Publications from the lab (Google Scholar):
78) Duerwachter, M. A.*, E. L. Lewis, S. S. French, and J. F. Husak. 2024. Sex-specific effects of immune challenges on green anole lizard metabolism. Journal of Experimental Zoology A, in press. *undergraduate student
77) Reardon, K. M.*,, B. N. Walton*, and J. F. Husak. How does mitochondria function contribute to aerobic performance enhancement in lizards? Frontiers in Physiology 14:1165313. *undergraduate students
76) Marks, J. R., A. E. Beatty, J. F. Husak, T. S. Schwartz, and S. P. Lailvaux. 2022. Sprint training interacts with body mass to affect hepatic insulin-like growth factor expression in female green anoles (Anolis carolinensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology 327: 114067.
75) Husak, J.F., and S. P. Lailvaux. 2022. Conserved and convergent mechanisms underlying performance-life-history trade-offs. Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb243351.
74) Husak, J. F., C. M. Rohlf*, and S. P. Lailvaux. 2021. Immune activation affects whole-organism performance in male but not female green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 191:895-905. doi.org/10.1007/s00360-021-01370-0 (*UST undergraduate)
73) Husak, J.F., M. J. Fuxjager, M. A. Johnson, M. N. Vitousek, J. W. Donald, C. D. Francis, W. Goymann, M. Hau, B. K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, and T. D. Williams. 2021. Life history and environment predict variation in testosterone across vertebrates. Evolution 75: 1003-1010.
72) Wang, A. Z. * and J. F. Husak. 2020. Endurance and sprint training affect immune function differently in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Journal of Experimental Biology 223:jeb232132. (*UST undergraduate)
71) Meresman, Y., J. F. Husak, R. Ben-Shlomo, and G. Ribak. 2020. Morphological diversification has led to inter-specific variation in elastic wing deformation during flight in scarab beetles. Royal Society Open Science 7:200277. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200277
70) Lailvaux, S. P., A. M. Cespedes, D. W. Weber, and J. F. Husak. Sprint speed is unaffected by dietary manipulation in trained Anolis carolinensis lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology A 333:164-170.
69) Injaian, A. S., C. D. Francis, J. Q.. Ouyang, D. M. Dominoni, J. W. Donald, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, T. D. Williams, and M. N. Vitousek. 2020. Baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels across birds and reptiles do not reflect urbanization levels. Conservation Physiology 8:coz110. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz110
68) Hanover, A. M.*, J. F. Husak, and M. Lovern. 2019. Corticosterone in lizard egg yolk is reduced by maternal diet restriction but unaltered by maternal exercise. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 92:573-578. (*UST undergraduate)
67) Husak, J.F., and S.P. Lailvaux. 2019. Experimentally enhanced performance decreases survival in nature. Biology Letters 15:20190160. doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0160.
66) Vitousek, M. N., M. A. Johnson, C. J. Downs, E. T. Miller, L. B. Martin, C. D. Francis, J. W. Donald, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, B. K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. A. Schoenle, and T. D. Williams. 2019. Macroevolutionary patterning in glucocorticoids suggests different selective pressures shape baseline and stress-induced levels. American Naturalist 193:866-880.
65) Wang, A. Z.*, J. F. Husak, and M. Lovern. 2019. Leptin ameliorates the immunity, but not reproduction, trade-off with endurance in lizards. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 189:261-269. doi: 10.1007/s00360-019-01202-2 (*UST undergraduate)
64) Garamszegi, L. Z., J. W. Donald, C. D. Francis, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, M. N. Vitousek, and T. D. Williams. 2018. Species-specific means and within-species variance in glucocorticoid hormones and speciation rates in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:763-776.
63) Martin, L. B., M. Vitousek, J. W. Donald, T. Flock, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, T. Williams, and C. D. Francis. 2018. IUCN conservation status does not predict glucocorticoid concentrations in reptiles and birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:800-813.
