Publications

Refereed International Journals

  1. Jones, R.C. (1965)The use of dimethyl sulphoxide, glycerol and reconstituted skim milk for the preservation of ram spermatozoa.I.The tonicity and toxicity of dimethyl sulphoxide and reconstituted skimmilk at 3° and 5°C.Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 18, 877885.
  2. Jones, R.C. (1965)The use of dimethyl sulphoxide, glycerol and reconstituted skimmilk for the preservation of ram spermatozoa.II.The influence of diluent composition and processing time during freezing to 79° with dimethyl sulphoxide or glycerol or both compounds.Aust. J. Biol.Sci. 18, 887900.
  3. Jones, R.C. & Martin, I.C.A. (1965)Deep freezing ram spermatozoa: the effects of milk, yolkcitrate and synthetic diluents containing sugar.J. Reprod. Fertil. 10, 413423.
  4. Jones, R.C. (1967)Milk ejection by lactating ewes after the intramuscular injection of synthetic oxytocin.J. Endocrin. 37, 233234.
  5. Campbell, A., Martin, M.K., Farrington, K.J., Erdlyi, A., Johnson, R., Whitlock, H.V., Pearson, I.G., Jones, R.C., Haig, J.A. & De Goosh, C.W. (1967)A new compound effective against acute fassioliasis in sheep.Experimentia 23, 992994.
  6. Jones, R.C. (1968)The occurrence of oestrus in ewes and the duration and detection of pregnancy in artificially inseminated ewes.Aust. J. Exptl. Agric. Anim. Husb. 8, 912.
  7. Jones, R.C. (1968)The fertility of ewes injected with synthetic oxytocin following artificial insemination. Aust. J. Exptl. Agric. Anim. Husb. 8, 1314.
  8. Jones, R.C. (1968)The survival of bull and ram spermatozoa in preparations from skimmilk.J. Dairy Sci. 51, 12881294.
  9. Jones, R.C. (1969)Studies of the suitability of preparations of ewe and cow milk for storing ram spermatozoa at 37°C, 5°C and 79°C.Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 22, 983994.
  10. Jones, R.C. (1969)The influence of diluents and processing time after ejaculation on the survival of deepfrozen ram spermatozoa.Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 22, 9951004.
  11. Jones, R.C., Martin, I.C.A. & Lapwood, K.R. (1969)Studies of the artificial insemination of sheep: the effects on fertility of diluting ram semen, stage of oestrus of the ewe at insemination and injection of synthetic oxytocin.Aust. J. Agric. Res. 20, 141150.
  12. Kennelly, J.J., Foote, R.H. & Jones, R.C. (1970)Duration of premeiotic deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis and the stages of prophase I in rabbit oocytes.J. Cell Biology 47, 577584.
  13. Jones, R.C. (1971)Studies of the structure of the head of boar spermatozoa from the epididymis.J. Reprod. Fert. Suppl. 13, 5164.
  14. Jones, R.C. (1971)Uses of Artificial Insemination.Nature (London) 229, 534537.
  15. Jones, R.C. (1971)Ultrastructure of mammalian spermatozoa: the effects of buffer concentration in fixatives for boar spermatozoa.Micron 2, 350362.
  16. Jones, R.C. & Foote, R.H. (1972)Nondialyzable skimmilk diluents for ram and bull spermatozoa.J. Dairy Sci. 55, 856861.
  17. Jones, R.C. & Foote, R.H. (1972)The effects of osmolality, and phosphate, tris, tes, mes and hepes hydrogen ion buffers on the motility of bull spermatozoa.Aust. J.Biol. Sci. 25, 10471055.
  18. Holt, W.V. & Jones, R.C. (1973)The ultrastructure and histochemistry of the chin gland of the cuis, Galea musteloides.J. Anat. 114, 221233.
  19. Jones, R.C. (1973)Changes occurring in the head of boar spermatozoa: vesiculation or vacuolation of the acrosome?J. Reprod. Fertil. 33, 113118.
  20. Jones, R.C. (1973)Preparation of spermatozoa for electron and light microscopy.J. Reprod. Fertil. 33, 145149.
  21. Jones, R.C. (1973)The plasma membrane of ram, boar and bull spermatozoa.J. Reprod. Fertil. 33, 179183.
  22. Jones, R.C. (1973)Collection, motility and storage of spermatozoa from the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.Nature (London) 243, 3839.
  23. Jones, R.C. & Martin, I.C.A. (1973)The effects of dilution, egg yolk and cooling to 5°C on the ultrastructure of ram spermatozoa.J.Reprod. Fertil. 35, 311320.
