McDonald, Robbie - University of Exeter - Disciplines of Biosciences

研究领域

I am interested in mammal ecology and small carnivores in particular, having previously studied the biology of the weasel family. My research has included looking at the science, policy and practical implications of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in badgers, and the impacts and management of invasive species. I hope to develop a programme of applied, interdisciplinary work that will help Cornwall, the South West, and the UK develop in a sustainable way. I lead the University‘s partnership with the National Wildlife Management Centre as part of a Wildlife Research Co-Operative.

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Bodey TW, McDonald RA, Sheldon RD, Bearhop S (In Press). Absence of effects of predator control on nesting success of lapwings: implications for conservation. Ibis Abstract. Beirne C, Waring L, Mcdonald RA, Delahay R, Young AJ (2016). Age-related declines in immune response in a wild mammal are unrelated to immune cell telomere length. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B Full text. Benton CH, Delahay RJ, Robertson A, McDonald RA, Wilson AJ, Burke TA, Hodgson D (2016). Blood thicker than water: kinship, disease prevalence and group size drive divergent patterns of infection risk in a social mammal. Proc Biol Sci, 283(1835). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 11 McDonald JL, Bailey T, Delahay RJ, McDonald RA, Smith GC, Hodgson DJ (2016). Demographic buffering and compensatory recruitment promotes the persistence of disease in a wildlife population. Ecology Letters (under final revision) Full text. Newth JL, Rees EC, Cromie RL, McDonald RA, Bearhop S, Pain DJ, Norton GJ, Deacon C, Hilton GM (2016). Widespread exposure to lead affects the body condition of free-living whooper swans Cygnus cygnus wintering in Britain. Environ Pollut, 209, 60-67. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 8 Veale AJ, Holland OJ, McDonald RA, Clout MN, Gleeson DM (2015). An invasive non-native mammal population conserves genetic diversity lost from its native range. Molecular Ecology, 24(9), 2156-2163. Abstract. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 63 Veale AJ, Holland OJ, Mcdonald RA, Clout MN, Gleeson DM (2015). An invasive non-native mammal population conserves genetic diversity lost from its native range. Molecular Ecology Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 63 Tomlinson AJ, Chambers MA, McDonald RA, Delahay RJ (2015). Association of quantitative interferon-γ responses with the progression of naturally acquired Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild European badgers (Meles meles). Immunology, 144(2), 263-270. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 1 Robertson A, Chambers MA, Delahay RJ, McDonald RA, Palphramand KL, Rogers F, Carter SP (2015). Exposure of nontarget wildlife to candidate TB vaccine baits deployed for European badgers. European Journal of Wildlife Research Robertson A, Chambers MA, Delahay RJ, McDonald RA, Palphramand KL, Rogers F, Carter SP (2015). Exposure of nontarget wildlife to candidate TB vaccine baits deployed for European badgers. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 61(2), 263-269. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 8 Jelbert K, Stott I, Mcdonald RA, Hodgson D (2015). Invasiveness of plants is predicted by size and fecundity in the native range. Ecology and Evolution, 5(10), 1933-1943. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 2 Jelbert K, Stott I, Mcdonald RA, Hodgson D (2015). Invasiveness of plants is predicted by size and fecundity in the native range. Ecology and Evolution Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 2 Robertson A, McDonald RA, Delahay RJ, Kelly SD, Bearhop S (2015). Resource availability affects individual niche variation and its consequences in group-living European badgers Meles meles. Oecologia, 178(1), 31-43. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 7 Devine AP, Stott I, Mcdonald RA, Maclean IMD (2015). Woody cover in wet and dry African savannas after six decades of experimental fires. Journal of Ecology Devine AP, Stott I, Mcdonald RA, Maclean IMD (2015). Woody cover in wet and dry African savannas after six decades of experimental fires. Journal of Ecology, 103(2), 473-478. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 5 McDonald RA (2014). Animal health: How to control bovine tuberculosis. Nature, 511(7508), 158-159. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 188 Perkins MJ, McDonald RA, van Veen FJ, Kelly SD, Rees G, Bearhop S (2014). Application of nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes (δ(15)N and δ(13)C) to quantify food chain length and trophic structure. PLoS One, 9(3). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 1 McDonald RA (2014). Badgers and bovine tuberculosis. Curr Biol, 24(4), R141-R143. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 21 Reid N, Lundy MG, Hayden B, Waterman T, Looney D, Lynn D, Marnell F, McDonald RA, Montgomery WI (2014). Covering over the cracks in conservation assessments at EU interfaces: a cross-jurisdictional ecoregion scale approach using the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Ecological Indicators, 45, 93-102. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 4 Judge J, Wilson GJ, Macarthur R, Delahay RJ, McDonald RA (2014). Density and abundance of badger social groups in England and Wales in 2011-2013. Sci Rep, 4