62) Miles, M. C., M. N. Vitousek, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, L. B. Martin, C. C. Taff, C. Zimmer, M. B. Lovern, and M. J. Fuxjager. 2018. Standing variation and the capacity for change: are endocrine phenotypes more variable than others? Integrative and Comparative Biology 58751-762.
61) Francis, C. D., J. W. Donald, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, M. N. Vitousek, T. D. Williams, C. J. Downs. 2018. Metabolic scaling of stress hormones in vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:729-738.
60) Casagrande, S., L. Z. Garamszegi, W. Goymann, J. Donald, C. D. Francis, M. J. Fuxjager, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, M. N. Vitousek, T. D. Williams, and M. Hau. 2018. Do seasonal glucocorticoid changes depend on reproductive investment? A comparative approach in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:739-750.
59) Vitousek, M. N., M. A. Johnson, and J. F. Husak. 2018. Illuminating endocrine evolution: the power and potential of large-scale comparative analyses. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:712-719.
58) Lailvaux, S. P., A. Z. Wang*, and J. F. Husak. 2018. Energetic costs of performance in trained and untrained Anolis carolinensis lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 221: jeb.176867. (*UST undergraduate)
57) Sathe, E. A.*, and J. F. Husak. 2018. Substrate-specific locomotor performance is associated with habitat use in six-lined racerunners (Aspidoscelis sexlineata). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124:165-173 . (*UST undergraduate)
56) Vitousek, M., M. Johnson, J. Donald, C. Francis, M. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. Husak, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. Martin, E. Miller, L. Schoenle, J. Uehling, and T. Williams. 2018. HormoneBase, a population-level database of steroid hormone levels across vertebrates. Scientific Data 5:180097.
55) Husak, J. F., and S. P. Lailvaux. 2017. How do we measure the cost of whole-organism performance traits? Integrative and Comparative Biology 57: 333–343.
54) Lailvaux, S. P., and J. F. Husak. 2017. Predicting life-history trade-offs with whole-organism performance. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57:325–332.
53) Lailvaux, S. P., and J. F. Husak. 2017. Introduction to the symposium: integrative life-history of whole-organism performance. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57:320–324.
52) Husak, J. F., J. C. Roy*, and M. B. Lovern. 2017. Exercise training reveals trade-offs between endurance performance and immune function, but does not affect growth, in juvenile lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 220:1497-1502. (*UST undergraduate)
51) Husak, J. F., H. A. Ferguson*, and M. B. Lovern. 2016. Tradeoffs among locomotor performance, reproduction, and immunity in lizards. Functional Ecology 30:1665-1674. (*UST undergraduate)
50) Wilson, R. S., J. F. Husak, C. Clemente, and L. Halsey. 2015. Predicting the movement speeds of animals in natural environments. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55:1125-1141.
49) Wilson, R. S., and J. F. Husak. 2015. Introduction to the symposium: towards a general framework for predicting animal movement speeds in nature. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55:1121-1124.
48) Sathe, E. A.*, and J. F. Husak. 2015. Sprint sensitivity and locomotor trade-offs in green anole (Anolis carolinensis) lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 218:2174-2179. (*UST undergraduate)
47) Husak, J. F. 2015. Measuring selection on physiology in the wild and manipulating phenotypes (in terrestrial non-human vertebrates). Comprehensive Physiology 6:63-85.
46) Husak, J. F., A. R. Keith*, and B. N. Wittry*. 2015. Making Olympic lizards: the effects of specialised exercise training on lizard performance. Journal of Experimental Biology 218:899-906. (*UST undergraduates)
45) Husak, J. F., and S. P. Lailvaux. 2014. An evolutionary perspective on conflict and compensation in physiological and functional traits. Current Zoology 60:755-767. (Invited paper for special issue: "Ecological and Evolutionary Connections between Morphology, Behavior and Physiology"). pdf
44) Lailvaux, S. P., and J. F. Husak. 2014. The life-history of whole-organism performance. Quarterly Review of Biology 89:285-318.