  24. Charnley, A.C., Jones, R.C., Dott, H.M., Allen, W.R. & Short, R.V. (1974)Meiosis in interspecific equine hybrids.I.The male mule (Equus asinus x E. caballus) and hinny (E. Caballus x E. asinus).Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 13, 330341.
  25. Jones, R.C. & Holt, W.V. (1974)The effects of washing on the ultrastructure and cytochemistry of ram spermatozoa.J. Reprod.Fertil. 41, 159167.
  26. Jones, R.C., Rowlands, I.W. & Skinner, J.D. (1974) Spermatozoa in the genital ducts of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana. J. Reprod. Fertil. 41, 189192.
  27. Short, R.V., Charnley, A.C., Jones, R.C. & Allen, W.R. (1974) Meiosis in interspecific equine hybrids.II.The Przewalski horse/domestic horse hybrid (Equus przewalskii x E. cabaelus).Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 13, 465478.
  28. Jones, R.C., Skinner, J.D. & Bailey, D.W. (1975)Studies on the collection and storage of spermatozoa from the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.Koedoe #18, 147164.
  29. Jones, R.C. (1978)Studies on handling spermatozoa from the African elephant, Loxodonta africana. Symp. zoo. Soc. Lond. No. 43, 261-269.
  30. Jones, R.C. & Djakiew, D. (1978)The role of the excurrent ducts from the testis of testicond mammals.Aust. Zoologist 20, 201210.
  31. Murdoch, R.N. & Jones, R.C. (1978)The effects of glycerol on the metabolism and ultrastructure of boar spermatozoa.J. Reprod. Fertil. 54, 419422.
  32. Jones, R.C. & Stewart, D.L. (1979)The effects of cooling to 5oC and freezing and thawing on the ultrastructure of bull spermatozoa.J. Reprod. Fertil. 56, 233238.
  33. Holt, W.V., Jones, R.C. & Skinner, J.D. (1980)Studies of the deferent ducts from the testis of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.II.Histochemistry of the epididymis.J. Anatomy 130, 367379.
  34. Jones, R.C. (1980)Luminal composition and maturation of spermatozoa in the genital ducts of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.J. Reprod. Fertil. 60, 8793.
  35. Djakiew, D. & Jones, R.C. (1981)Structural differentiation of the male genital ducts of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus.J. Anatomy 132, 187202.
  36. Jones, R.C. & Brosnan, M. (1981)Studies of the deferent ducts from the testis of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana. I. Structural differentiation.J. Anatomy 132, 371386.
  37. Jones, R.C. & Holt, W.V. (1981)Studies of the deferent ducts from the testis of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana. III. Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of the ductuli efferentes.J. Anatomy 133, 247255.
  38. Clulow, J. & Jones, R.C. (1982)Production, transport, maturation, storage and survival of spermatozoa in the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix.J. Reprod. Fertil. 64, 259266.
  39. Djakiew, D. & Jones, R.C. (1982)Ultrastructure of the ductus epididymidis of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus.J. Anat. 135, 625634.
  40. Djakiew, D. & Jones, R.C. (1982)Stereological analysis of the epididymis of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, and Wistar rat.Aust. J. Zool. 30, 865875.
  41. Jones, N. & Jones, R.C. (1982)The structure of the male genital system of the Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni, with particular reference to the genital ducts.Aust. J. Zoology 30, 523541.
  42. Djakiew, D. & Jones, R.C. (1983)Sperm maturation, fluid transport and secretion and absorption of protein in the epididymis of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus.J. Reprod. Fertil. 68, 445456.
  43. Jones, R.C., Hinds, L.A. & Tyndale-Biscoe, C.H. (1984) Ultrastructure of the epididymis of the tammar, Macropus eugenii, and its relationship to sperm maturation.Cell Tissue Res. 237, 525535.
  44. Jones, R.C., Jones, N. & Djakiew, D. (1984)Luminal composition and maturation of spermatozoa in the male genital ducts of the Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni.J. Exptl. Zool. 230, 417426.
  45. Jones, R.C. (1987)Changes in protein composition of the luminal fluids along the epididymis of the tammar, Macropus eugenii.J. Reprod. Fertil. 80, 193199.
  46. Jones, R.C. & Clulow, J. (1987)Regulation of the elemental composition of the epididymal fluids in the tammar, Macropus eugenii.J. Reprod. Fertil. 81, 583590.
