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A copy of the final report entitled 'A review and synthesis of published information and practical experience on bat conservation within a fragmented landscape', published by The Three Welsh National Parks, Pembrokeshire CC and the Countryside Council for Wales, and written by Dr Kate Barlow at BMT Cordah and by the Bat Conservation Trust, is available as a zipped file. Welsh versions are available on request. Professor Jones acted as a consultant on this project.

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Journal papers

2009

• STONE, E.L., JONES, G. & HARRIS, S. 2009. Street lighting disturbs commuting bats. Current Biology 19: 1-5 doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.058.
• Covered by BBC News Online, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, and several overseas papers, e.g. Reformatorisch Dagblad (The Netherlands).
• CHEN, S.-F., JONES, G. & ROSSITER, S.J. 2009. Determinants of echolocation call frequency variation in the Formosan lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus monoceros). Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1185. Open access.
• REBELO, H., TARROSO, P. & JONES, G. 2009. Predicted impact of climate change on European bats in relation to their biogeographic patterns. Global Change Biology, Doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02021.x
• RUSSO, D., TEIXEIRA, S., CISTRONE, L., JESUS, J., TEIXEIRA, D., FREITAS, T. & JONES, G. 2009. Social calls are subject to stabilizing selection in insular bats. Journal of Biogeography doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02158.x
• WANG, L., LI, G.,  WANG, J., YE, S., JONES,  G. & ZHANG, S.  2009. Molecular cloning and evolutionary analysis of the GJA1 (connexin43) gene from bats (Chiroptera). Genetics Research 91:101-109.
• ZHANG, L., JONES, G., ZHANG, J., ZHU, G., PARSONS, S., ROSSITER, S.J., & ZHANG, S. 2009. Recent surveys of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from China. I.Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae.  Acta Chiropterologica,11: 71-88.
• SZTENCEL-JABŁONKA, A., JONES, G. & BOGDANOWICZ, W. 2009. Skull morphology of two cryptic bat species: Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus – a 3D morphometrics approach with landmark reconstruction. Acta Chiropterologica 11: 113-126.
• REDGWELL, R.D., SZEWCZAK, J.M., JONES, G. & PARSONS, S. 2009. Classification of echolocation calls from 14 species of bat by support vector machines and ensembles of neural networks. Algorithms 2: 907-924. Doi:10.3390/a2030907. Open access.
• FLANDERS, J., JONES, G., BENDA, P., DIETZ, C., ZHANG, S., LI, G., SHARIFI, M. & ROSSITER, S.J. 2009. Phylogeography of the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum: contrasting results from mitochondrial and microsatellite data. Molecular Ecology 18: 306-318. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04021.x
• WANG, Z., YUAN, L., ROSSITER, S.J., ZUO, X., RU, B., ZHONG, H., HAN, N., JONES, G., JEPSON, P.D. & ZHANG, S. 2009. Adaptive evolution of 5'HoxD genes in the origin and diversification of the cetacean flipper. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26: 613-622 doi:10.1093/molbev/msn282
• DONG, D., JONES, G & ZHANG, S. 2009. Dynamic evolution of bitter taste receptor genes in vertebrates. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 12 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-12. Open access.
• BEZERRA, B.M., BARNETT, A.A., SOUTO, A. & JONES, G. 2009. Predation by the tayra on the common marmoset and the pale-throated three-toed sloth. Journal of Ethology 27: 91- 96. doi 10.1007/s10164-008-0090-3
• VESPE, M., JONES, G. & BAKER, C.J. 2009. Lessons for radar: waveform diversity in echolocating mammals. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine 26: 65-75.
• ZHANG, L., ZHU, G., JONES, G. & ZHANG, S. 2009. Conservation of bats in China: problems and possible solutions. Oryx 43: 179-182. 
• JONES, G., JACOBS, D.S., KUNZ, T.H., WILLIG, M.R. & RACEY, P.A. 2009. Carpe noctem: the importance of bats as bioindicators. Endangered Species Research 8: 93-115. Open access.
• KNIGHT, T. & JONES, G. 2009. Importance of night roosts for bat conservation: roosting behaviour of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros. Endangered Species Research. Open access.
• FLANDERS, J. & JONES, G. 2009. Roost use, ranging behavior and diet of the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum using a transitional roost. Journal of mammalogy 90: 888-896.
• RUSSO, D., CISTRONE, L., GARONNA, A.P. & JONES, G. 2009. The early bat catches the fly: daylight foraging in soprano pipistrelle bats. Mammalian Biology, in press. Doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.002. Covered by BBC News here
• TAN, M., JONES, G., ZHU, G., YE, J., HONG, T., ZHOU, S., ZHANG, S. & ZHANG, L. 2009. Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time. PLoS ONE 4: e7595. Open access.  Covered by Science, Nature, New Scientist, and hundreds of websites worldwide. A very interesting perspective has been provided by primatologist Frans de Waal.

2008

• LI, G., WANG, J., ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G., COTTON, J.A. & ZHANG, S. 2008.The hearing gene Prestin reunites echolocating bats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 105: 13959-13964. Press release here.
• HOLDERIED, M.W., BAKER, C.J., VESPE, M. & JONES, G. 2008. Understanding signal design during the pursuit of aerial insects by echolocating bats: tools and applications. Integrative and Comparative Biology 48: 78-84. doi:10.1093/icb/icn035
• KUNZ, T.H., GAUTHREAUX, S.A. Jr., HRISTOV, N.I., HORN, J.W., JONES, G. , KALKO, E.K.V., LARKIN, R.P., McCRACKEN, G.F., SWARTZ, S.M., SRYGLEY, R.B., DUDLEY, R., WESTBROOK, J.K. & WIKELSKI, M. 2008. Aeroecology: probing and modelling the aerosphere. Integrative and Comparative Biology 48: 1-11. doi:10.1093/icb/icn037
• HARRIS, S.L., JOHNSON, N., BROOKES, S.M., HUTSON, A.M., FOOKS, A.R. & JONES, G. 2008. The application of genetic markers for EBLV surveillance in European bat species. Pp. 347-363 in Dodet, B., Fooks, A.R., Müller, T., Tordo, N. and the Scientific & Technical Department of the OIE (eds.). Towards the Elimination of Rabies in Eurasia . Developments in Biologicals, Basel 131: 347-363.
• CHEN, S.-F., JONES, G. & ROSSITER, S.J. 2008. Sex-biased gene flow and colonisation in the Formosan lesser horseshoe bat: inference from nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Journal of Zoology, London, 274: 207-215. Click on journal cover below to see photo of Rhinolophus monoceros by Shiang Fan-Chen.