43) Husak, J. F., and J. A. McGuire. 2014. Does 'gliding while gravid' explain Rensch's rule in flying lizards? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113:270-282.
42) Husak, J. F., and M. B. Lovern. 2014. Variation in steroid hormone levels among Caribbean Anolis lizards: endocrine system convergence? Hormones and Behavior 65:408-415.
41) Husak, J. F., J. P. Henningsen, B. Vanhooydonck, and D. J. Irschick. 2015. A performance-based approach to studying costs of reliable signals. Pages 47-74 in D. Irschick, M. Briffa, and J. Podos, Eds. Animal Signaling; Functional and Evolutionary Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons.
40) Husak, J. F., G. Ribak, R. H. Baker, G. S. Wilkinson, and J. G. Swallow. 2013. Effects of ornamentation and phylogeny on wing shape evolution in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26:1281-1293.
39) Eikenaar, C., J. F. Husak, C. Escallon, and I. T. Moore. 2012. Geographic variation in testosterone and baseline corticosterone in amphibians and reptiles. American Naturalist 180:642-654.
38) Husak, J. F., G. Ribak, G. S. Wilkinson, and J. G. Swallow. 2011. Sexual dimorphism in wing beat frequency in relation to eye span in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 104:670-679.
37) Husak, J. F., G. Ribak, G. S. Wilkinson, and J. G. Swallow. 2011. Compensation for exaggerated eyestalks in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae). Functional Ecology 25:608-616.
36) O'Connor, J. L., L. D. McBrayer, T. E. Higham, J. F. Husak, I. T. Moore and D. C. Rostal. 2011. Effects of training and testosterone on muscle-fiber types and locomotor performance in male six-lined racerunners (Aspidoscelis sexlineata). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 84:394-405.
35) Husak, J. F.,and J. G. Swallow. 2011. Compensatory traits and the evolution of male ornaments. Behaviour 148:1-29.
34) Lind, C. M., J. F. Husak, C. Eikenaar, I. T. Moore, and E. N. Taylor. 2010. The relationship between plasma steroid hormone concentrations and the reproductive cycle in the northern Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus. General and Comparative Endocrinology 166:590-599.
33) Pruitt, J. N., and J. F. Husak. 2010. Context-dependent use of running speed in funnel-web spiders from divergent populations. Functional Ecology 24:165-171.
32) Huyghe, K., J. F. Husak, R. Van Damme, M. Molina-Borja, and A. Herrel. 2010. Effects of testosterone on morphology, whole-animal performance and muscle mass in a lizard. In press, Journal of Experimental Zoology 313A:9-16.
31) Husak, J. F., S. D. McCormick, D. J. Irschick, and I. T. Moore. 2009. Hormonal regulation of whole-animal performance: implications for selection. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49:349-353.
30) Husak, J. F.,and D. J. Irschick. 2009. Steroid use and human performance: lessons for integrative biologists. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49:354-364.
29) Huyghe, K., J. F. Husak, A. Herrel, Z. Tadi?, I. T. Moore, R. Van Damme, and B. Vanhooydonck. 2009. Relationships between hormones, physiological performance and immunocompetence in a color-polymorphic lizard species, Podarcis melisellensis. Hormones and Behavior 55:488-494.
28) Husak, J. F., A. K. Lappin, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2009. The fitness advantage of a high performance weapon. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96:840-845.
27) Husak, J. F., D. J. Irschick, J. P. Henningsen, K. S. Kirkbride, S. P. Lailvaux, and I. T. Moore. 2009. Hormonal response of male green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis) to GnRH challenge. Journal of Experimental Zoology 311A:105-114.
26) Husak, J. F., and I. T. Moore. 2008. Stress hormones and mate choice. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23:532-534.
25) Husak, J. F., S. F. Fox, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2008. Faster male lizards are better defenders not sneakers. Animal Behaviour 75:1725-1730.
24) Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. 2008. Sexual selection on locomotor performance. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10:213-228.
