WJ (2005) Seasonal matching of habitat quality and fitness in a migratory bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 272, pp. 2319-2323. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3214).
- Newton, J. (2005) Unravelling the migration and moult strategies of a long-distance migrant using stable isotopes: Red Knot Calidris canutus movements in the Americas. IBIS, 147(4), pp. 738-749. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00455.x).
- Gilmour, I., French, B.M., Franchi, I.A., Abbott, J.I., Hough, R.M., Newton, J. and Koeberl, C. (2003) Geochemistry of carbonaceous impactites from the Gardnos impact structure, Norway. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67(20), pp. 3889-3903. (doi: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00213-8).
- Newton, J (2003) Geochemistry of carbon-rich impactites from the Gardnos impact structure, Norway. Geochim Cosmochim Acta, 67(20), pp. 3889-3903. (doi: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00213-8).
- Gaydarska, B. et al. (2020) The finds. In: Gaydarska, Bisserka (ed.) Early Urbanism in Europe: The Trypillia Megasites of the Ukrainian Forest-Steppe. De Gruyter Open Poland: Warsaw ; Berlin, pp. 265-414. ISBN 9783110664935 (doi: 10.1515/9783110664959-009).
- Newton, Jason (2016) Stable isotopes as tools in ecological research. In: eLS: Encylopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley, pp. 1-8. ISBN 9780470015902 (doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0021231.pub2).
- Newton, J. (2010) Continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry with an elemental analyzer: oxidative approaches for carbon and nitrogen isotopes. In: Beauchamin, D. and Matthews, D.E. (eds.) Elemental and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. Series: The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, 5. Elsevier, pp. 759-764. ISBN 0080438040.
- Newton, J. (2010) Continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry with an elemental analyzer: reductive approaches for hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. In: Beauchemin, D. and Matthews, D.E. (eds.) Elemental and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. Series: The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, 5. Elsevier. ISBN 0080438040.
- Newton, J. (2010) Stable isotope ecology. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN 9780470015902 (doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0021231).
- Atkinson, P.W. et al. (2007) Using stable isotope ratios to unravel shorebird migration and population mixing: a case study with Red Knot Calidris canutus. In: Boere, G.C., Galbraith, C.A. and Stroud, D.A. (eds.) Waterbirds around the World: a Global Overview of the Conservation, Management and Research of the World's Waterbird Flyways. Scottish Natural Heritage, pp. 535-540. ISBN 0114973334.
- Newton, Jason , Roberts, Adrian M.I. and Towers, Megan (2023) Stable isotope analysis of feathers taken from greylag geese on Orkney. NatureScot Research Report 1337. Documentation. NatureScot..
- Stable isotope compositions of captive mandrill tissues from a controlled feeding experiment. 2021 £18K NEIF grant
- The use of stable isotopes to infer current and historic animal movement in Tanzania . 2019 £35.2K Commonwealth Scholarships Research Support Grant - with Hopcraft and Haydon.
- An insect isoscape for the UK. 2017 £5K
- NERC funding for the NEIF/LSMSF. 2003-2021 £4M
- £1.5M capital equipment funding. 2023 Thermo Delta Q IRMS + IsoLink EA 2019 Thermo Delta V IRMS + IsoLink EA 2014 Isoprime VisION IRMS + Elementar Pyrocube EA 2013 Elementar Pyrocube EA 2012 Thermo Flash HT EA 2008 Thermo Delta V IRMS + Gas Bench II 2007 Thermo Delta V IRMS + Costech ECS 4010 EA 2003 Thermo Delta XP IRMS + Costech ECS 4010 EA 2002 Mettler MX5 microbalance