  47. Jones, R.C. & Jurd, K.J. (1987)Structural differentiation and fluid reabsorption in the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat.Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 40, 7990.
  48. Clulow, J. & Jones, R.C. (1988)Studies of fluid and sperm transport in the extratesticular ducts of the Japanese quail.J. Anat. 157, 111.
  49. Jones, R.C., Stone, G.M, Hinds, L.A. & Setchell, B.P. (1988)Distribution of 5 areductase in the epididymis of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, and the dependence of the epididymis on systemic testosterone and luminal fluids from the testis.J. Reprod. Fertil. 83, 77983.
  50. Jones, R.C., Walsh, A.L., Setchell, B.P. & Clulow, J. (1989)Growth factor activity in luminal fluids from the male reproductive tract of the ram, rat, tammar wallaby,Macropus eugenii, and Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.J. Reprod. Fertil. 86, 513-516.
  51. Sujarit, S., Jones, R.C., Setchell, B.P., Chaturapanich, G., Lin, M. & J. Clulow. (1990)Stimulation of protein secretion in the initial segment of the rat epididymis by fluid from the rete testis.J. Reprod. Fertil. 88, 315-321.
  52. Lin, M., Jones, R.C. & Blackshaw, A.W. (1990)The cycle of the seminiferous epithelium in the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).J. Reprod. Fertil. 88, 481-490.
  53. Lin, M., & Jones, R.C. (1990)Spatial arrangement of the stages of the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium in the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.J. Reprod. Fertil. 90, 361-367.
  54. Chaturapanich, G. & Jones, R.C. (1991)Morphometry of the epididymis of the tammar, Macropus eugenii, and estimation of some physiological parameters.Reprod. Fert. Devel. 3, 651-658.
  55. Sujarit, S. & Jones, R. C. (1991)[3H]-thymidine uptake by the epididymis, seminal vesicles and prostate gland during development of the rat.Reprod. Fert. Devel. 3, 313-319.
  56. Lin, M. & Jones, R. C. (1992) Renewal and proliferation of spermatogonia during spermatogenesis in the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.Cell Tissue Res. 267, 591-601.
  57. Clulow, J., Jones, R.C. & Murdoch, R.N. (1992)Maturation and regulation of the motility of spermatozoa in the epididymis of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii.J. Reprod. Fertil. 94, 295-303.
  58. Chaturapanich, G., Jones, R.C. & Clulow, J. (1992)Protein synthesis and secretion by the epididymis of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae: Marsupialia).Reprod. Fert. Devel. 4, 533-545.
  59. Chaturapanich, G. Jones, R. C. & Clulow, J. (1992)Role of androgens in the survival of spermatozoa in the epididymis of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii.J. Reprod. Fert. 95, 421-429.
  60. Jones, R.C. & Lin, M. (1992) Ultrastructure of the genital duct epithelium of the male Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni. Aust. J. Zool. 40, 257-266.
  61. Jones, R. C. & Lin, M. (1993)Structure and functions of the genital ducts of the male Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni.Environ. Biol. Fishes 38, 127-138
  62. Lin, M. and Jones, R.C. (1993)Spermiogenesis and spermiation in the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica. J. Anat. 183, 525-535.
  63. Armstrong, V.L., Clulow, C., Murdoch, R.N. & Jones, R.C. (1994) Intracellular signal transduction mechanisms of rat epididymal spermatozoa and their relationship to motility and metabolism. Molec. Reprod. Devel. 38, 77-84.
  64. Clulow, J., Jones, R.C. & Hansen, L.A. (1994) Micropuncture and cannulation studies of fluid composition and transport in the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat: comparisons with the homologous metanephric proximal tubule. Exper. Physiol. 79, 915-928.
  65. Wang, S., Jones, R.C. & Clulow, J. (1994) Surface area of apical and basolateral plasmalemma of epithelial cells of the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat. Cell Tiss. Res. 276, 581-586.
  66. Jones, R.C. and Clulow, J. (1994) Interactions of sperm and the reproductive tract of the male tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae: Marsupialia). Reprod. Fertil. Devel. 6, 437-444.
  67. Lin, M., Thorne, M.H., Martin, I.C.A., Sheldon, B.L. and Jones, R.C. (1995) Electron microscopy of spermatogenesis in the triploid (ZZZ and ZZW) fowl, Gallus domesticus. J. Anatomy 186, 563-576
  68. Lin, M., Thorne, M.H., Martin, I.C.A., Sheldon, B.L. and Jones, R.C. (1995) Development of the gonads in the triploid (ZZZ and ZZW) chicken, Gallus domesticus, and comparison with normal diploid males (ZZ) and females (ZW). Reprod. Fertil. Devel. 7, 1185-97.
