Lewis, Stephen E., Wüst, Raphael A.J., Webster, Jody, M., Collins, John, Wright, Shelley, A., and Jacobsen, Geraldine (2015) Rapid relative sea-level fall along north-eastern Australia between 1200 and 800 cal. yr BP: an appraisal of the oyster evidence. Marine Geology, 370. pp. 20-30.

Sheaves, Marcus, Collins, John, Houston, Wayne, Dale, Pat, Revill, Andrew, Johnston, Ross, and Abrantes, Katya (2006) Contribution of floodplain wetland pools to the ecological functioning of the Fitzroy River Estuary. Report. Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Cruz-Motta, J.J., and Collins, J. (2004) Impacts of dredged material disposal on a tropical soft-bottom benthic assemblage. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48 (3). pp. 270-280.

Dartnall, Alan J., Byrne, Maria, Collins, John, and Hart, Michael W. (2003) A new viviparous species of asterinid (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterinidae) and a new genus to accommodate the species of pantropical exiguoid sea stars. Zootaxa, 359. pp. 1-14.

Heyward, A.J., and Collins, J.D. (1985) Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 36 (3). pp. 441-446.

Collins, John Douglas (1978) A study of the interactive biology of corals. PhD thesis, James Cook University.