23) Irschick, D. J., J. J. Meyers, J. F. Husak, and J. F. Le Galliard. 2008. How does selection operate on whole-organism functional performance capacities? A review and synthesis. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10:177-196.
22) Irschick, D., J. K. Bailey, J. A. Schweitzer, J. F. Husak, and J. J. Meyers. 2007. New directions for studying selection in nature: studies of performance and communities. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80:557-567.
21) Husak, J. F., D. J. Irschick, J. J. Meyers, S. P. Lailvaux, and I. T. Moore. 2007. Hormones, sexual signals and performance of green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Hormones and Behavior 52:360-367.
20) Bergeron, C. M., J. F. Husak, J. M. Unrine, C. S. Romanek, and W. A. Hopkins. 2007. Influence of feeding ecology on blood mercury concentrations in four turtle species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:1733-1741.
19) Husak, J. F. 2006. Does survival depend on how fast you can run or how fast you do run? Functional Ecology 20:1080-1086.
18) Husak, J. F., S. F. Fox, M. B. Lovern, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2006. Faster lizards sire more offspring: sexual selection on whole-animal performance. Evolution 60:2122-2130.
17) Husak, J. F. 2006. Do female collared lizards change field use of maximal sprint speed capacity when gravid? Oecologia 150:339-343.
16) Husak, J. F.,and S. F. Fox. 2006. Field use of sprint speed by collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): compensation and sexual selection. Evolution 60:1888-1895.
15) Lappin, A. K., Y. Brandt, J. F. Husak, J. M. Macedonia, and D. J. Kemp. 2006. Gaping displays reveal and amplify a mechanically-based index of weapon performance. American Naturalist 168:100-113.
14) Husak, J. F., J. M. Macedonia, S. F. Fox, and R. C. Sauceda. 2006. Predation cost of conspicuous male coloration in collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): an experimental test using clay-covered model lizards. Ethology 112:572-580.
13) Husak, J. F., and M. N. Rouse. 2006. Population variation in escape behavior and limb morphology of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) in Oklahoma. Herpetologica 62:156-163.
12) Husak, J. F. 2006. Does speed help you survive? A test with collared lizards of different ages. Functional Ecology 20:174-179.
11) Husak, J. F., A. K. Lappin, S. F. Fox, and J. A. Lemos-Espinal. 2006. Bite-force performance predicts dominance in male Venerable Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus antiquus). Copeia 2006:301-306.
10) Peterson, C. C., and J. F. Husak. 2006. Locomotor performance and sexual selection: individual variation in sprint speed of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris). Copeia 2006:216-224.
9) Lappin, A. K., and J. F. Husak. 2005. Weapon performance, not size, determines mating success and potential reproductive output in the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris). American Naturalist 166:426-436.
8) Macedonia, J. M., J. F. Husak, Y. M. Brandt, A. K. Lappin, and T. A. Baird. 2004. Sexual dichromatism and color conspicuousness in three populations of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) from Oklahoma. Journal of Herpetology 38:340-354.
7) Husak, J. F. 2004. Signal use by collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris: the effects of familiarity and threat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55:602-607.
6) Husak, J. F.,J. K. McCoy, S. F. Fox, and T. A. Baird. 2004. Is coloration of juvenile male collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) female mimicry?: an experimental test. Journal of Herpetology 38:156-160.
5) Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. 2003. Adult male collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) increase aggression towards displaced neighbours. Animal Behaviour 65:391-396.
4) Husak, J. F.,and S. F. Fox. 2003. Spatial organization and the dear enemy phenomenon in adult female collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Herpetology 37:211-215.
3) Husak, J. F.,and E. N. Ackland. 2003. Foraging mode of the reticulate collared lizard, Crotaphytus reticulatus. Southwestern Naturalist 48:282-286.
2) Husak, M. S. and J. F. Husak. 2002. Low frequency of site fidelity by golden-fronted woodpeckers. Southwestern Naturalist 47:110-114.
1) Husak, J. F.,and J. K. McCoy. 2000. Diet composition of the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) in west-central Texas. Texas Journal of Science 52:93-100.
