Jin, Young K,, Lundgren, Petra, Lutz, Adrian, Raina, Jean-Baptiste, Howells, Emily J., Paley, Allison S., Willis, Bette L., and Van Oppen, Madeleine J.H. (2016) Genetic markers for antioxidant capacity in a reef-building coral. Science Advances, 2. e1500842. pp. 1-7.

Howells, Emily J., Willis, Bette L., Bay, Line K., and van Oppen, Madeleine J.H. (2013) Spatial and temporal genetic structure of Symbiodinium populations within a common reef-building coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Molecular Ecology, 22 (14). pp. 3693-3708.

Howells, Emily J., Berkelmans, Ray, van Oppen, Madeleine J.H., Willis, Bette L., and Bay, Line K. (2013) Historical thermal regimes define limits to coral acclimatization. Ecology, 94 (5). pp. 1078-1088.

Howells, E. J., Beltran, V. H., Bay, L. K., Willis, B. L., Van Oppen, M. J. H., and Larsen, N. W. (2012) Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts. Nature Climate Change, 2 (2). pp. 116-120.

Van Oppen, Madeleine J.H., Souter, Petra, Howells, Emily J., Heyward, Andrew, and Berkelmans, Ray (2011) Novel genetic diversity through somatic mutations: fuel for adaptation of reef corals? Diversity, 3 (3). pp. 405-423.

Howells, Emily (2011) Coral symbionts in warming seas: population dynamics, adaptation and acclimatisation of Symbiodinium. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Bay, Line, Howells, Emily J., and van Oppen, Madeleine J.H. (2009) Isolation, characterisation and cross amplification of thirteen microsatellite loci for coral endo-symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium clade C). Conservation Genetics Resources, 1 (1). pp. 199-203.

Howells, E.J., van Oppen, M.J.H., and Willis, B.L. (2009) High genetic differentiation and cross-shelf patterns of genetic diversity among Great Barrier Reef populations of Symbiodinium. Coral Reefs, 28 (1). pp. 215-225.