  69. Clulow, J., Hansen, L.A. & Jones, R.C. (1996) In vivo microperfusion of the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat: flow dependence of fluid reabsorption. Exper. Physiol. 81, 633-44.
  70. Jones, R.C. & Murdoch, R.N. (1996) Regulation of the motility and metabolism of spermatozoa for storage in the epididymis of eutherian and marsupial mammals. Reprod. Fert. Dev. 8, 553-568.
  71. Man, S.Y., Clulow, J., Hansen, L.A. & Jones, R.C. (1997) Adrenal independence of fluid and electrolyte reabsorption from the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat. Exper. Physiology 82, 283-290.
  72. Hansen, L.A., Clulow, J. & Jones, R.C. (1997) Perturbation offluid reabsorption in the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat by testosterone propionate, 17ß-oestradiol 3-benzoate, flutamide and tamoxifen. Int. J. Andrology 20, 265-273.
  73. Murdoch, R.N. & Jones, R.C. (1997) The metabolic properties of spermatozoa from the epididymis of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii.Molec. Reprod. Devel. 49, 92-99.
  74. Jakubowski, J.M., New, N. P., Stone, G.M. & Jones, R.C. (1998) Reproductive seasonality in female platypuses, Ornithrynchus anatinus, in the Upper Barnard River, New South Wales.Aust. Mammal. 20, 207-213.
  75. New, N.P., Jakubowski, J.M., Stone, G.M. & Jones, R.C. (1998) Seasonal pattern of androgen secretion in the male platypus, Ornithrynchus anatinus, in the Upper Barnard River, New South Wales. Aust. Mammal.20, 215-220.
  76. Jones,R.C. (1999) To store or mature spermatozoa? The primary role of the epididymis. Int. J. Androl. 22,57-67.
  77. Hansen, L.A., Clulow, J. & Jones, R.C. (1999) The role of Na+-H+ exchange in fluid and solute transport in the rat efferent ducts. Experimental Physiology 84, 521-27.
  78. Murdoch, R.N., Armstrong, V.A., Clulow, J. & Jones, R.C. (1999) Relationship between motility and oxygen consumption of sperm from the cauda epididymides of the rat. Reprod. Fertil.Devel. 11, 87-94.
  79. Murdoch, R.N., Jones, R.C., Wade, M. and Lin, M. (1999) The ultrastructure and metabolism of ejaculated tammar sperm are impaired by swim-up procedures when compared to sperm from the cauda epididymidis. Reprod. Fertil. Devel 11, 263-271.
  80. Lin, M. & Jones, R.C. (2000) Spermiogenesis in the platypus.J. Anatomy 196, 217-232.
  81. Newcombe, N.G., Clulow, J., Man, S.Y. and Jones, R.C. (2000) pH and bicarbonate in the efferent ducts of the rat. Int. J. Andrology 23, 46-50.
  82. Pomering, M., Jones, R.C., Holland, M.K. and Beagley, K.W. (2002) Restricted entry of IgGinto male and female rabbit reproductive ducts following immunization with PH-20. Am. J. Reprod. Immunol. 47, 174-182.
  83. Nixon, B., Jones, R.C., Hanson, L. and Holland, M.K. (2002) Rabbit epididymal secretory proteins. I. Characterization and hormonal regulation. Biol. Reprod. 67,133-9.
  84. Nixon, B., Jones, R.C., Clarke, H.G., Hardy, C.M. and Holland, M.K. (2002) Rabbit epididymal secretory proteins. II.Immunolocalisation and sperm association of REP38. Biol. Reprod. 67, 140-6.
  85. Nixon, B., Jones, R.C., Andrews, J., Hardy, C.M. and Holland, M.K. (2002) Rabbit epididymal secretory proteins. III. Molecular cloning and characterization of the cDNA for REP38. Biol.Reprod. 67, 147-53.
  86. Ecroyd, H., Jones, R.C. and Aitken, R.J (2003) Endogenous redox activity in mouse spermatozoa and its role in regulating the tyrosine phosphorylation events associated with sperm capacitation. Biology of Reproduction 69, 347-54.
  87. Wade, M.A., Jones, R.C. and Aitken, R.J. (2003) Motility activation and second messenger signalling in caudal epididymal spermatozoa from the rat. Reproduction 125, 175-83.