77) Reardon, K. M.*,, B. N. Walton*, and J. F. Husak. How does mitochondria function contribute to aerobic performance enhancement in lizards? Frontiers in Physiology 14:1165313. *undergraduate students
76) Marks, J. R., A. E. Beatty, J. F. Husak, T. S. Schwartz, and S. P. Lailvaux. 2022. Sprint training interacts with body mass to affect hepatic insulin-like growth factor expression in female green anoles (Anolis carolinensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology 327: 114067.
75) Husak, J.F., and S. P. Lailvaux. 2022. Conserved and convergent mechanisms underlying performance-life-history trade-offs. Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb243351.
74) Husak, J. F., C. M. Rohlf*, and S. P. Lailvaux. 2021. Immune activation affects whole-organism performance in male but not female green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 191:895-905. doi.org/10.1007/s00360-021-01370-0 (*UST undergraduate)
73) Husak, J.F., M. J. Fuxjager, M. A. Johnson, M. N. Vitousek, J. W. Donald, C. D. Francis, W. Goymann, M. Hau, B. K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, and T. D. Williams. 2021. Life history and environment predict variation in testosterone across vertebrates. Evolution 75: 1003-1010.
72) Wang, A. Z. * and J. F. Husak. 2020. Endurance and sprint training affect immune function differently in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Journal of Experimental Biology 223:jeb232132. (*UST undergraduate)
71) Meresman, Y., J. F. Husak, R. Ben-Shlomo, and G. Ribak. 2020. Morphological diversification has led to inter-specific variation in elastic wing deformation during flight in scarab beetles. Royal Society Open Science 7:200277. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200277
70) Lailvaux, S. P., A. M. Cespedes, D. W. Weber, and J. F. Husak. Sprint speed is unaffected by dietary manipulation in trained Anolis carolinensis lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology A 333:164-170.
69) Injaian, A. S., C. D. Francis, J. Q.. Ouyang, D. M. Dominoni, J. W. Donald, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, T. D. Williams, and M. N. Vitousek. 2020. Baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels across birds and reptiles do not reflect urbanization levels. Conservation Physiology 8:coz110. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz110
68) Hanover, A. M.*, J. F. Husak, and M. Lovern. 2019. Corticosterone in lizard egg yolk is reduced by maternal diet restriction but unaltered by maternal exercise. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 92:573-578. (*UST undergraduate)
67) Husak, J.F., and S.P. Lailvaux. 2019. Experimentally enhanced performance decreases survival in nature. Biology Letters 15:20190160. doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0160.
66) Vitousek, M. N., M. A. Johnson, C. J. Downs, E. T. Miller, L. B. Martin, C. D. Francis, J. W. Donald, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, B. K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. A. Schoenle, and T. D. Williams. 2019. Macroevolutionary patterning in glucocorticoids suggests different selective pressures shape baseline and stress-induced levels. American Naturalist 193:866-880.
65) Wang, A. Z.*, J. F. Husak, and M. Lovern. 2019. Leptin ameliorates the immunity, but not reproduction, trade-off with endurance in lizards. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 189:261-269. doi: 10.1007/s00360-019-01202-2 (*UST undergraduate)
64) Garamszegi, L. Z., J. W. Donald, C. D. Francis, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, M. N. Vitousek, and T. D. Williams. 2018. Species-specific means and within-species variance in glucocorticoid hormones and speciation rates in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:763-776.
63) Martin, L. B., M. Vitousek, J. W. Donald, T. Flock, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, T. Williams, and C. D. Francis. 2018. IUCN conservation status does not predict glucocorticoid concentrations in reptiles and birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:800-813.
62) Miles, M. C., M. N. Vitousek, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, L. B. Martin, C. C. Taff, C. Zimmer, M. B. Lovern, and M. J. Fuxjager. 2018. Standing variation and the capacity for change: are endocrine phenotypes more variable than others? Integrative and Comparative Biology 58751-762.
