Publications
Dimovski AM, Griffiths SR, Fanson KV, Eastick DL, Robert KA. 2023. A light-exploiting insectivorous bat shows no melatonin disruption under lights with different spectra. Royal Society Open Science. 10(3):221436.
Ghosal R, Edwards KL, Chiarelli TL, Fanson KV, Ganswindt A, Keeley T, Koester DC, Roberts B, Majelantle TL, Wauters J. 2023. Biomarkers of reproductive health in wildlife and techniques for their assessment. Theriogenology Wild. 3:100052.
Roberts HE, Fanson KV, Hodgens N, Parrott ML, Bennett P, Jamieson LT. 2023. Scent detection dogs as a novel method for oestrus detection in an endangered species, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10:1224172.
Tran V, Brettle H, Diep H, Dinh QN, O’Keeffe M, Fanson KV, Sobey CG, Lim K, Drummond GR, Vinh A. 2023. Sex-specific effects of a high fat diet on aortic inflammation and dysfunction. Scientific Reports. 13(1):21644.
Williams-Kelly KS, Berry L, Branch K, Cowen S, Garretson S, Holland GJ, Ladd R, Olds L, Rayner K, Sims C, Van Der Weyde L, Robert KA, Fanson KV. 2023. Physiological response after translocation differs between source populations in a threatened mammal. Royal Society Open Science. 10(12):230836.
Chiew SJ, Butler KL, Fanson KV, Eyre S, Coleman GJ, Sherwen SL, Melfi V, Hemsworth PH. 2022. Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 49(1):1-22.
Williams-Kelly KS, Robert KA, Palme R, Fanson KV. 2022. Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for the non-invasive measurement of faecal androgen metabolites in spinifex hopping mice (Notomys alexis). Australian Mammalogy. 45(2):192-8.
Fanson BG, Fanson KV, Biro PA. 2021. Macronutrient composition and availability affects repeatability of fly activity through changes in among-and within-individual (residual) variation. Evolutionary Ecology. 35(3):387-99.
Acaralp-Rehnberg LK, Coleman GJ, Magrath MJ, Melfi V, Fanson KV, Bland IM. 2020. The effect of behind-the-scenes encounters and interactive presentations on the welfare of captive servals (Leptailurus serval). Animals. 10(4):743.
Chiew SJ, Butler KL, Sherwen SL, Coleman GJ, Fanson KV, Hemsworth PH. 2019. Effects of regulating visitor viewing proximity and the intensity of visitor behaviour on little penguin (Eudyptula minor) behaviour and welfare. Animals. 9(6):285.
Fanson KV, Biro PA. 2019. Meta-analytic insights into factors influencing the repeatability of hormone levels in agricultural, ecological, and medical fields. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 316(2):R101-R9.
Jensen MA, Moseby KE, Paton DC, Fanson KV. 2019. Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical physiology in a threatened Australian marsupial, the western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii). Conservation Physiology. 7(1):coz069.
Santostefano F, Fanson KV, Endler JA, Biro PA. 2019. Behavioral, energetic, and color trait integration in male guppies: testing the melanocortin hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology. 30(6):1539-47.
Fanson KV, Best EC, Bunce A, Fanson BG, Hogan LA, Keeley T, Narayan EJ, Palme R, Parrott ML, Sharp TM. 2017. One size does not fit all: Monitoring faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in marsupials. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 244:146-56.
Fanson KV, Németh Z, Ramenofsky M, Wingfield JC, Buchanan KL. 2017. Inter‐laboratory variation in corticosterone measurement: Implications for comparative ecological and evolutionary studies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 8(12):1745-54.
Hurley LL, Fanson KV, Griffith SC. 2017. Variation in the number of sperm trapped on the perivitelline layer of the egg in three species of estrildid finch. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 134(4):832-41.
Selechnik D, West AJ, Brown GP, Fanson KV, Addison B, Rollins LA, Shine R. 2017. Effects of invasion history on physiological responses to immune system activation in invasive Australian cane toads. PeerJ. 5:e3856.
Biro PA, Fanson KV, Santostefano F. 2016. Stress‐induced peak (but not resting) metabolism correlates with mating display intensity in male guppies. Ecology and Evolution. 6(18):6537-45.
Polak M, Fanson KV, Taylor PW, Yap S. 2016. Differential genotypic effects of sexual trait size on offspring mating success and viability. Behavioral Ecology. 27(2):444-51.