  88. Ecroyd, H., Jones, R.C. and Aitken, R.J (2003)Tyrosine Phosphorylation of HSP-90 During Mammalian Sperm Capacitation. Biology of Reproduction 69, 1801-1807.
  89. Man, S. Y., Clulow, J. and Jones, R.C. (2003) Signal transduction in the ductuli efferentes testis of the rat: inhibition of fluid reabsorption by cAMP. Biology of Reproduction 69, 1714-1718.
  90. Ecroyd, H, Asquith, K, Jones, RC and Aitken, RJ (2004) The development of signal transduction pathways during epididymal maturation is calcium dependent. Developmental Biology268,53-63
  91. Hickey, DK, Jones, RC, Bao, S, Blake, AE, Berry, LJ and Beagley, KW (2004) Intranasal immunization with C. muridarum major outer membrane protein (MOMP) and cholera toxin elicits local production of neutralizing IgA in the prostate Vaccine (accepted 27.01.04)
  92. Wade, M.A., Roman, S.D., Jones, R.C. and Aitken, R.J. (2003) Adenyl cyclase isoforms in rat testis and spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis. Cell and Tissue Research 314, 411-419.
  93. Hansen, L.A., Clulow, J. and Jones, R.C. (2004) The dependence on Na and Cl of fluid transport in the ductuli efferentes of the rat. Biology of Reproduction 71, 410-416.
  94. Jones, R.C.,Djakiew, D and Dacheux, J-L (2005) Adaptations of the short-beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculateus for sperm production, particularly in an arid environment. Australian Mammalogy 26:199–204.
  95. J. Clulow, R.C. Jones. Composition of Luminal Fluid Secreted by the Seminiferous Tubules and After Reabsorption by the Extratesticular Ducts of the Japanese Quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica. Biol Reprod. 2004 Jun;71(5):1508-1516.
  96. Grützner, F., Rens, W., Tsend-Ayush, E., El-Mogharbel, N., O'Brien, P.C.M., Jones, R.C., Ferguson-Smith, M.A., Marshall Graves, J.A. In the platypus a meiotic chain of ten sex chromosomes shares genes with the bird Z and mammal X chromosomes. Nature. 2004 Dec 16;432(7019):913-917.
  97. Knee RA, Hickey DK, Beagley KW, Jones RC. Transport of IgG across the blood-luminal barrier of the male reproductive tract of the rat and the effect of estradiol administration on reabsorption of fluid and IgG by the epididymal ducts.Biol Reprod. 2005 Oct;73(4):688-94.
  98. F. Grützner, B. Nixon, R.C. Jones. Reproductive Biology in Egg-Laying Mammals. Sex Dev. 2008;2:115-127.

Books edited

  1. The Epididymis: Cellular and Molecular Aspects. Journals of Reproduction and Fertility Ltd., Cambridge.Jones, R.C., Holland, M.K. and Doberska, C (Eds). (1998)
  2. Estrogens in the male. Papers from the Boden Research Conference on Estrogens and Male Health, held on 2-3 November 2000 at the maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia. And forming Reproduction, Fertility and Development 12 (4), 2001. Program organizing Committee: G Risbridger, D Handlesman and RC Jones

Chapters in Books

  1. Jones, R.C. (1974)The ultrastructure of spermatozoa from some hystricomorph rodents.In The Functional Anatomy of the Spermatozoon, pp. 251-258. Ed. B.A. Afzelius, Pergamon press, Oxford.
  2. Jones, R.C. (1975)Fertility and infertility in mammals in relation to sperm structure.In Biology of the Male Gamete, pp. 343-365. Eds. P.A. Racey & J. Duckett, Academic press Inc., London.
  3. Jones, R.C. & Martin, I.C.A. (1976)Some problems of evaluating semen quality.In Proc. Int. Sheep Breeding Conference, pp. 286-293. Eds. G.J. Tomes, D.E. Robertson and R.J. Lightfoot, W. Australian Institute of Technology.
  4. Jones, R.C. (1977)The nature of the barrier to autoimmunity in the excurrent ducts of the mammalian testis.In Immunological Influences on Human Fertility, pp. 67-86. Ed. B. Boettcher.
  5. Jones, R.C. (1978)Studies on the handling of spermatozoa from the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.Symp. Zool. Soc. Lond., No. 43, 261269.
  6. Jones, R.C. & Djakiew, D. (1983)Evolution of the mammalian epididymis.In The Sperm Cell, pp. 415-418. Ed. J. Andre, Martinus Nijhoff Pubs. The Hague.