2007

• ZHANG, J., HAN, N., JONES, G ., LIN, L., ZHANG, J., ZHU, G, HUANG, D. & ZHANG, S. 2007. A new species of Barbastella (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae) from north China. Journal of mammalogy 88: 1393-1403.
• BURMAN, O.H.P., ILYAT, A., JONES, G. & MENDL, M. 2007. Ultrasonic vocalizations as indicators of welfare for laboratory rats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 104: 116-129.
• ROSSITER, S.J., BENDA, P., DIETZ, C., ZHANG, S. & JONES, G. 2007. Rangewide phylogeography in the greater horseshoe bat inferred from microsatellites: implications for population history, taxonomy and conservation. Molecular Ecology 16: 4699-4714 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03546.x .
• CUI, J., HAN, N., STREICKER, D., LI, G., TANG, X., SHI, Z., HU, Z., ZHAO, G., FONTANET, A., GUAN, Y., WANG, F., JONES, G., FIELD, H.E., DASZAK, P. & ZHANG, S. 2007. Evolutionary relationships between bat coronoviruses and their hosts. Emerging Infectious Diseases 13: 1526-1532.
• LI, G., WANG, J., ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G. & ZHANG, S. 2007. Accelerated FoxP2 evolution in echolocating bats. PLoS ONE 2(9): e900. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000900. Covered by Science here. Reprint (Open Access) available here.
• RUSSO, D., MUCEDDA, M., BELLO , M., BISCARDI, S., PIDINCHEDDA, E. & JONES, G. 2007. Divergent echolocation call frequencies in insular rhinolophids (Chiroptera): a case of character displacement? Journal of Biogeography 34 : 2129–2138. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01762.x Highlighted by the journal here.
• JONES, G. & BAKER, C.J. 2007. Adaptive and evolutionary aspects of call design in echolocating bats. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics 29: 85-99.
• JONES, G. & HOLDERIED, M.W. 2007. Bat echolocation calls: adaptation and convergent evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London , 274B, 905-912.
• LI, G., WANG, Y., ZHAO, H., HELGEN, K.M., LIN, L., JONES, G. & ZHANG, S. Echolocation calls, diet, and phylogenetic relationships of Stoliczka's trident bat Aselliscus stoliczkanus (Hipposideridae). Journal of Mammalogy 88: 736-744.
• RACEY, P.A., BARRATT, E.M., BURLAND, T.M., DEAVILLE, R., GOTELLI, D., JONES, G. & PIERTNEY, S.B. 2007. Microsatellite DNA polymorphism confirms reproductive isolation and reveals differences in population genetic structure of cryptic pipistrelle bat species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 90 : 539-550
• RUSSO, D., CISTRONE, L. & JONES, G. 2007. Emergence time in forest bats: the influence of canopy closure. Acta Oecologia 31: 119-126.
• RUSSO, D., JONES, G. & ARLETTAZ, R. 2007. Echolocation and passive listening by foraging mouse-eared bats Myotis myotis and M. blythii. Journal of experimental Biology 210: 166-176.
• THABAH, A., LI, G., WANG, Y., LIANG, B., HU, K., ZHANG, S. & JONES, G. Diet, echolocation calls and phylogenetic affinities of the great evening bat Ia io (Vespertilionidae): another carnivorous bat. Journal of Mammalogy88, 728-735.

2006

• DAVIDSON-WATTS, I. & JONES, G. 2006. Differences in foraging behaviour between Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) and Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825). Journal of Zoology 268: 55-62.
• JONES, G. & TEELING, E.C. 2006. The evolution of echolocation in bats. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21: 149-156.
• THABAH, A., ROSSITER, S.J., KINGSTON , T., ZHANG, S., PARSONS, S., MYA MY, K.,, ZUBAID, A., & JONES, G . 2006. Genetic divergence and echolocation call frequency in cryptic species of Hipposideros larvatus sensu lato (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Indo-Malayan region. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 88: 119-130.
• CHEN, S.-F., ROSSITER, S.J., FAULKES, C.G. & JONES, G. 2006. Population genetic structure and demographic history of the endemic Formosan lesser horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus monoceros ). Molecular Ecology, 15: 1643-1656.
• HOLDERIED, M.W., JONES, G. & VON HELVERSEN, O. Flight and echolocation behaviour of whiskered bats commuting along a hedgerow: range-dependent sonar signal design, Doppler tolerance and evidence for ‘acoustic focussing'. Journal of experimental Biology, 209: 1816-1826. Inside JEB feature.
• HARRIS, S.L., BROOKES, S.M., JONES, G., HUTSON, A.M., RACEY, P.A., AEGERTER, J., SMITH, G.C., McELHINNEY, L.M. & FOOKS, A.R. 2006. European bat lyssaviruses: distribution, prevalence and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 131: 193-210.
• SMITH, G.C., BROOKES, S.M., HARRIS, S.L., AEGERTER, J.N., JONES, G . & FOOKS, A.R. 2006. EBLV-2 prevalence in the United Kingdom as determined by surveillance testing. In Dodet, B., Schudel, A., Pastoret, P.P. & Lombard, M. (eds) Rabies in Europe. Developments in Biologicals (Basel) 125: 265-271.
• ROSSITER, S.J., RANSOME, R.D., FAULKES, C.G., DAWSON , D.A. & JONES, G. 2006. Long-term paternity skew and the opportunity for selection in a mammal with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Molecular Ecology 15: 3035-3043.
• HARRIS, S.L., BROOKES, S.M., JONES, G. , HUTSON, A.M. & FOOKS, A.R. 2006. Passive Surveillance for European Bat Lyssaviruses in UK bats 1987-2004. The Veterinary Record 159: 439-446.
• DAVIDSON-WATTS, I. , WALLS, S. & JONES, G . 2006. Differential habitat selection by Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus identifies distinct conservation needs for cryptic species of echolocating bats. Biological Conservation 133: 118-127.
• JONES, G. , PARSONS, S., ZHANG, S., STADELMANN, B., BENDA, P. & RUEDI, M. 2006. Echolocation calls, wingshape, diet and phylogenetic diagnosis of the endemic Chinese bat Myotis pequinius. Acta Chiropterologica, 8: 451-464.
• LI, G., JONES, G., ROSSITER, S.J., CHEN, S.F., PARSONS, S. & ZHANG, S. 2006. Phylogenetics of small horseshoe bats from East Asia based on mitochondrial DNA sequence variation. Journal of Mammalogy 87: 1234-1240.

2005

• ZHANG, L., JONES, G., ROSSITER, S.J., ADES, G., LIANG, B. & ZHANG, S. 2005. Diet of flat-headed bats, Tylonycteris pachypus and T. robustula, in Guangxi, south China. Journal of mammalogy 86: 61-66.
• HOLDERIED, M.W., CORINE, C., FENTON, M.B., PARSONS, S., ROBSON, S., and JONES, G. 2005. Echolocation call design and intensity in the aerial hawking bat Eptesicus bottae (Vespertilionidae) studied using stereo videogrammetry. Journal of Experimental Biology 208: 1321-1327.
• RUSS, J., JONES, G ., & RACEY, P.A. 2005. Responses of soprano pipistrelles, Pipistrellus pygmaeus , to their experimentally modified distress calls. Animal Behaviour , 70 : 397-404.
• ZHANG, L., JONES, G ., PARSONS, S., LIANG, B. & ZHANG, S. 2005. Development of vocalizations in the flat-headed bats, Tylonycteris pachypus and T. robustula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Acta Chiropterologica 7 : 91-100.
• ROSSITER, S.J., RANSOME, R.D., FAULKES, C.G., LE COMBER, S.C. & JONES, G . 2005. Mate fidelity and intra-lineage polygyny in greater horseshoe bats. Nature 437: 408-411. BBC News item here.
• RUSSO, D., CISTRONE, L. & JONES, G. 2005. Spatial and temporal patterns of roost use by tree-dwelling barbastelle bats Barbastella barbastellus. Ecography 28: 769-776.

