Marshall, Dustin J., Lawton, Rebecca J., Monro, Keyne, and Paul, Nicholas A. (2018) Biochemical evolution in response to intensive harvesting in algae: evolution of quality and quantity. Evolutionary Applications, 11 (8). pp. 1389-1400.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Paul, Nicholas A., Marshall, Dustin J., and Monro, Keyne (2017) Limited evolutionary responses to harvesting regime in the intensive production of algae. Journal of Applied Phycology, 29 (3). pp. 1449-1459.

Mata, Leonardo, Lawton, Rebecca J., Magnusson, Marie, Andreakis, Nikos, de Nys, Rocky, and Paul, Nicholas A. (2017) Within-species and temperature-related variation in the growth and natural products of the red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis. Journal of Applied Phycology, 29 (3). pp. 1437-1447.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Cole, Andrew J., Roberts, David A., Paul, Nicholas A., and de Nys, Rocky (2017) The industrial ecology of freshwater macroalgae for biomass applications. Algal Research, 24 (B). pp. 486-491.

Carl, Christina, Lawton, Rebecca J., Paul, Nicholas A., and de Nys, Rocky (2016) Reproductive output and productivity of filamentous tropical Ulva over time. Journal of Applied Phycology, 28 (1). pp. 429-438.

Phillips, Julie A., Lawton, Rebecca J., de Nys, Rocky, Paul, Nicholas A., and Carl, Christina (2016) Ulva sapora sp. nov., an abundant tubular species of Ulva (Ulvales) from the tropical Pacific Ocean. Phycologia, 55 (1). pp. 55-64.

Gosch, Björn J., Lawton, Rebecca J., Paul, Nicholas A., de Nys, Rocky, and Magnusson, Marie (2015) Environmental effects on growth and fatty acids in three isolates of Derbesia tenuissima (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta). Algal Research, 9. pp. 82-93.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Carl, Christina, de Nys, Rocky, and Paul, Nicholas A. (2015) Heritable variation in growth and biomass productivity in the clonal freshwater macroalga Oedogonium. Algal Research, 8. pp. 108-114.

Lawton, Rebecca J., de Nys, Rocky, Magnusson, Marie E., and Paul, Nicholas A. (2015) The effect of salinity on the biomass productivity, protein and lipid composition of a freshwater macroalga. Algal Research, 12. pp. 213-220.

Carl, Christina, de Nys, Rocky, Lawton, Rebecca J., and Paul, Nicholas A. (2014) Methods for the induction of reproduction in a tropical species of filamentous Ulva. PLoS ONE, 9 (5). e97396. pp. 1-10.

Lawton, Rebecca J., de Nys, Rocky, Skinner , Stephen, and Paul, Nicholas A. (2014) Isolation and identification of Oedogonium species and strains for biomass applications. PLoS ONE, 9 (3). e90223. pp. 1-9.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Pratchett, Morgan S., and Delbeek, J. Charles (2014) Harvesting of butterflyfishes for aquarium and artisanal fisheries. In: Pratchett, Morgan S., Berumen, Michael L., and Kapoor, B.G., (eds.) Biology of Butterflyfishes. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 269-291.

Cole, A.J., Lawton, R.J., Pisapia, C., and Pratchett, M.S. (2014) The effects of coral bleaching on settlement preferences and growth of juvenile butterflyfishes. Marine Environmental Research, 98. pp. 106-110.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Mata, Leonardo, de Nys, Rocky, and Paul, Nicholas A. (2013) Algal bioremediation of waste waters from land-based aquaculture using Ulva: selecting target species and strains. PLoS ONE, 8 (10). e77344. pp. 1-10.

Lawton, Rebecca J., de Nys, Rocky, and Paul, Nicholas (2013) Selecting reliable and robust freshwater macroalgae for biomass applications. PLoS ONE, 8 (5). e64168. pp. 1-7.

Januchowski-Hartley, Fraser, Nash, Kirsty, and Lawton, Rebecca (2012) Influence of spear guns, dive gear and observers on estimating fish flight initiation distance on coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 469. pp. 113-119.

Pratchett, Morgan S., Bay, Line K., Coker, Darren J., Cole, Andrew J., and Lawton, Rebecca J. (2012) Effects of coral bleaching on coral habitats and associated fishes. In: Lunney, Daniel, and Hutchings, Pat, (eds.) Wildlife and Climate Change: towards robust conservation strategies for Australian fauna. RZS Forum Series . Royal Zoological Society New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, pp. 59-67.

Lawton, Rebecca J., and Pratchett, Morgan S. (2012) Influence of dietary specialization and resource availability on geographical variation in abundance of butterflyfish. Ecology and Evolution, 2 (7). pp. 1347-1361.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Cole, Andrew J., Berumen, Michael L., and Pratchett, Morgan S. (2012) Geographic variation in resource use by specialist versus generalist butterflyfishes. Ecography, 35 (6). pp. 566-576.

Cole, Andrew J., Lawton, Rebecca J., Wilson, Shaun K., and Pratchett, Morgan S. (2012) Consumption of tabular acroporid corals by reef fishes: a comparison with plant–herbivore interactions. Functional Ecology, 26 (2). pp. 307-316.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Pratchett, Morgan S., and Berumen, Michael L. (2012) The use of specialisation indices to predict vulnerability of coral-feeding butterflyfishes to environmental change. Oikos, 121 (2). pp. 191-200.

Cole, A.J., Lawton, R.J., Pratchett, M.S., and Wilson, S.K. (2011) Chronic coral consumption by butterflyfishes. Coral Reefs, 30 (1). pp. 85-93.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Pratchett, Morgan S., and Bay, Line K. (2011) Cross-species amplification of 44 microsatellite loci developed for Chaetodon trifascialis, C. lunulatus and C. vagabundus in 22 related butterflyfish species. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11 (2). pp. 323-327.

Lawton, Rebecca, Messmer, Vanessa, Pratchett, Morgan, and Bay, Line (2011) High gene flow across large geographic scales reduces extinction risk for a highly specialised coral feeding butterflyfish. Molecular Ecology, 20. pp. 3584-3598.

Pratchett, Morgan S., Munday, Philip L., Graham, Nicholas A.J., Kronen, Mecki, Pinca, Silvia, Friedman, Kim, Brewer, Tom D., Bell, Johann D., Wilson, Shaun K., Cinner, Joshua E., Kinch, Jeff P., Lawton, Rebecca J., Williams, Ashley J., Chapman, Lindsay, Magron, Franck, and Webb, Arthur (2011) Vulnerability of coastal fisheries in the tropical Pacific to climate change. In: Bell, Johann D., Johnson, Johanna E., and Hobday, Alistair J., (eds.) Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, New Caledonia, pp. 493-576.

Lawton, Rebecca Joy (2011) Geographic variation in ecology of coral feeding butterflyfishes and resilience to large scale disturbances. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Lawton, R.J., Wing, S.R., and Lewis, A.M. (2010) Evidence for discrete subpopulations of sea perch (Helicolenus ercoides) across four fjords in Fiordland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 44 (4). pp. 309-322.

Lawton, Rebecca J., Pratchett, Morgan S., and Bay, Line K. (2010) Isolation and characterization of 29 microsatellite loci for studies of population connectivity in the butterflyfishes Chaetodon trifascialis and Chaetodon lunulatus. Conservation Genetics Resources, 2 (Supplement 1). 209-213.