61) Francis, C. D., J. W. Donald, M. J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, M. N. Vitousek, T. D. Williams, C. J. Downs. 2018. Metabolic scaling of stress hormones in vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:729-738.
60) Casagrande, S., L. Z. Garamszegi, W. Goymann, J. Donald, C. D. Francis, M. J. Fuxjager, J. F. Husak, M. A. Johnson, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. B. Martin, E. T. Miller, L. A. Schoenle, M. N. Vitousek, T. D. Williams, and M. Hau. 2018. Do seasonal glucocorticoid changes depend on reproductive investment? A comparative approach in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:739-750.
59) Vitousek, M. N., M. A. Johnson, and J. F. Husak. 2018. Illuminating endocrine evolution: the power and potential of large-scale comparative analyses. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58:712-719.
58) Lailvaux, S. P., A. Z. Wang*, and J. F. Husak. 2018. Energetic costs of performance in trained and untrained Anolis carolinensis lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 221: jeb.176867. (*UST undergraduate)
57) Sathe, E. A.*, and J. F. Husak. 2018. Substrate-specific locomotor performance is associated with habitat use in six-lined racerunners (Aspidoscelis sexlineata). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124:165-173 . (*UST undergraduate)
56) Vitousek, M., M. Johnson, J. Donald, C. Francis, M. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J. Husak, B. Kircher, R. Knapp, L. Martin, E. Miller, L. Schoenle, J. Uehling, and T. Williams. 2018. HormoneBase, a population-level database of steroid hormone levels across vertebrates. Scientific Data 5:180097.
55) Husak, J. F., and S. P. Lailvaux. 2017. How do we measure the cost of whole-organism performance traits? Integrative and Comparative Biology 57: 333–343.
54) Lailvaux, S. P., and J. F. Husak. 2017. Predicting life-history trade-offs with whole-organism performance. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57:325–332.
53) Lailvaux, S. P., and J. F. Husak. 2017. Introduction to the symposium: integrative life-history of whole-organism performance. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57:320–324.
52) Husak, J. F., J. C. Roy*, and M. B. Lovern. 2017. Exercise training reveals trade-offs between endurance performance and immune function, but does not affect growth, in juvenile lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 220:1497-1502. (*UST undergraduate)
51) Husak, J. F., H. A. Ferguson*, and M. B. Lovern. 2016. Tradeoffs among locomotor performance, reproduction, and immunity in lizards. Functional Ecology 30:1665-1674. (*UST undergraduate)
50) Wilson, R. S., J. F. Husak, C. Clemente, and L. Halsey. 2015. Predicting the movement speeds of animals in natural environments. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55:1125-1141.
49) Wilson, R. S., and J. F. Husak. 2015. Introduction to the symposium: towards a general framework for predicting animal movement speeds in nature. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55:1121-1124.
48) Sathe, E. A.*, and J. F. Husak. 2015. Sprint sensitivity and locomotor trade-offs in green anole (Anolis carolinensis) lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 218:2174-2179. (*UST undergraduate)
47) Husak, J. F. 2015. Measuring selection on physiology in the wild and manipulating phenotypes (in terrestrial non-human vertebrates). Comprehensive Physiology 6:63-85.
46) Husak, J. F., A. R. Keith*, and B. N. Wittry*. 2015. Making Olympic lizards: the effects of specialised exercise training on lizard performance. Journal of Experimental Biology 218:899-906. (*UST undergraduates)
45) Husak, J. F., and S. P. Lailvaux. 2014. An evolutionary perspective on conflict and compensation in physiological and functional traits. Current Zoology 60:755-767. (Invited paper for special issue: "Ecological and Evolutionary Connections between Morphology, Behavior and Physiology"). pdf
44) Lailvaux, S. P., and J. F. Husak. 2014. The life-history of whole-organism performance. Quarterly Review of Biology 89:285-318.
43) Husak, J. F., and J. A. McGuire. 2014. Does 'gliding while gravid' explain Rensch's rule in flying lizards? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113:270-282.