2004

• BERRY, N., O'CONNOR, W., HOLDERIED, M.W. & JONES, G. 2004. Detection and avoidance of harp traps by echolocating bats. Acta Chiropterologica 6: 335-346.
• DAWSON, D.A., ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G. & FAULKES, C.G. 2004. Microsatellite loci for the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Rhinolophidae, Chiroptera) and their cross-utility in 17 other bat species. Molecular Ecology Notes 4: 96-100.
• FOOKS, A.R., BROOKES, S.M., HEALY, D., SMITH, G.C., AEGERTER, J., HARRIS, S.L., JONES, G., BRASH, M., RACEY, P., SWIFT, S., MACKIE, I., PRITCHARD, S., & LANDEG, F. 2004. Detection of antibodies to EBLV-2 in Daubenton's bats in the UK. The Veterinary Record 154: 245-246.
• KINGSTON, T. & ROSSITER, S.J. 2004. Harmonic-hopping in Wallacea's bats. Nature 429:654-657.
• RUSS, J., JONES, G ., MACKIE, I. & RACEY, P.A.2004. Interspecific responses to distress calls in bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): a function for convergence in call design. Animal Behaviour 67: 1005-1014.
• RUSSO, D., CISTRONE, L., JONES, G. & MAZZOLENI, S.2004. Roost selection by barbastelles, Barbastella barbastellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in beech woodlands of central Italy: consequences for conservation. Biological Conservation 117: 73-81.
• WICKRAMASINGHE, L., HARRIS, S., JONES, G. & VAUGHAN JENNINGS, N.2004. Abundance and species richness of nocturnal insects on organic and conventional farms: effects of agricultural intensification on bat foraging. Conservation Biology 18: 1283-1292.

2003

• BOONMAN, A.M., PARSONS, S. & JONES, G. 2003. The influence of flight speed on the ranging performance of bats using frequency modulated echolocation pulses. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America 113: 617-628.
• EKLOF, J. & JONES, G. 2003. Use of vision in prey detection by brown long-eared bats Plecotus auritus. Animal Behaviour 66: 949-953.
• JONES, G., WEBB, P.I., SEDGELEY, J.A. & O'DONNELL, C.F. 2003. Mysterious Mystacina : how the New Zealand short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) locates insect prey. Journal of experimental Biology 206: 4209-4216.
• KINGSTON, T., JONES, G., ZUBAID, A. & KUNZ, T.H. 2003. Alternation of echolocation calls in five species of aerial feeding insectivorous bats. Journal of mammalogy, 84 :205-215. Abstract.
• MA, J., JONES, G., ZHANG, S., SHEN, J., METZNER, W., ZHANG, L. & LIANG, B. 2003. Dietary analysis confirms that Rickett's big footed bat is a piscivore. Journal of Zoology, London 261: 245-248.
• PARSONS, K.N. & JONES, G. 2003. Dispersion and habitat use by Myotis daubentonii and Myotis nattereri during the swarming season: implications for conservation. Animal Conservation 6: 283-290.
• PARSONS, K.N., JONES, G. & F. GREENAWAY. 2003. Swarming activity of temperate zone microchiropteran bats: effects of season, time of night and weather conditions . Journal of Zoology, London 261: 257-264.
• PARSONS, K.N., JONES, G. DAVIDSON-WATTS, I.F & GREENAWAY, F. 2003. Swarming of bats at underground sites in Britain - implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 111: 63-70.
• RUSSO, D. & JONES, G. 2003. Use of foraging habitats by bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in a Mediterranean area determined by acoustic surveys : conservation implications. Ecography 26: 197-209.
• WICKRAMASINGHE, L., HARRIS, S., JONES, G. & VAUGHAN, N.2003. Bat activity and species richness on organic and conventional farms: impact of agricultural intensification. Journal of Applied Ecology 40: 984-993.

2002

• BOONMAN, A.M. & JONES, G. 2002. Intensity control during target approach in echolocating bats; stereotypical sensori-motor behaviour in Daubenton's bats, Myotis daubentonii Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 2865-2874.
• GLENDELL, M. & VAUGHAN, N. 2002. Foraging activity of bats in historic landscape parks in relation to habitat composition and park management. Animal Conservation 5: 309-316.
• JONES, G., BARABAS, A., ELLIOT, W. & PARSONS, S. 2002. Female greater wax moths reduce sexual display behavior in relation to the potential risk of predation by echolocating bats. Behavioral Ecology 13: 375-380.
• MARIMUTHU, G., RAJAN, K.E., SRIPATHI, K., PARSONS, S. & JONES, G. . 2002. Effects of different surfaces on the perception of prey-generated noise by the Indian false vampire bat Megaderma lyra Acta Chiropterolgica 4: 25-32.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G. RANSOME, R.D. & BARRATT, E.M. 2002. Relatedness structure and kin-biased foraging in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51: 510-518.
• RUSSO, D. 2002. Elevation affects the distribution of the two sexes in Daubenton's bats Myotis daubentonii (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae) from Italy. Mammalia 66: 543-551.
• RUSSO, D. & JONES, G. 2002. Identification of twenty-two bat species (Mammalia : Chiroptera) from Italy by analysis of time-expanded recordings of echolocation calls. Journal of Zoology, London 258:91-103.
• RUSSO, D., JONES, G. & MIGLIOZZI, A. 2002. Habitat selection by the Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale (Chiroptera :Rhinolophidae) in a rural area of southern Italy and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 107: 71-81.
• THABAH, A. & BATES, P.J.J. 2002. Recent record of Otomopsm wroughtoni (Thomas, 1913)(Chiroptera:Molossidae) from Meghalaya, north-east India. Acta Zoologica 48: 251-253.

2001

• ARLETTAZ, R., JONES, G. & RACEY, P.A. 2001. Effect of acoustic clutter on prey detection by bats. Nature 414(6865): 742-745.
• JONES, K.E., BARLOW, K.E., VAUGHAN, N. et al. 2001. Short-term impacts of extreme environmental disturbance on the bats of Puerto Rico. Animal Conservation 4: 59-66.
• KINGSTON, T., LARA, M.C., JONES, G., et al. 2001. Acoustic divergence in two cryptic Hipposideros species: a role for social selection? Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B. 268(1474): 1381-1386.
• PARSONS, S. 2001. Identification of New Zealand bats in flight from analysis of echolocation calls by artificial neural networks. Journal of Zoology, London 253: 447-456.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G., RANSOME, R.D. & BARRATT, E.M. 2001. Outbreeding increases offspring survival in wild greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 268(1471): 1055-1061.
• RUSSO, D., JONES, G. & MUCEDDA, M. 2001. Influence of age, sex and body size on echolocation calls of Mediterranean (Rhinolophus euryale) and Mehely's (Rhinolophus mehelyi) horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Mammalia 65(4): 429-436.