Weldon KB, Fanson KV, Smith CL. 2016. Effects of isolation on stress responses to novel stimuli in subadult chickens (Gallus gallus). Ethology. 122(10):818-27.
Fanson BG, Fanson KV. hormLong: An R package for longitudinal data analysis in wildlife endocrinology studies. PeerJ PrePrints; 2015. Report No.: 2167-9843.
Fanson KV, Parrott ML. 2015. The value of eutherian–marsupial comparisons for understanding the function of glucocorticoids in female mammal reproduction. Hormones and Behavior. 76:41-7.
Sherwen SL, Fanson KV. 2015. Validation of an assay to measure glucocorticoid metabolites in the droppings of little penguins (Eudyptula minor). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 3(4), pp.134-136.
Sherwen SL, Harvey TJ, Magrath MJ, Butler KL, Fanson KV, Hemsworth PH. 2015. Effects of visual contact with zoo visitors on black-capped capuchin welfare. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 167:65-73.
Sherwen SL, Hemsworth PH, Butler KL, Fanson KV, Magrath MJ. 2015. Impacts of visitor number on kangaroos housed in free‐range exhibits. Zoo Biology. 34(4):287-95.
Buchanan KL, Fanson KV. 2014. Female androgen levels—what are the selective pressures in birds? A comment on Goymann and Wingfield. Behavioral Ecology. 25(4):701.
Fanson KV, Keeley T, Fanson BG. 2014. Cyclic changes in cortisol across the estrous cycle in parous and nulliparous Asian elephants. Endocrine Connections. 3(2):57-66.
Jones TM, Fanson KV, Lanfear R, Symonds MR, Higgie M. 2014. Gender differences in conference presentations: a consequence of self-selection? PeerJ. 2:e627.
Noble DW, Fanson KV, Whiting MJ. 2014. Sex, androgens, and whole-organism performance in an Australian lizard. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111(4):834-49.
Fanson BG, Fanson KV, Taylor PW. 2013. Sex differences in insect immune function: a consequence of diet choice? Evolutionary Ecology. 27:937-47.
Fanson KV, Wielebnowski NC. 2013. Effect of housing and husbandry practices on adrenocortical activity in captive Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). Animal Welfare. 22(2):159-65.
Fanson KV, Lynch M, Vogelnest L, Miller G, Keeley T. 2013. Response to long-distance relocation in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): monitoring adrenocortical activity via serum, urine, and feces. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 59(5):655-64.
Fanson BG, Fanson KV, Taylor PW. 2012. Cost of reproduction in the Queensland fruit fly: Y-model versus lethal protein hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279(1749):4893-900.
Fanson KV, Wielebnowski NC, Shenk TM, Lucas JR. 2012. Comparative patterns of adrenal activity in captive and wild Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 182:157-65.
Fanson KV, Fanson BG, Brown JS. 2011. Using path analysis to explore vigilance behavior in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis). Journal of Mammalogy. 92(1):78-85.
Dehnhard M, Fanson KV, Frank A, Naidenko S, Vargas A, Jewgenow K. 2010. Comparative metabolism of gestagens and estrogens in the four lynx species, the Eurasian (Lynx lynx), the Iberian (L. pardinus), the Canada lynx (L. canadensis) and the bobcat (L. rufus). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 167(2):287-96.
Fanson BG, Fanson KV, Brown JS. 2010. Ecological factors affecting the foraging behaviour of Xerus rutilus. African Zoology. 45(2):265-72.
Fanson KV, Wielebnowski NC, Shenk TM, Jakubas WJ, Squires JR, Lucas JR. 2010. Patterns of testicular activity in captive and wild Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 169(3):210-6.
Fanson KV, Wielebnowski NC, Shenk TM, Vashon JH, Squires JR, Lucas JR. 2010. Patterns of ovarian and luteal activity in captive and wild Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 169(3):217-24.
Fanson BG, Fanson KV, Brown JS. 2008. Foraging behaviour of two rodent species inhabiting a kopje (rocky outcrop) in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya. African Zoology. 43(2):184-91.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Fanson KV. 2019. Chapter 8: Stress physiology of Australian mammals. In Current Therapy in Medicine of Australian Mammals.
Fanson KV, Wielebnowski NC, Lucas JR. 2009. Reproductive physiology of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). In Iberian Lynx Ex-situ Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Approach Fundación Biodiversidad, Madrid, Spain.