42) Husak, J. F., and M. B. Lovern. 2014. Variation in steroid hormone levels among Caribbean Anolis lizards: endocrine system convergence? Hormones and Behavior 65:408-415.
41) Husak, J. F., J. P. Henningsen, B. Vanhooydonck, and D. J. Irschick. 2015. A performance-based approach to studying costs of reliable signals. Pages 47-74 in D. Irschick, M. Briffa, and J. Podos, Eds. Animal Signaling; Functional and Evolutionary Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons.
40) Husak, J. F., G. Ribak, R. H. Baker, G. S. Wilkinson, and J. G. Swallow. 2013. Effects of ornamentation and phylogeny on wing shape evolution in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26:1281-1293.
39) Eikenaar, C., J. F. Husak, C. Escallon, and I. T. Moore. 2012. Geographic variation in testosterone and baseline corticosterone in amphibians and reptiles. American Naturalist 180:642-654.
38) Husak, J. F., G. Ribak, G. S. Wilkinson, and J. G. Swallow. 2011. Sexual dimorphism in wing beat frequency in relation to eye span in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 104:670-679.
37) Husak, J. F., G. Ribak, G. S. Wilkinson, and J. G. Swallow. 2011. Compensation for exaggerated eyestalks in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae). Functional Ecology 25:608-616.
36) O'Connor, J. L., L. D. McBrayer, T. E. Higham, J. F. Husak, I. T. Moore and D. C. Rostal. 2011. Effects of training and testosterone on muscle-fiber types and locomotor performance in male six-lined racerunners (Aspidoscelis sexlineata). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 84:394-405.
35) Husak, J. F.,and J. G. Swallow. 2011. Compensatory traits and the evolution of male ornaments. Behaviour 148:1-29.
34) Lind, C. M., J. F. Husak, C. Eikenaar, I. T. Moore, and E. N. Taylor. 2010. The relationship between plasma steroid hormone concentrations and the reproductive cycle in the northern Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus. General and Comparative Endocrinology 166:590-599.
33) Pruitt, J. N., and J. F. Husak. 2010. Context-dependent use of running speed in funnel-web spiders from divergent populations. Functional Ecology 24:165-171.
32) Huyghe, K., J. F. Husak, R. Van Damme, M. Molina-Borja, and A. Herrel. 2010. Effects of testosterone on morphology, whole-animal performance and muscle mass in a lizard. In press, Journal of Experimental Zoology 313A:9-16.
31) Husak, J. F., S. D. McCormick, D. J. Irschick, and I. T. Moore. 2009. Hormonal regulation of whole-animal performance: implications for selection. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49:349-353.
30) Husak, J. F.,and D. J. Irschick. 2009. Steroid use and human performance: lessons for integrative biologists. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49:354-364.
29) Huyghe, K., J. F. Husak, A. Herrel, Z. Tadi?, I. T. Moore, R. Van Damme, and B. Vanhooydonck. 2009. Relationships between hormones, physiological performance and immunocompetence in a color-polymorphic lizard species, Podarcis melisellensis. Hormones and Behavior 55:488-494.
28) Husak, J. F., A. K. Lappin, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2009. The fitness advantage of a high performance weapon. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96:840-845.
27) Husak, J. F., D. J. Irschick, J. P. Henningsen, K. S. Kirkbride, S. P. Lailvaux, and I. T. Moore. 2009. Hormonal response of male green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis) to GnRH challenge. Journal of Experimental Zoology 311A:105-114.
26) Husak, J. F., and I. T. Moore. 2008. Stress hormones and mate choice. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23:532-534.
25) Husak, J. F., S. F. Fox, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2008. Faster male lizards are better defenders not sneakers. Animal Behaviour 75:1725-1730.
24) Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. 2008. Sexual selection on locomotor performance. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10:213-228.
23) Irschick, D. J., J. J. Meyers, J. F. Husak, and J. F. Le Galliard. 2008. How does selection operate on whole-organism functional performance capacities? A review and synthesis. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10:177-196.