2000

• DUVERGE, P.L., JONES, G. RYDELL, J. & RANSOME, R.D. 2000. Functional significance of emergence timing in bats. Ecography 23(1): 32-40.
• JONES, G., VAUGHAN, N., PARSONS, S. 2000. Acoustic identification of bats from directly sampled and time-expanded recordings of vocalizations. Acta Chiropterologica 2: 155-170.
• JONES, G. & WATERS, D.A. 2000. Moth hearing in response to bat echolocation calls manipulated independently in time and frequency. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 267(1453): 1627-1632.
• KINGSTON, T., JONES, G., ZUBAID, A, et al. 2000. Resource partitioning in rhinolophoid bats revisited. Oecologia 124(3): 332-342.
• LANCASTER, W.C., WARD, S., JONES, G., et al. 2000. Energetics of biosonar vocalization in stationary insectivorous bats. American Zoologist 40(6): 1094-1095.
• NORMAN, A.P. & JONES, G. 2000. Size, peripheral auditory tuning and target strength in noctuid moths. Physiological Entomology 25(4): 346-353.
• PARK, K.J., JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 2000. Torpor, arousal and activity of hibernating Greater Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Functional Ecology 14(5): 580-588.
• PARSONS, S., BOONMAN, A.M., OBRIST, M.K. 2000. Advantages and disadvantages of techniques for transforming and analysing chiropteran echolocation calls. Journal of Mammalogy 81(4): 927-938.
• PARSONS, S., JONES, G. 2000. Acoustic identification of 12 species of echolocating bat by discriminant function analysis and artificial neural networks. Journal of Experimental Biology 203: 2641-2656.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G., RANSOME, R.D., BARRATT, E.M. 2000. Parentage, reproductive success and breeding behaviour in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 267: 545-551.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G., RANSOME, R.D., BARRATT, E.M. 2000. Genetic variation and population structure in the endangered greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Molecular Ecology 9: 1131-1135.
• RUSSO, D. & JONES, G. 2000. The two cryptic species of Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) occur in Italy: evidence from echolocation and social calls. Mammalia 64: 187-197.

1999

• BARLOW, K.E. & JONES, G. 1999. Roosts, echolocation calls and wing morphology of two cryptic species of Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 64: 257-268.
• BRITTON, A.R.C. & JONES, G. 1999. Echolocation behaviour and prey capture success in foraging bats: laboratory and field experiments on Myotis daubentonii. Journal of Experimental Biology 202: 1793-1801.
• JONES, G. 1999. Scaling of echolocation call parameters in bats. Journal of Experimental Biology 202(23): 3359-3367.
• KINGSTON, T. JONES, G., ZUBAID, A. & KUNZ, T.H. 1999. Echolocation signal design in Kerivoulinae and Murininae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Malaysia. Journal of Zoology, London 249: 359-374.
• NORMAN, A.P. & JONES, G. 1999. Noctuid moths show neural and behavioural responses to sounds made by some bat-marking rings. Animal Behaviour 57: 829-835.
• PARK, K.J., JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 1999. Winter activity of a population of greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Journal of Zoology, London 248: 419-427.
• ROSSITER, S.J., BURLAND, T.M., JONES, G., BARRATT, E.M. 1999. Characterisation of microsatellite loci in the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Molecular Ecology 8: 1957-1959.
• RUSSO, D. & JONES, G. 1999. The social calls of Kuhl's pipistrelles Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819): structure and variation (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of Zoology, London 249: 476-481.
• WATERS, D.A., JONES, G. & FURLONG, M. 1999. Foraging ecology of Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri) at two sites in southern Britain. Journal of Zoology, London 249: 173-180.

1998

• RUSS, J.M., RACEY, P.A. & JONES, G. 1998. Intraspecific responses to distress calls of the bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Animal Behaviour 55: 705-713.
• OAKELEY, S.F. & JONES, G. 1998. Habitat around maternity roosts of the 55 kHz phonic type of pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus). Journal of Zoology, London 245: 222-228.
• NORMAN, A.P., TEAGLE, L. & JONES, G. 1998. A method for the synchronisation and control of ultrasound recording and stereophotogrammetry for the reconstruction of animal flight. Bioacoustics 9: 207-212.
• BOONMAN, A.M., BOONMAN, M., BRETSCHNEIDER, F. & VAN DE GRIND, W.A. 1998. Prey detection in trawling insectivorous bats: duckweed affects hunting behaviour in Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 44: 99-107

1997

• BARLOW, K.E. 1997. The diets of two phonic types of the bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus in Britain. Journal of Zoology, London 243: 597-609.
• BARLOW, K.E. & JONES, G. 1997. Differences in songflight calls and social calls between two phonic types of the vespertilionid bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Journal of Zoology, London 241: 315-324.
• BARLOW, K.E. & JONES, G. 1997. Function of pipistrelle social calls: field data and a playback experiment. Animal Behaviour 53: 991-999.
• BARLOW, K.E., JONES, G. & BARRATT, E.M. 1997. Can skull morphology be used to predict ecological relationships between bat species? A test using two cryptic species of pipistrelles. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 264: 1695-1700.
• BARRATT, E.M., DEAVILLE, R., BURLAND, T.M., BRUFORD, M.W., JONES, G., RACEY, P.A., & WAYNE, R.K. 1997. DNA answers the call of pipistrelle bat species. Nature 387: 138-139.
• BRITTON, A.R.C., JONES, G., BOONMAN, A.M., VERBOOM, B. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1997. Flight performance, echolocation and foraging behaviour in pond bats, Myotis dasycneme (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of Zoology, London 241: 503-522.
• VAUGHAN, N. 1997. The diets of British bats (Chiroptera). Mammal Review 27: 77-94.
• VAUGHAN, N., JONES, G. & HARRIS, S. 1997. Habitat use by bats (Chiroptera) assessed by means of a broad-band acoustic method. Journal of Applied Ecology 34: 716-730.
• VAUGHAN, N., JONES, G. & HARRIS, S. 1997. Identification of British bat species by multivariate analysis of echolocation call parameters. Bioacoustics 7: 189-207.

1996

• BARLOW, K.E. & JONES, G. 1996. Pipistrellus nathusii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Britain in the mating season. Journal of Zoology, London 240: 767-773.
• DE FANIS, E. & JONES, G. 1996. Allomaternal care and recognition between mothers and young in pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus). Journal of Zoology, London 240: 781-787.
• PARK, K.J., ALTRINGHAM, J.D. & JONES, G. 1996. Assortative roosting in two phonic types of Pipistrellus pipistrellus during the mating season. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 263: 1495-1499.
• VAUGHAN, N. & HILL, J.E. 1996. Bat (Chiroptera) diversity and abundance in banana plantations and rain forest, and three new records for St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. Mammalia
• VAUGHAN, N., JONES, G. & HARRIS, S. 1996. Effects of sewage effluent on the activity of bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) foraging along rivers. Biological Conservation 78: 337-343.
• WATERS, D.A. 1996. The peripheral auditory characteristics of noctuid moths: information encoding and endogenous noise. Journal of Experimental Biology 199: 857-868.
• WATERS, D.A. & JONES, G. 1996. The peripheral auditory characteristics of noctuid moths. I. Responses to the search-phase echolocation calls of bats. Journal of Experimental Biology 199: 847-856.
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1995

• DE FANIS, E. & JONES, G. 1995. Post-natal growth, mother-infant interactions and development of vocalisations in the vespertilionid bat Plecotus auritus. Journal of Zoology, London 235: 85-97
• DE FANIS, E. & JONES, G. 1995. The role of odour in the discrimination of conspecifics by pipistrelle bats. Animal Behaviour 49: 835-839
• HUGHES, P.M., RAYNER, J.M.V. & JONES, G. 1995. Ontogeny of 'true' flight and other aspects of growth in the bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Journal of Zoology, London 235: 291-318 .
• JONES, G. 1995. Flight performance, echolocation and foraging behaviour in noctule bats Nyctalus noctula. Journal of Zoology, London 237: 303-312.
• RANSOME, R.D. 1995. Early breeding shortens life in female greater horseshoe bats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London 350: 153-161.
• RYDELL, J., JONES, G. & WATERS, G. 1995. Echolocating bats and hearing moths: who are the winners? Oikos 73: 419-424.
• WATERS, D.A. & JONES, G. 1995. Echolocation call structure and intensity in five species of insectivorous bats. Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 475-489.
• WATERS, D.A., RYDELL, D.A. & JONES, G. 1995. Echolocation call design and limits on prey size: a case study using the aerial-hawking bat Nyctalus leisleri. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 37: 321-328.

