PAPERS:

Victor, B. C., L. Vasquez-Yeomans, M. Valdez, L. Wilk, D. L. Jones, M. R. Lara, C. Caldow, and M. Shivji. In Review. The larval, juvenile, and adult stages of the Caribbean goby, Coryphopterus kuna: a reef fish with a pelagic larval duration longer than the post-settlement lifespan. Zootaxa.

Mercier, L., A. M. Darnaude, O. Bruguier, R. P. Vasconcelos, H. N. Cabral, M. J. Costa, M. R. Lara, D. L. Jones, and D. Mouillot. In Review. Higher predictability of fish nursery areas by otolith microchemistry using non-linear classification methods. Ecol. Appl.

Jones, D. L., M. R. Lara, Z. Chen. In Review. Taxonomic and spatial variation of otolith microchemistry among three species of juvenile snapper from southern Florida. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. abstract

Jones, D. L., J. F. Walter, E. N. Brooks, and J. E. Serafy. In Press. Connectivity through ontogeny: Fish population linkages among mangrove and coral reef habitats. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. abstract

Lara, M. R., J. Schull, D. L. Jones, and R. Allman. 2009. Description of the early life history stages of goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) (Pisces: Serranidae) from Ten Thousand Islands, Florida. Endangered Species Research 7: 221-228. pdf

Serafy, J., D. Johnson, B. Teare, and D. Jones. 2008. Development of habitat suitability models for Biscayne Bay area fishes: assessing salinity affinity from abundance data. Technical Report - South Florida Water Management District; 90 pp.

Lara, M. R., D. L. Jones, Z. Chen, J. T. Lamkin, and C. M. Jones. 2008. Spatial variation of otolith elemental signatures among juvenile gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) inhabiting southern Florida waters. Mar. Biol. 153:235–248.

Jones, D. L. 2007. Distributional ecology of coral reef fish larvae (Labridae, Scaridae) in the southern Straits of Florida. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; 255 pp. abstract

Jones, D. L., M. R. Lara, and W. J. Richards. 2006. Chapter 158 – Scaridae: Parrotfishes. In: W. J. Richards (ed), Early stages of Atlantic fishes: an identification guide for western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL; pp. 1873–1891.

Jones, D. L. M. R. Lara, and W. J. Richards. 2006. Chapter 157 – Labridae: Wrasses. In: W. J. Richards (ed), Early stages of Atlantic fishes: an identification guide for western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL; pp. 1835–1871.

Jones, D. L. 2006. Chapter 156 – Suborder Labroidei. In: W. J. Richards (ed), Early stages of Atlantic fishes: an identification guide for western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL; pp. 1833–1834.

Jones, D. L. 2006. Design, construction, and use of a new light trap for sampling larval coral reef fishes. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-544: 30 pp. pdf

Robles, M. D., M. R. Lara, D. L. Jones, and M. J. Butler. 2005. Condition of the Natural Resources of Florida Bay, Everglades National Park. A State of the Parks Technical Report. NatureServe, Arlington, VA; 102 pp. pdf

Robles, M. D., T. Armentano, D. DiResta, M. R. Lara, D. L. Jones, and M. J. Butler. 2005. Condition of the Natural Resources of Biscayne National Park. A State of the Parks Technical Report. NatureServe, Arlington, VA; 103 pp. pdf

Criales, M. M., C. B. Paris, C. Yeung, D. L. Jones, W. J. Richards, and T. N. Lee. 2004. Horizontal and seasonal distribution of zooplankton biomass and fluorescence from MOCNESS plankton tows in the Florida Straits and the Dry Tortugas. NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-SEFSC-525: 24 pp. pdf

Criales, M. M., C. Yeung, D. L. Jones, T. L. Jackson, and W. J. Richards. 2003. Variation of oceanographic processes affecting inshore supply and size of pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus dorarum) postlarvae to Florida Bay. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 57: 457-468.

Criales, M. M., C. Yeung, F. Amaya, A. C. Lopez, D. L. Jones, and W. J. Richards. 2002. Larval supply of fishes, shrimps, and crabs into the nursery ground of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean. Caribb. J. Sci. 38(1-2): 52-65.

Jones, D. L. 2002. Users manual for FATHOM: a Matlab toolbox for multivariate ecological and oceanographic data analysis. Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami-RSMAS, FL; 92 pp. pdf

Richards, W. J. and D. L. Jones. 2002. Preliminary classification of the gurnards (Triglidae: Scorpaeniformes). Aust. J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 53: 275–282.

Yeung, C., D. L. Jones, M. M. Criales, T. L. Jackson, and W. J. Richards. 2001. Influence of coastal eddies and counter-currents on the influx of spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, postlarvae into Florida Bay. Aust. J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 52: 1217-1232.

Limouzy-Paris, C. B., H. C. Graber, D. L. Jones, A. Röpke, and W. J. Richards. 1997. Translocation of larval coral reef fishes via sub-mesoscale spin-off eddies from the Florida Current. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60: 966-983.

Jones, D. L. 1993. Description of egg and early larval stages of two laboratory-reared tropical reef labrids, Bodianus rufus and Thalassoma bifasciatum. M.S. thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; 90 pp. pdf


ABSTRACTS:
Jones, D. L., J. F. Walter, and J. E. Serafy. 2008. Contribution of mangrove nursery habitats to replenishment of adult reef fish populations in southern Florida. Proc. Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, University of Florida, Naples, FL: 107–108. pdf

Jones, D. L., M. R. Lara, and J. T. Lamkin. 2007. Variation of otolith elemental signatures among three species of juvenile snappers inhabiting nursery regions within South Florida. Proc. First Int’l Symp. on Mangroves as Fish Habitat, Bull. Mar. Sci. 80: 923.

Jones, D. L., M. R. Lara, J. T. Lamkin. 2003. Use of geochemical tracers to elucidate life history trajectories of gray snapper within South Florida’s marine ecosystems. Pages 204–205 in Proc. Joint Conf. on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem, April 13-18, 2003, Palm Harbor, FL

Jones, D. L., M. R. Lara, C. Yeung, T. L. Jackson, M. M. Criales, and W. J. Richards. 2001. Offshore larval supply of snapper larvae (Pisces: Lutjanidae) into Florida Bay. Proc. Florida Bay Science Conference, Florida Sea Grant, Key Largo, FL: 186–187.