22) Irschick, D., J. K. Bailey, J. A. Schweitzer, J. F. Husak, and J. J. Meyers. 2007. New directions for studying selection in nature: studies of performance and communities. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80:557-567.
21) Husak, J. F., D. J. Irschick, J. J. Meyers, S. P. Lailvaux, and I. T. Moore. 2007. Hormones, sexual signals and performance of green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Hormones and Behavior 52:360-367.
20) Bergeron, C. M., J. F. Husak, J. M. Unrine, C. S. Romanek, and W. A. Hopkins. 2007. Influence of feeding ecology on blood mercury concentrations in four turtle species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:1733-1741.
19) Husak, J. F. 2006. Does survival depend on how fast you can run or how fast you do run? Functional Ecology 20:1080-1086.
18) Husak, J. F., S. F. Fox, M. B. Lovern, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2006. Faster lizards sire more offspring: sexual selection on whole-animal performance. Evolution 60:2122-2130.
17) Husak, J. F. 2006. Do female collared lizards change field use of maximal sprint speed capacity when gravid? Oecologia 150:339-343.
16) Husak, J. F.,and S. F. Fox. 2006. Field use of sprint speed by collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): compensation and sexual selection. Evolution 60:1888-1895.
15) Lappin, A. K., Y. Brandt, J. F. Husak, J. M. Macedonia, and D. J. Kemp. 2006. Gaping displays reveal and amplify a mechanically-based index of weapon performance. American Naturalist 168:100-113.
14) Husak, J. F., J. M. Macedonia, S. F. Fox, and R. C. Sauceda. 2006. Predation cost of conspicuous male coloration in collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): an experimental test using clay-covered model lizards. Ethology 112:572-580.
13) Husak, J. F., and M. N. Rouse. 2006. Population variation in escape behavior and limb morphology of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) in Oklahoma. Herpetologica 62:156-163.
12) Husak, J. F. 2006. Does speed help you survive? A test with collared lizards of different ages. Functional Ecology 20:174-179.
11) Husak, J. F., A. K. Lappin, S. F. Fox, and J. A. Lemos-Espinal. 2006. Bite-force performance predicts dominance in male Venerable Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus antiquus). Copeia 2006:301-306.
10) Peterson, C. C., and J. F. Husak. 2006. Locomotor performance and sexual selection: individual variation in sprint speed of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris). Copeia 2006:216-224.
9) Lappin, A. K., and J. F. Husak. 2005. Weapon performance, not size, determines mating success and potential reproductive output in the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris). American Naturalist 166:426-436.
8) Macedonia, J. M., J. F. Husak, Y. M. Brandt, A. K. Lappin, and T. A. Baird. 2004. Sexual dichromatism and color conspicuousness in three populations of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) from Oklahoma. Journal of Herpetology 38:340-354.
7) Husak, J. F. 2004. Signal use by collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris: the effects of familiarity and threat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55:602-607.
6) Husak, J. F.,J. K. McCoy, S. F. Fox, and T. A. Baird. 2004. Is coloration of juvenile male collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) female mimicry?: an experimental test. Journal of Herpetology 38:156-160.
5) Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. 2003. Adult male collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) increase aggression towards displaced neighbours. Animal Behaviour 65:391-396.
4) Husak, J. F.,and S. F. Fox. 2003. Spatial organization and the dear enemy phenomenon in adult female collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Herpetology 37:211-215.
3) Husak, J. F.,and E. N. Ackland. 2003. Foraging mode of the reticulate collared lizard, Crotaphytus reticulatus. Southwestern Naturalist 48:282-286.
2) Husak, M. S. and J. F. Husak. 2002. Low frequency of site fidelity by golden-fronted woodpeckers. Southwestern Naturalist 47:110-114.
1) Husak, J. F.,and J. K. McCoy. 2000. Diet composition of the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) in west-central Texas. Texas Journal of Science 52:93-100.