1994

• JONES, G. & KOKUREWICZ, T. 1994. Sex and age variation in echolocation calls and flight morphology of Daubenton's bats Myotis daubentonii. Mammalia 57: 41-50.
• JONES, G. 1994. Scaling of wingbeat and echolocation pulse emission rates in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small? Functional Ecology 8: 450-457.
• JONES, G. & RYDELL, J. 1994. Foraging strategy and predation risk as factors influencing emergence time in echolocating bats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Series B 346: 445-455.
• RANSOME, R.D. 1994. Birth timing and population changes in greater horseshoe bat colonies (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) are synchronized by climatic temperature. Zoological Society of the Linnean Society 112: 337-351.
• WATERS, D.A. & JONES, G. 1994. Wingbeat-generated ultrasound in noctuid moths increases the discharge rate of the bat-detecting A1 cell. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 258: 41-46.

1993

• JONES, G. & PARIJS, S.M. VAN 1993. Bimodal echolocation in pipistrelle bats: are cryptic species present? Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 251: 119-125.
• JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 1993. Echolocation calls of bats change over a lifetime and are influenced by maternal effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B 252: 125-128.
• JONES, G., MORTON, M. HUGHES, P. & BUDDEN, R.M. 1993. Echolocation, flight morphology and foraging strategies in some West African hipposiderid bats. Journal of Zoology, London 230: 385-400.
• JONES, G. & CORBEN, C. 1993. Echolocation calls from six species of microchiropteran bats in south-eastern Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 16: 35-38.

1992

• BISHOP, C.M., JONES, G., LAZARUS, C.M. & RACEY, P.A. 1992. Discriminant suckling in pipistrelle bats is supported by DNA fingerprinting. Molecular Ecology 1: 255-258.
• JONES, G., GORDON, T. & NIGHTINGALE, J. 1992. Sex and age differences in the echolocation calls of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros. Mammalia 56: 189-193.

1991

• JONES, G. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1991. Flight performance, foraging tactics and echolocation in the trawling bat Myotis adversus. Journal of Zoology, London 225: 393-412.
• JONES, G., HUGHES, P.M. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1991. The development of vocalizations in Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) during post-natal growth and the maintenance of individual vocal signatures. Journal of Zoology, London 225: 71-84.

1990

• JONES, G. 1990. Prey selection by the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum): optimal foraging by echolocation? Journal of Animal Ecology 59: 587-602.
• THOMAS, A.L.R., JONES, G., RAYNER, J.M.V. & HUGHES, P.M. 1990. Intermittent gliding flight in the Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 149: 407-416.

1989

• HUGHES, P.M., SPEAKMAN, J.R., JONES, G., & RACEY, P.A. 1989. Suckling behaviour in the Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus). Journal of Zoology, London 219: 665-670.
• JONES, G. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1989. Foraging behavior and echolocation of wild horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and R. hipposideros (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 25: 183-191.

1988

• JONES, G. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1988. Flight performance, foraging tactics and echolocation in free-living Daubenton's Bats Myotis daubentonii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of Zoology, London 215: 113-132.

1986

• RAYNER, J.M.V., JONES, G. & THOMAS, A. 1986. Vortex flow visualizations reveal change in upstroke function with flight speed in bats. Nature 321: 162-164.

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Refereed papers on other animals

• BRYANT, D.M. & JONES, G. 1995. Morphological changes in a population of Sand Martins Riparia riparia associated with fluctuations in population size. Bird Study 42: 57-65.
• NEWTON -FISHER, N., HARRIS, S., WHITE, P. & JONES, G. 1993. Structure and function of red fox Vulpes vulpes vocalisations. Bioacoustics 5: 1-31.
• JONES, G. 1989. Optimizing time off the nest during incubation in female Swallows (Hirundo rustica). Functional Ecology 3: 303 - 309.
• JONES, G. 1988. Concurrent demands of parent and offspring Swallows Hirundo rustica in a variable feeding environment. Ornis Scandinavica 19: 145 - 152.
• JONES, G. 1987. Parental foraging ecology and feeding behaviour during nestling rearing in the Swallow. Ardea 75: 169 - 174.
• JONES, G. 1987. Parent-offspring resource allocation in Swallows during nestling rearing: an experimental study. Ardea 75: 145 - 168.
• JONES, G. 1987. Body condition changes of Sand Martins (Riparia riparia) during breeding, and a comparison with fledgling condition. Journal of Zoology , London 213: 263 - 281.
• JONES, G. 1987. The use of precision electronic balances to monitor short-term changes in the body mass of birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 87A: 287 - 293.
• JONES, G. 1987. Selection against large size in the Sand Martin Riparia riparia during a dramatic population crash. Ibis 129: 274 - 280.
• JONES, G. 1987. Colonization patterns in Sand Martins Riparia riparia. Bird Study 34: 20 - 25.
• JONES, G. 1987. Time and energy constraints during incubation in free-living Swallows (Hirundo rustica): an experimental study using precision electronic balances. Journal of Animal Ecology 56: 229 - 245.
• JONES, G. 1986. Sexual chases in Sand Martins (Riparia riparia): cues for males to increase their reproductive success. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 19: 179 - 185.

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Edited book

• BRIGHAM, R.M., KALKO, E.K.V., JONES, G., PARSONS, S. & LIMPENS, H.J.G.A. 2004. Bat Echolocation Research. Tools, Techniques and Analysis. ' Edited by Bat Conservation International, Austin TX. 167 + vii pp.

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Book chapters (refereed)

