Jade Newton-Youens
Jade Newton-Youens
Research Assistant
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Biography
I am a Research Assistant working with a variety of species, including Lake Tanganyikan cichlids, Madagascan Mantella and marine sponges. My background relates to researching best husbandry practices for endangered amphibian species. Primarily, my research has focused on the importance of captive diets, in particular carotenoid and calcium supplementation.
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Wright, D., Newton-Youens, J., Frommen, J.G. (2024) 'Four’s a crowd: social preferences for larger groups in golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) tadpoles.' Evolutionary Ecology, 38(1-2) pp. 23-36.
Jones, N.A.R., Newton-Youens, J., Frommen, J.G. (2024) 'Rise and fall: increasing temperatures have nonlinear effects on aggression in a tropical fish.' Animal Behaviour, 207pp. 1-11.
Michaels, C.J., Ferguson, A., Newton-Youens, J., Harland, R., Hickles, R. (2022) 'Effects of Sex and Whole Life Cycle UVB Irradiation on Performance and Mineral and Vitamin D3 Contents in Feeder Crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus).' Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3(3) pp. 488-498.
Newton-Youens, J., Michaels, C., Preziosi, R. (2022) 'Keeping the golden mantella golden: The effect of dietary carotenoid supplementation and UV provision on the colouration and growth of Mantella aurantiaca.' Journal of zoo and aquarium research, 10(2) pp. 74-81.
Bah-Nelson, I., Newton-Youens, J., Ferguson, A., Michaels, C.J. (2021) 'Calcium Accumulation and Loss and Vitamin D3 Content of Feeder Black Field Crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus) Fed on a High Calcium Diet with and without UVB Irradiation.' Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2(3) pp. 382-387.
Michaels, C.J., Ferguson, A., McKendry, D., Newton-Youens, J., Whatley, C. (2021) 'Failure to improve calcium content of earthworms (Dendrobaena veneta) through three methods of gut-loading.' Journal of zoo and aquarium research, 9(2) pp. 134-138.
Michaels, C.J., Servini, C., Ferguson, A., Guthrie, A., Jayson, S., Newton-Youens, J., Strike, T., Tapley, B. (2021) 'The effects of two calcium supplementation regimens on growth and health traits of juvenile mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax).' Herpetological Journal, 31(1) pp. 18-26.
Whatley, C., Tapley, B., Chang, Y.M.R., Newton-Yowens, J., Mckendry, D., Michaels, C. (2020) 'Impacts of UVB provision on serum vitamin D3, pigmentation, growth rates and total body mineral content in Mallorcan midwife toad larvae (Alytes muletensis).' Journal of zoo and aquarium research, 8(1) pp. 37-44.
Career history
2016-Present
Research Assistant
Manchester Metropolitan University
2015-2017
MPhil Environmental Biology
University of Manchester
2011-2015
BSc Zoology
University of Manchester