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Dr. Charles G.M. Paxton |
Research
interests: Aquatic animal behaviour &
ecology, aquatic animal abundance and diversity estimation, history of science
and epistemology (especially with regard to anomalous or low frequency natural
phenomena)
If you want to find out about my work on the science and
history behind stories of sea monsters then go here but see the PDFs below.
Module
coordinator: ID2003
Science Methods, BL4254 Fisheries Research.
Papers
Paxton, C.G.M., Hedley, S. & Bannister, J.L. Group IV Humpback whales:
their status from aerial and land-based surveys off
Paxton, CG.M. (2009) The plural of “anecdote” can be
“data”: statistical analysis of viewing distances in reports of unidentified
giant marine animals 1758 – 2000 Journal
of Zoology 279, 381–387. Details
here
Pike, D.G., Paxton, C.G.M., Gunnlaugsson,
Th. & Víkingsson, G.A. (2009) Trends in the abundance of cetaceans from
aerial surveys in Icelandic coastal waters, 1986-2001. NAMMCO Scientific Publications 7, 117 – 142.
Paxton, C.G.M., Burt, M.L., Hedley S. & Víkingsson,
G.A., Gunnlaugsson, Th. & Desportes,
G. (2009) Density surface fitting to estimate the abundance of humpback whales
based on the NASS-95 and NASS-2001 aerial and shipboard surveys NAMMCO Scientific Publications 7, 143 – 160.
Paxton, C.G.M., Winfield, I.J. Fletcher, J.M., George, D. G., & Hewitt, D.P. (2009) Investigation of
first year biotic and abiotic influences on the
recruitment of pike (Esox lucius) in
Macqueen, D.J., Robb, D.H.F., Olsen, T. Melstveit, L., Paxton, C.G.M. & Johnston, I.A.
(2008) Temperature until the ‘eyed
stage’ of embryogenesis programmes the growth
trajectory and muscle phenotype of adult Atlantic salmon. Biology Letters 4(3), 294-298.
Southwell, C., Paxton, C.G.M. and Borchers, D.L. (2008). Detectability
of penguins in aerial surveys over the pack-ice off
Southwell, C., Paxton, C.G.M.,
Southwell, C., Paxton C.G.M., Borchers, D., Boveng, P., and de la Mare, W. (2008). Taking account of
dependent species in management of the Southern Ocean krill fishery: estimating
crabeater seal abundance off east
Southwell, C., Paxton C.G.M., Borchers, D.L., Boveng, P., Blix, A.S., and Nordøy, E.S. (2008). Estimating population status under
conditions of uncertainty: the Ross seal in east
Southwell, C., Borchers,
D., de la Mare, B., Paxton, C.G.M., Burt, L., de la Mare, W. (2007) Estimation of detection probability on aerial
surveys of Antarctic pack-ice seals. Journal
of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 12, 1–14.
Borchers, D.L., Laake,
J.L. Southwell, C. & Paxton, C.G.M. (2006)
Accommodating unmodelled heterogeneity in
double-observer distance sampling surveys.
Biometrics 62, 372-378
Paxton,
C.G.M. & Holland, R. (2005) Was Steenstrup right?
A new interpretation of the 16th century sea monk of the Øresund.
Steenstrupia
29, 39-47. PDF here
Paxton,
C.G.M., Knatterud, E. & Hedley, S.L. (2005)
Cetaceans, sex & sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede
accounts of a “Most Dreadful Monster” seen off the coast of
Paxton, C.G.M., Winfield, I.J., Fletcher, J.M.,
George, G.L. & Hewitt, D.P. (2004) Abiotic and
biotic influences on the recruitment of Windermere perch (Perca fluviatilis). Journal of Fish Biology 65,
1622–1642
Cotter, J., Burt, L., Paxton, C.G.M., Fernandez,
C., Buckland, S.T. & Pan, J.X. (2004) Are stock assessment methods too complicated? A critical review centred
on North Sea demersal stocks. Fish & Fisheries
5, 235-254.
Johnston, I.A, Manthri,
S., Alderson, R., Smart, A., Campbell, P., Nickell,
D., Robertson, B., Paxton, C.G.M. & Burt, M.L. (2003) Freshwater
environment affects growth rate and muscle fibre
recruitment in sea water stages of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo
salar L.) Journal of Experimental Biology 206, 1337-1351.
Paxton,
C.G.M. & Winfield, I.J. (2000) Some statistical aspects of the long-term
gill net monitoring programme for pike Esox lucius in
Windermere (English Lake District). Freshwater Forum 14, 35-50.
Paxton,
C.G.M. & Willoughby, L.G. (2000) Resistance of perch eggs to attack by
aquatic fungi. Journal of Fish Biology
57, 562-570
Paxton,
C.G.M., Winfield, I.J, Fletcher, J.M. & Hewitt, D.P. (1999) Sex ratio
changes in the long term Windermere pike and perch monitoring programme. Ecology of
Freshwater Fish 8, 78-84.
Paxton,
C.G.M. (1998) A cumulative species description curve for large open water
marine animals. Journal of the Marine
Biological Association of the UK 78,
1389-1391.
Bubier, N.E., Paxton, C.G.M., Bowers, P. & Deeming, D.C. (1998)
Courtship behaviour of ostriches (Struthio camelus) towards humans under farming
conditions in
Paxton, C.G.M.
(1997) Shoaling and activity levels in Corydoras catfish (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) Journal
of Fish Biology 51, 496-502.
Paxton,
C.G.M., Bubier,
Paxton,
C.G.M. (1996) Isolation and the development of shoaling in two populations of
the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Journal of Fish Biology 49, 514-520.
Magurran, A.E., Paxton, C.G.M., Seghers, B.H.,
Shaw, P.W., & Carvalho, G.R. (1996) Genetic
divergence, female choice and male mating success in Trinidadian guppies. Behaviour 133, 503-517.
Paxton,
C.G.M., Crampton, W.G.C. & Burgess, P. (1996)
Miocene deposits in the Amazonian foreland basin. Science 273, 123.
Paxton,
C.G.M. & Magurran, A.E. (1994) Brightly coloured schools and red herrings: a reply to Roccanova. Animal Behaviour 48,
1459-1460.
Paxton,
C.G.M., Magurran, A.E. & Zschokke,
S. (1994) Caudal eyespots on fish predators influence the inspection behaviour of Trinidadian guppies, Poecilia reticulata. Journal of Fish Biology 44,
175-177.
Popular Articles
Paxton,
C.G.M. (2004) Giant squids are red
herrings: why Architeuthis
is an unlikely source of sea monster sightings. The Cryptozoology Review 4(2), 10-16.
Paxton,
C.G.M. (2002) In search of monsters? A
defense of cryptozoology. The Skeptic 15(3).
Paxton,
C.G.M. (2001) Predicting pelagic peculiarities: some thoughts on future
discoveries in the open seas. Cryptos Dracontology Special 1, 60-65.
Winfield,
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Last modified: January 2010.