  7. Jones, R.C. & Clulow, J. (1987)Fluid absorption and sperm maturation and storage in the mammalian epididymis.In Proc. 1st Asian & Oceanian Physiological Society, Bangkok, pp. 229-240. Eds. C. Pholpramool & R. Sudsuang.The Physiological Society (Thailand).
  8. Jones, R.C., Clulow, J., Stone, G.M. & Setchell, B.P. (1987) The role of the initial segments of the epdidiymis in sperm maturation in mammals.In New Horizons in Sperm Cell Research, pp. 63-74. Ed. H. Mohri, Japan Sci. Press, Gordon & Breach Sci. Pubs.
  9. Jones, R.C. (1989)Reproduction in Male Macropodidae.In Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat Kangaroos, pp. 287-305. Eds. G. Grigg, P. Jarman & I.D. Hume, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Australia.
  10. Jones, R. C., Clulow, J. Chaturapanich, G. & Murdoch, R. N. (1991)Regulation of spermatozoa in the epididymis: new insights from an Australian marsupial. Comparative Spermatology 20 Years After , Serono Symposia Publications, Volume 75, pp. 485-489. B. Baccetti (Ed). Raven Press, N.Y..
  11. Jones, R.C., Stone, G.M. & Zupp, J. (1992) Reproduction in the male echidna. In: Platypus and Echidnas. pp. 115-126. M.L. Augee (Ed.). Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
  12. Jones, R.C. & Lin, M. (1993) Spermatogenic cycle in birds and mammals. In: The Oxford Reviews of Reproductive Biology. 15, 233-264.S.R. Milligan (Ed.). OxfordUniversity Press, Oxford, N.Y., Tokyo.
  13. Jones, R.C. and Clulow, J. (1994) Interactions of sperm and the reproductive tract of the male tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae: Marsupialia). In: Marsupial Reproduction Gametes, Fertilization and Early Development. pp. 17-24. CSIRO Publications, Melbourne.
  14. Jones, R.C. & Murdoch, R.N. (1996) Regulation of the motility and metabolism of spermatozoa in the epididymis of therian mammals. In: Marsupial Gametes and Embryos. CSIRO Publications, Melbourne pp. 553-68.
  15. Jones, R.C. (1998) Evolution of the vertebrate epididymis. J. Reprod. Fertil., Supplement 53, 163-182.
  16. Beagley, K.W., Wu, Z.L., Pomering, M.& Jones, R.C. (1998) Immune responses in the epididymis: implications for immunocontraception. J. Reprod. Fertil., Supplement 53, 235-245.
  17. Clulow, C., Jones, R.C., Hansen, L.A. and Man, S.Y. (1998) Fluid and electrolyte reabsorption in the ductuli efferentes testis. J. Reprod. Fertil., Supplement 53, 1-14.
  18. Beagley, K.W., Newcombe, N., Wu, Z.L., Gockel, C.M., Bao, S., Holland, M.K. & Jones, R.C. (1999) Immunoglobulin entry into the male reproductive tract: implications for immunocontraception and vaccine development. Reproductive Immunology. S.K. Gupta (Ed), pp. 285-293. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India.
  19. Holland, M.K., Beagley, K.W., Hardy, C., Hinds, L.A. and Jones, R.C. (1999) Immunocontraceptive vaccines for the control of wild animal populations: antigen selection and delivery. The Male Gamete From Basic Science to Clinical Practice. Claude Gagnon (Ed), pp.493-500. CacheRiver Press, Vienna, IL62995, USA. ISBN 1-889899-03-8.
  20. Jones, R.C. (2002)Evolution of the epididymis. In: The Epididymis From Molecules to Clinical Practice A comprehensive Survey of the Efferent Ducts, the Epididymis and the Vas Deferens, B. Robaire and B.T. Hinton (Eds). Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York, London, etc pp. 11-33.
  21. Jones, R.C. and Dacheux, J.L. (2003) Pathophysiology of the epididymis. In: Pathophysiology and treatment of the male sexual and reproductive dysfunction. F Kandeel (ed). Marcel Dekker, Inc, NY. (accepted).
  22. RC Jones, J Clulow, G Kidd, G Chaturapanich, B Nixon and J-L Dacheux (2003) The avian epididymis: a simple conduit or a sophisticated adaptation? The Third International Conference on the Epididymis. pp. 138-148. BT Hinton and TT Turner (Eds). The Van Doren Co, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Published Reviews