• HOLDERIED, M.W. & JONES, G. 2009. Flight dynamics of bats. Pp. 459-475 In 'Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bat's, edited by T.H. Kunz & S. Parsons. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• MALTBY, A., JONES, K.E. & JONES, G. 2009. Understanding the evolutionary origin and diversification of bat echolocation calls. Pp. 37-47 in 'Handbook of Mammalian Vocalization' edited by S. Brudzynski. Academic Press, Oxford.
• JONES, G. 2009. Anatomy and physiology of microchiropteran bats. Pp. 27-38 In 'Bats in Captivity'. Volume 1: Biological and Medical Aspects, edited by S. Barnard. Logos Press, Washington DC.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G ., RANSOME, R.D. & BARRATT, E.M. 2006. Causes and consequences of genetic structure in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Pp. 213-226 In ‘ Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Bats' . Edited by A. Zubaid, G.F. McCracken & T.H. Kunz. Oxford University Press, Oxford .
• JONES, G. 2004. Conclusions: where do we go from here? Pp. 166-167 In ‘Bat Echolocation Research. Tools, Techniques and Analysis.' Edited by R.M. Brigham, E.K.V. Kalko, G. Jones, S. Parsons & H.J.G.A. Limpens.Bat Conservation International, Austin TX.
• JONES, G., VAUGHAN, N., RUSSO, D., WICKRAMASINGHE, L.P. & HARRIS, S. 2004. Designing bat activity surveys using time expansion anddirect sampling of ultrasound. Pp. 83-89 In ‘ Bat Echolocation Research. Tools, Techniques and Analysis.' Edited by R.M. Brigham, E.K.V. Kalko, G. Jones, S. Parsons & H.J.G.A. Limpens. Bat Conservation International, Austin TX.
• DENZINGER, A., KALKO, E.K.V. & JONES, G. 2004. Ecological and evolutionary aspects of echolocation in bats. Pp. 311-326 in ‘Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins' , edited by J. Thomas, C. Moss & M. Vater. Chicago University Press.
• HOUSTON, R.D. & JONES, G. 2004. Discrimination of prey during trawling by the insectivorous bat, Myotis daubentonii . Pp. 356-361 in ‘Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins' , edited by J. Thomas, C. Moss & M. Vater. Chicago University Press.
• HOUSTON, R.D., BOONMAN, A.M. & JONES, G. 2004. Do echolocation signal parameters restrict bats' choice of prey? Pp 339-345 in ‘Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins' , edited by J. Thomas, C. Moss & M. Vater. Chicago University Press.
• JONES, G. & BARLOW, K.E. 2004. Cryptic species of echolocating bats. Pp. 345-349 in ‘Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins' , edited by J. Thomas, C. Moss & M. Vater. Chicago University Press.
• PARSONS, S., OBRIST, M.K. 2004. Recent methodological advances in the study of chiropteran sonar signal in the field. Pp. 468-477 in ’Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins’, edited by J.A. Thomas, C.F. Moss & M. Vater. University of Chicago Press.
• SPEAKMAN, J.R., LANCASTER, W.C., WARD, S., JONES, G. & COLE, K.C. 2004. Energy cost of echolocation in stationary insectivorous bats. Pp. 361-365 in ‘Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins' , edited by J. Thomas, C. Moss & M. Vater. Chicago University Press.
• DUVERGÉ, P.L. & JONES, G. 2003. Use of farmland habitats by greater horseshoe bats. Pp. 64-81 in ‘ Farming and mammals. Conservation and Conflict' , edited by F. Tattersall & W. Manley. The Linnaean Society, London.
• JONES, G. & RYDELL, J. 2003. Attack and defence: interactions between echolocating bats and their insect prey. Pp 301-345 in ‘Bat Ecology' , edited by T.H. Kunz. University of Chicago Press.
• JONES, G. 2000. The ontogeny of behaviour in bats: a functional perspective. In ‘ Ontogeny, Functional Ecology and Evolution of Bats' pp. 362-392., edited by R.A. Adams & S.C. Pedersen. Cambridge University Press.
• JONES, G. 1997. Acoustic signalling and speciation: the roles of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of cryptic species. Advances in the Study of Behaviour 26: 317-354.
• JONES, G. 1996. Does echolocation constrain the evolution of body size in bats? In Miller, P.J. (ed.) 'Miniature Vertebrates: the implications of small size'. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 69: 111-128.
• JONES, G., DUVERGÉ, P.L. & RANSOME, R.D. 1995. Conservation biology of an endangered species: field studies of greater horseshoe bats. In Racey, P.A. & Swift, S.M. (eds) 'Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Bats'. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 67: 309-324.
• BARRATT, E.M., BRUFORD, M.W., BURLAND, T.M , JONES, G., RACEY, P.A. & WAYNE, R.K. 1995. Characterisation of mitochondrial DNA variability within the microchiropteran genus Pipistrellus: approaches and applications. In Racey, P.A. & Swift, S.M. (eds.)'Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Bats'. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 67.
• JONES, G. & MORTON, M. 1992. Radio-tracking studies on habitat use by Greater Horseshoe Bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. In Priede, I.M. & Swift, S.M. (eds). 'Wildlife Telemetry. Remote Monitoring and tracking of animals'. pp. 521-537. Ellis Harwood, Chichester.

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Book chapters (not refereed)

• JONES, G. 2001. Bats. Pp. 754-785 In The New Encyclopedia of Mammals (edited by D.W. MacDonald). Oxford University Press.
• JONES, G. 1995. Variation in bat echolocation: implications for resource partitioning and communication. Le Rhinolophe 11: 53-59. Paper presented in Geneva, November 1994 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of L. Jurine, who initiated studies on hearing by bats.
• JONES, G., SRIPATHI, K., WATERS, D.A. & MARIMUTHU, G. 1994. Individual variation in the echolocation calls of three sympatric Indian hipposiderid bats, and an experimental attempt to jam bat echolocation. Folia Zoologica 43: 347-361. Volume dedicated to Professor J. Gaisler.
• JONES, G. 1995. Variation in bat echolocation: implications for resource partitioning and communication. Le Rhinolophe 11: 53-59. Paper presented in Geneva, November 1994 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of L. Jurine, who initiated studies on hearing by bats.
• JONES, G., SRIPATHI, K., WATERS, D.A. & MARIMUTHU, G. 1994. Individual variation in the echolocation calls of three sympatric Indian hipposiderid bats, and an experimental attempt to jam bat echolocation. Folia Zoologica43: 347-361. Volume dedicated to Professor J. Gaisler.
• JONES, G. 1993. Some techniques for the detection, recording and analysis of echolocation calls from wild bats. In K. Kapteyn (ed). Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Bat Detectors, pp. 25-35. NetherlandsBat Research Foundation, Amsterdam.
• JONES, G. 1993. Flight morphology, flight performance and echolocation in British bats. In K. Kapteyn (ed). Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Bat Detectors, pp. 59-78. NetherlandsBat Research Foundation, Amsterdam.
• JONES, G. 1993. Flight and echolocation in bats: coupling, and constraints on optimal design. In G. Menon (ed.) Trends in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, pp. 595-606. Council for Scientific Research Integration. Trivandrum.
• JONES, G. 1992. Bats vs moths: studies on the diets of rhinolophid and hipposiderid bats support the allotonic frequency hypothesis. In I. Horacek & V. Vohralik (eds). Prague Studies in Mammalogy, pp. 87-92. Charles University Press, Praha
• JONES, G. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1989. Optimal flight speed in Pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus). In European Bat Research 1987. V. Hanak, I. Horacek & J. Gaisler (eds). Charles University Press, Praha, pp 247 - 253.
• RAYNER, J.M.V., JONES, G., & HUGHES, P.M. 1989. Load carrying by flying bats. In European Bat Research 1987. V. Hanak, I. Horacek & J. Gaisler (eds). Charles University Press, Praha, pp 235 - 245.
• HUGHES, P.M., JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 1989. Aerodynamic constraints on flight ontogeny in free-living Greater Horseshoe Bats, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. In European Bat Research 1987. V. Hanak, I. Horacek & J. Gaisler (eds). Charles University Press, Praha, pp 255 - 262.

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Books (not refereed)

• MAHMOOD-UL-HASSAN, M., JONES, G. & DEITZ, C. 2009. The Bats of Pakistan. Verlag Dr. Muller, Saarbrücken, Germany. 167pp
• RANSOME, R. 1990. The Natural History of Hibernating Bats. Christopher Helm, London.

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Short works (not refereed)

• JONES, G . 2005. Echolocation. Current Biology 15 :R484-R488.
• RUSSO, D. 2003. Dead trees mean life to Italian barbastelle bats. Ecologia mediterranea 29: 258-260.
• JONES, G. 2001. Comments on the proposed designation of neotypes for the nominal species Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 and V. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (currently Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus; Mammalia, Chiroptera). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 57: 116.
• JONES, G. 2001. Comments on the proposed designation of neotypes for the nominal species Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 and V. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (currently Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus; Mammalia, Chiroptera). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58: 60-61.
• JONES, G. 2001. Comments on the proposed designation of neotypes for the nominal species Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 and V. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (currently Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus; Mammalia, Chiroptera). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58: 309.
• JONES, G. 2001. Uncommon discoveries about one of Europe’s most common bats. Bats 18: 1-4.
• JONES, G. & BARRATT, E.M. 1999. Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 and V. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (currently Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus; Mammalia, Chiroptera): proposed designation of neotypes. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56: 182-186.
• JONES, G. 1999. Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774). In A.J. Mitchell-Jones et al. The Atlas of European Mammals, pp 126-127. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
• Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (with R.D. Ransome); Leisler’s bat Nyctalus leisleri (with C. Shiel & D.A. Waters); Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus (with P.A. Racey); Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus (with P.A. Racey); Nathusius’ pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii (with P.A. Racey & A.M. Hutson) and Echolocation and Social Calls of British Bats (with N. Vaughan and S. Parsons). Sections in ‘The New Handbook of British Mammals’, edited by S. Harris. Blackwell, Oxford. Submitted.
• DUVERGÉ, P.L. & JONES, G. 1994. Greater horseshoe bats - activity, foraging behaviour and habitat use. British Wildlife 6: 69-77.
• JONES, G. 1991. Hibernal ecology of Whiskered Bats (Myotis mystacinus) and Brandt's Bats (M. brandti) sharing the same roost site. Myotis 29: 121-128.
• JONES, G. & JAYNE, A.F. 1989. Bats in Avon: their distribution in relation to the urban environment. Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society 48: 31-51.
• JONES, G., JAYNE, J., CLARKE, D. & TRUMP, D. 1988. Greater Horseshoe Bats breeding in Avon. Bat News 13: 3.

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Reviews of single academic books

• JONES, G. 2002. Review of Bats of Papua New Guinea. By F.J. Bornaccorso. Conservation International. Quarterly Review of Biology 77: 79.
• JONES, G. 2002. Review of Bats of Southern Africa. By P.J. Taylor. Quarterly Review of Biology, 77: 215.
• JONES, G. 1990. Review of Bird Flight Performance. A Practical Calculation Manual. By C. J. Pennycuick. Oxford University Press (1989). Animal Behaviour 39: 607-608.
• JONES, G. 1990. Review of Vertebrate Flight. By U.M. Norberg. Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1989). Animal Behaviour 40: 411-412.

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Conference contributions, other (published abstracts, not refereed)

2003

• JONES, G. 2003. Conservation biology of greater horseshoe bats-from field studies to molecular ecology. Abstract of a paper presented at the 4 th Italian Congress of Theriology, Riccione, November 2003. Hystrix, Italian Journal of Mammalogy 14 (supp): 138.
• RUSSO, D., CISTRONE, L., JONES, G. & MAZZOLENI, S. 2003. Roost selection by barbastelle bats( Barbastella barbastellus , Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in beech woodlands of central Italy. Abstract of a paper presented at the 4 th Italian Congress of Theriology, Riccione, November 2003. Hystrix, Italian Journal of Mammalogy 14 (supp): 143-144.
• RUSSO, D., JONES, G. and 11 others. 2003. Pipistrellus pygmaeus in Italia: identificazione, distribuzione ed ecologia. P12. in Italian Chiroptera Research Group Workshop 2003 1-2 march. D. Scaravelli & A. Martinoli (eds.).

2002

• BOONMAN, A. & JONES. G. 2002. Intensity compensation in Daubenton’s bats Myotis daubentonii. Abstract of a paper presented at the 32nd North American Symposium on Bat Research, Burlington, Vermont, October 2002. Bat Research News 43: 137.
• KINGSTON, T., LARA, M.C., JONES, G., SCHNEIDER, C.J., AKBAR, Z. & KUNZ, T.H. 2002. Acoustic divergence in two cryptic Hipposideros species: a role for social selection? Abstract of a paper presented at the 10th Australian Bat Resaerch Conference, Cairns, April 2002. Bat Research News 43: 15-16.
• RUSSO, D., CISTRONE, L. & JONES, G. 2002. Roost selection by Barbastella barbastellus in Apennine woodlands (central Italy) and its implications for bat conservation in forest management. Abstract of a paper presented at the 9th European Symposium on Bat Research, Le Havre, France, August 2002. Bat Research News 43: 107.

2001

• KINGSTON, T., LARA, M.C., JONES, G., SCHNEIDER, C.J., AKBAR, Z. & KUNZ, T.H. 2001. Acoustic divergence in two cryptic Hipposideros species: a role for social selection? Abstract of a paper presented at the 31st North American Symposium on Bat Research, Victoria, British Colombia, October 2001. Bat Research News 42: 164.
• JONES, G., BARABAS, A., ELLIOTT, W. & PARSONS, S. 2001. Female greater wax moths reduce sexual display behaviour in relation to potential predation risk from echolocating bats. Abstract of a paper presented at the 12th International Bat Research Conference, Bangi, Malaysia, August 2001. Bat Research News 42: 104.
• PARSONS, K.N., JONES, G., GREENAWAY, F. & DAVIDSON-WATTS, I. 2001. Autumnal swarming in British bat species. Abstract of a paper presented at the 12th International Bat Research Conference, Bangi, Malaysia, August 2001. Bat Research News 42: 113.
• PARSONS, S., BOONMAN, A., KINGSTON, T. & JONES, G. 2001. Frequency alternation by echolocating bats: signal structure and function. Abstract of a paper presented at the 12th International Bat Research Conference, Bangi, Malaysia, August 2001. Bat Research News 42: 114.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G., RANSOME, R.D. & BARRATT, E.M. 2001. Causes and consequences of genetic structure in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). Abstract of a paper presented at the 12th International Bat Research Conference, Bangi, Malaysia, August 2001. Bat Research News 42: 114.

2000

• BOGDANOWICZ, W., JONES, G. & BARLOW, K.E. 2000. Can skull morphology be used to predict ecological relationships between two cryptic species of pipistrelles? A test using three-dimensional morphometrics. Abstract of a paper presented at the 30th North American Symposium on Bat Research, University of Miami, October 2000. Bat Research News 41: 109-110.
• KINGSTON, T., JONES, G., ZUBAID, A. & KUNZ, T.H. 2000. Ecomorphology of a guild of rhinolophid bats from Malaysia: evidence for competitive structuring. Abstract of a paper presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, University of New Hampshire, June 2000. Bat Research News 41: 85-86.
• LANCASTER, W.C., WARD, S., JONES, G. & SPEAKMAN J.R. 2000. Energetics of biosonar in stationary insectivorous bats. American Zoologist 40: 1094-1095.

1999

• BOONMAN, A.M., PARSONS, S. & JONES, G. 1999. The shape of echolocation calls and their functionality. Abstract of paper presented at 2nd Irish Bat conference, Ballyvaughan, June 1999. Bat Research News 40: 53.
• BOONMAN, A.M., PARSONS, S., JONES, G. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1999. Are bat calls curved to match the emitter's flight speed? Abstract of paper presented at 8th European bat Research Symposium, Krakow, August 1999. Bat Research News 40: 111.
• JONES, G., VAUGHAN, N. & PARSONS, S. 1999. Acoustic identification of bats from time-expanded recordings of echolocation calls. Abstract of paper presented at 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Seattle, June 1999. Bat Research News 40: 94.
• JONES, G., WEBB, P.I., O'DONNELL, C.F.J. & SEDGELEY, J.A. 1999. Mysterious Mystacina: how the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat locates terrestrial prey. Abstract of paper presented at 8th European Bat Research Symposium, Krakow, August 1999. Bat Research News 40: 121.
• KINGSTON, T., HODGKISON, R., JONES, G., ZUBAID, A. & KUNZ, T.H. 1999. Wing morphology and foraging ecology in a palaeotropical bat community. Abstract of a paper presented at the 29th North American Symposium on Bat Research, University of Wisconsin, October 1999. Bat Research News 40: 176-177.
• PARK, K.J., JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 1999. Hibernation ecology of free-ranging greater horseshoe bats. Abstract of paper presented at 8th European bat Research Symposium, Krakow, August 1999. Bat Research News 40: 131.
• PARSONS, S. & JONES, G. 1999. Identification of bats in flight from analysis of search-phase echolocation calls by an artificial neural network. can estimates of call shape increase correct identification rates? Abstract of paper presented at 8th European bat Research Symposium, Krakow, August 1999. Bat Research News 40: 131-132.
• PARSONS, S. & JONES, G. 1999. Can the use of signal curvature improve identification of bats in flight using echolocation calls alone? A test using discriminant analysis and artificial neural networks. Abstract of paper presented at 138th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Columbus, Ohio November 1999. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 106: 2189.
• ROSSITER, S.J., JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 1999. Genetic variation and population structure in the endangered greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Abstract of paper presented at 8th European Bat Research Symposium, Krakow, August 1999. Bat Research News 40: 137-138.
• RUSSO, D. & JONES, G. 1999. The social calls of Kuhl's pipistrelles Pipistrellus kuhlii: structure and variation. Abstract of paper presented at 8th European bat Research Symposium, Krakow, August 1999. Bat Research News 40: 139.

1997

• JONES, G. 1997. Looking similar but sounding different: the evolution of cryptic species that use different vocalizations. Abstract of paper presented at Fifth International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, Bristol, July 1997. Journal of Morphology 232: 272.

1996

• BARLOW, K.E. & JONES, G. 1996. Function of Pipistrellus pipistrellus social calls: field data and a playback experiment. Abstract of paper presented at 7th European Bat Research Symposium, Veldhoven , The Netherlands 1996. Bat Research News 37: 54.
• BARLOW, K.E. & JONES, G. 1996. Morphological differences between two cryptic species of Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Abstract of poster presented at 7th European Bat Research Symposium, Veldhoven , The Netherlands 1996. Bat Research News 37: 52.
• JONES, G., DUVERGÉ, P.L. & RYDELL, J. 1996. The functional ecology of emergence time in echolocating bats. Abstract of paper presented at 7th European Bat Research Symposium, Veldhoven , The Netherlands 1996. Bat Research News 37: 70.

1995

• BARLOW, K.E. 1995. Songflight calls of two phonic types of the vespertilionid bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus, and a possible mechanism for speciation. Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 47.
• BRITTON, A.R.C. 1995. Synchronous echolocation and high-speed video analysis of attempted prey capture in Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii. Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 52.
• DUVERGÉ, P.L. & JONES, G. 1995. Does the worming of cattle influence use of pastures by bats? Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 61.
• JONES, G. & RYDELL, J. 1995. Foraging strategy and predation risk as factors influencing emergence time in echolocating bats. Bat Research News 35: 102.
• JONES, G., WATERS, D.A. & RYDELL, J. 1995. Bat sonar and moth hearing: an evolutionary arms race? Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 74.
• RYDELL, J., JONES, G. & RACEY, P.A. 1995. The time of evening emergence of echolocating bats. Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 105.
• VAUGHAN, N., JONES, G. & HARRIS, S. 1995. Identification of British bat species from echolocation calls. Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 121.
• WATERS, D.A., JONES, G., BULL, D.R. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1995. Detection and discrimination by bat echolocation: simulation using artificial neural networks. Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 123.
• WATERS, D.A. & JONES, G. 1995. Call apparency of search phase echolocation calls to noctuid moths. Abstract of paper presented at the 10th International Bat Research Conference, Boston 1995. Bat Research News 36: 123-124.

1994

• BARRATT, E.M., JONES, G., RACEY, P.A. & WAYNE, R.K. 1994. The genetics of British and European populations of the pipistrelle bat, Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Abstract of paper presented at 6th European Bat Research Symposium, Évora, Portugal, August 1993. Bat Research News35: 16.

1993

• JONES, G. 1993. Flight performance, echolocation and foraging behaviour in the noctule Nyctalus noctula. Abstract of paper presented at Ninth International Conference on Bat Research, Madurai, India, August 1992. Bat Research News 34: 23.
• JONES, G. 1993. Bimodal echolocation and speciation in bats. Abstract of paper presented at 23rd North American Symposium on Bat Research, Gainesville, Florida, October 1993. Bat Research News 34: 114-115

1991

• JONES, G. 1991. Hibernation ecology of Whiskered and Brandt's bats sharing the same roost site. Abstract of poster presented at Fifth European Bat Research Symposium, Nyborg, Denmark, August 1990. Bat Research News32: 17.
• JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 1991. Causes and consequences of individual variation in the echolocation calls of bats. Abstract of paper presented at 21st American Conference on Bat Research, Austin, Texas, October 1991. Bat Research News 33: 75.

1990

• JONES, G. 1990. Field studies of the foraging behaviour of Greater Horseshoe Bats. Abstract of paper presented at Fifth European Bat Research Symposium, Nyborg, Denmark, August 1990. Bat Research News 31: 42.
• JONES, G. & RAYNER, J.M.V. 1990. Flight mechanics and echolocation in trawling insectivorous bats. Abstract of paper presented at Fifth European Bat Research Symposium, Nyborg, Denmark, August 1990. Bat Research News31: 42.

1989

• JONES, G. 1989. Foraging behaviour and echolocation in British bats. Abstract of paper presented at XI Symposium of The International Bioacoustics Council, Cambridge 1989. Bioacoustics 2: 167.
• JONES, G. 1989. Foraging behaviour, diet and echolocation in the Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Abstract of paper presented at Eighth International Bat research Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 1989. Macroderma 5: 14.

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Government reports

• JONES, G., COOPER-BOHANNON, R., BARLOW, K. & PARSONS, K. 2009. Determining the potential impact of wind turbines on bat populations in Britain. Report to Defra, 160pp. Available here.
• JONES, G. & RANSOME, R.D. 2000. Combe Down greater horseshoe bats: radio-tracking study and bat activity at Combe Down mines during summer and autumn 2000. Reports to BatPro/Bath and North East Somerset Council. 46pp.
• JONES, G. & BILLINGTON, G. 1999. Radio-tracking study of greater horseshoe bats at Cheddar, North Somerset. English Nature, Taunton. 44pp.
• RANSOME, R.D. 2002. Winter feeding studies on greater horseshoe bats. English Nature Research Report No. 449. English Nature, Peterborough. 47pp.
• RANSOME, R.D. 2000. Monitoring diets and population chnages of greater horseshoe bats in Gloucestershire and Somerset. English Nature Research Report No. 341. English Nature, Peterborough. 54pp.
• RANSOME, R.D. 1997. The management of greater horseshoe bat feeding areas to enhance population levels. English Nature Research Report No. 241. English Nature, Peterborough. 63pp.
• RANSOME, R.D. 1996. The management of feeding areas for greater horseshoe bats. English Nature Research Report No. 174. English Nature, Peterborough. 74pp. Available here.

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